PROVINCIAL FISHERIES PROFILE PROVINCE Name of Province

General Information:

Land Area (ha.): 508,839 has. Area of Municipal Waters: 969,437 (NAMRIA) No. of cities/municipalities: 9 cities and 44 municipalities (List of this can be seen at the page 5) No. of coastal municipalities: 44 Total no. of : 1,202 No. of Coastal Barangay: 447 Length of coastline (km): 1,209.07 Total population : 2,938,982 (2015)

PFO Existing Personnel Complement: Name of Designated Provincial Fishery Officer: FLORENCIO A. APARRI, DFTech. Actual Position: Senior Aquaculturist/OIC, PFO-Cebu No. of Personnel: 17 (list of this can be seen on pages 5-6 of this Profile)

FISHERIES SUPPORT SERVICES

I. Commercial Fisheries No. of commercial fishing boat operators: 53 Fishing gear: ring net, purse seine, drive-in net Fishing Grounds: Tañon Strait, Visayan Sea, Camotes Sea

II. Municipal Fisheries No. of Registered Fisherfolk: 7,073 No. of motorized banca: 3,581 No. of non-motorized banca: 4,524

III. Aquaculture

A. Freshwater

Freshwater Fish Pond/Pen/Cages Total area (ha.) : 2,935 cu.m. (cage) 535,600 sq.m (pond) 200 sq.m. (pen) Cultured species: tilapia

B. Mariculture

Marine Fish Cages Total area (ha.) : 572.33 ha. (farm) 72,516.01 (Cage) 12.44 (Pen) Cultured species: bangus,siganids

Seaweeds Total area (ha.) : 95 No. of operators: 700 Cultured species: cottonii, spinosum

IV. Hatcheries/Nurseries (bangus hatchery) No. of hatcheries/nurseries: 2 (Argao, Medellin)

V. Post – Harvest No. of fishport & pier : 8 No. of fish landing center: 23 No. of iceplant & cold storage: 12 No. of processing plant: 12

FISHERIES REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT

VI. Commercial Fishing Licenses No. of licensed commercial fishing vessels: 56 No. of licensed fish worker: 1,392

VII. Fishpond Lease Agreement Total area of FLA fishpond (ha.) 78.99025 (23 operators)

VIII. Protected Areas Total no. of mangrove rehabilitation area: 75 has. Total no. of fish sanctuaries: 137

STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION

IX. FARMC’s Total MFARMC: 17 Total BFARMC’s: 43

X. FISHERFOLK ORGANIZATIONS No. of cooperatives: 2 No. of members: 51 No. of associations: 336 No. of members: 17,345 Total no. of fisherfolk organizations: 338 Total no. of members: 17,396

XII. List of covered cities/municipalities

1. Bogo City 28. 2. City 29. 3. 30. 4. Danao City 31. Liloan 5. Lapu-lapu City 32. Madridejos 6. City 33. 7. Naga City 34. Medellin 8. Talisay City 35. 9. Toledo City 36. 10. Alcantara 37. 11. Alcoy 38. Pilar 12. Alegria 39. 13. 40. Poro 14. Argao 41. Ronda 15. Asturias 42. 16. Badian 43. San Fernando 17. 44. San Francisco 18. Bantayan 45. San Remigio 19. 46. Santa Fe 20. 47. Santander 21. Borbon 48. 22. Carmen 49. Sogod 23. 50. 24. Compostela 51. 25. 52. Tuburan 26. Cordova 53. Tudela 27.

XIII. List of existing staff:

Name Designation Actual Position

1. Florencio A. Aparri OIC-PFO Senior Aquaculturist 2. Gaymelo Y. Lopez Asst. PFO Aquaculturist I 3. Roberto P. Pacatang, Jr. FLDT/Technical Staff Senior FRO 4. Cosme A. Pateño, Jr. FLDT/Regulatory Aquaculturist I 5. Joycelyn B. Valero Office Clerk Farm Worker II 6. Rodolfo Garcia, Jr. FLDT/Technical Staff Aquacultural Technologist 7. Vincent Escobido FLDT/Technical Staff Aquacultural Technician II Page 5 Name Designation Actual Position

8. Joseph Eric Aparici FLDT/Mangrove Coor. Aquacultural Technician II 9. Glenn Garcia FLDT/Technical Staff Aquacultural Technician II 10. Zosimo Caylap, Jr. FLDT/Technical Staff Aquacultural Technician II 11. Roel Maquilan Driver Driver 12. Rosito Caputolan Caretaker Utility Worker 13. Rebecca Saburao FLDT/PIO Training Specialist I 14. Retchie Kilat FLDT/Planning/Admin. Staff Training Specialist I 15. Necitas Maputol FLDT/Technical Staff Aquacultural Technician II 16. Raneza Mendoza FLDT/BUB Coor. Aquacultural Technician II 17. Reah Pamplona FLDT/Admin. Staff Aquacultural Technician II

Prepared and submitted by:

FLORENCIO A. APARRI, DFTech. OIC-Provincial Fishery Officer