The Province of Pampanga remains to be the top producer nationwide of
TILAPIA Magalang Mabalacat Arayat Angeles Mexico Santa Candaba Porac Ana San Fernando San Bacolor Luis Santa Rita Floridablanca Santo San Tomas Simon with a production of 109,403.35 MT in 2015 Guagua Minalin Apalit and contributing 35% to the total national tilapia production of 311,684.18 MT Macabebe
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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 LUZON. IT IS APPROXIMATELY 60KMS. AWAY FROM - Manila Bay & 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, LUBAO, 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. …Aurora SASMUAN, LUBAO, MACABEBE, APALIT, MINALIN, 3% monodon), catfish, mudfish 11% 10% ....Bataan MASANTOL ►OTHER INLAND RESOURCES ....Bulacan No. of Barangays: 537 - Rivers, SRFs/SWIPs and 15% ....Nueva Ecija Swamp No. of Coastal Barangays: 36 ....Pampanga ►MUNICIPAL FISHERIES DATA 2% ....Tarlac ▪ No. of Registered Fisherfolk - ....Zambales 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