The Province of remains to be the top producer nationwide of

TILAPIA Arayat Angeles Mexico Santa Ana San Fernando San Luis Santa Rita Floridablanca Santo San Tomas Simon with a production of 109,403.35 MT in 2015 and contributing 35% to the total national tilapia production of 311,684.18 MT

Lubao

SUGPO

D E P A R T M E N T O F A G R I C U L T U R E BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES III with a production of 19,546.54 MT in 2015 Diosdado Macapagal Government Center, and contributing 39% to the total national Maimpis, City of San Fernando, Pampanga sugpo production of 49,634.00 MT (045) 455 0824 / 455 0878 [email protected] and NUMBER 2 PRODUCER OF MUDCRAB with a production of 3,977.45 PAMPANGA MT in 2015 and contributing 23% to the total national FISHERIES PROFILE mudcrab production of 17,095.29 MT General Information FISHERY Resources Location: ►MARINE RESOURCES STRATEGICALLY LOCATED AT THE HEART OF CENTRAL ▪Major Fishing Ground PROVINCIAL FISHERIES . IT IS APPROXIMATELY 60KMS. AWAY FROM - & Pampanga Bay METRO MANILA. PRODUCTION ▪ Major Species Caught Total Provincial Fisheries Production, Land Area: - Tilapia, swahe, blue swimming by Sector, CY 2015 218,068 HECTARES crab, sardines,“bidbid”, buwan-buwan”, “gasang” MUNICIPAL 1,893.24 Population: (collection of bivalves and 2,226,444 (NSO 2007) snails used mainly for feeding Capital: of shrimps) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO AQUA ►INLAND RESOURCES Congressional District: 4 152,635.60 Fishpond Area Number of No. of Operators No. of Cities: 2 (has.) Aquafarm CITY OF SAN FERNANDO and ANGELES CITY Freshwater 4,812.73 3,729 3,685 Br ackishwater 11,678.34 1,634 1,609 AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION ACCOUNTS Number of Municipalities: 20 Total 16,491.07 5,363 5,294 FOR 99% OF THE TOTAL PROVINCIAL APALIT, ARAYAT, BACOLOR, CANDABA, FISHERIES PRODUCTION OF 154,531.84 MT FLORIDABLANCA, GUAGUA, , MABALACAT, 2005 data based on Aquafarm Inventory IN 2015 MACABEBE, MAGALANG, MASANTOL, MEXICO, conducted by BAS Pampanga accounts for 44% of the total fishpond area in Region 3 MINALIN, PORAC, SAN LUIS, SAN SIMON, STA. ANA, STA. RITA, STO. TOMAS, SASMUAN Percentage share by province (FISHERIES) ̣▪MAJOR AQUACULTURE SPECIES - Tilapia, milkfish, mudcrab, 1% No. of Coastal Municipalities/Cities: 6 shrimp (P. vannamei and P. … SASMUAN, LUBAO, MACABEBE, APALIT, MINALIN, 3% monodon), catfish, mudfish 11% 10% .... MASANTOL ►OTHER INLAND RESOURCES .... No. of Barangays: 537 - Rivers, SRFs/SWIPs and 15% .... Swamp No. of Coastal Barangays: 36 ....Pampanga ►MUNICIPAL FISHERIES DATA 2% .... ▪ No. of Registered Fisherfolk - .... 24,594 based on FishR data as of August 9,2016 59% ▪ No. of Fishery Crafts - Municipal based on BoatR data as of August 9,2016- 416 PAMPANGA CONTRIBUTED 57% (154,531.84MT) TO - Commercial(based on Joint Mobile THE TOTAL REGIONAL FISHERIES PRODUCTION OF Registration as of August 9,2016) - 2 263,281.54MT AND 3.3% TO THE TOTAL NATIONAL ▪ Major Fishing Gears - Gillnet, push net, PRODUCTION OF 4,645,687.63MT IN 2015 scoop net, trawl