SLRVEY OF FRESH FISH WING AND DlSTRIBUfIQN IN THE PHILlPPIFES

S .V . Bersamin , Acting Chief, F.R. Gonzales, Sr. Fishery Technologist and R.B. Banania, Fishery Demonstrator Fish an2 Products Ut ilizatioti Division, Philippine Fishsries Cumidon, Intratnuros, Hadla,

ABSTRKT

Surveys the cwrent fresh fish production, handling a3d listribution industry in the Philippines,

Asid Gulf, Babuyan Channel, Eatangas Coast, bhol Strait, The Philippines has a total Eurias Pass, , Cqiz coastline of ;?,h60 kilwters in Coast, Carigara Bay, Corwn Bay, length fringing many navigable Cuyo Pass, Dumaran Channel, Gin- bays and gulfs. Marine waters goog 3ay, Green Island Bay, have an estimated 1-213 mflllon Strait, Iligan Bay, square kIloraeters of surface area IUana Eay , Lloilo Strait, Ilocos which is abut 6 times the land Coasts, lmurwn Eay , Lamn Bay, in area, The seat of c~rmercial Gulf, Llngayen Gulf, &lam- fisheries are narrow and steep, gays Sound, Hanila Bay, Maqueda and at several places in Easterm Bay, Mindanao Sea, Hindom Strait, Lumn and Eastern Mindanao , the Horn Gulf, Gulf, Fagay Gulf, shelf drops off into sheer depths Sea, San Higuel Bay, Sibuyan right close to the water line. Sea, SiSuguey Bay, , Sulu The slopes, however, are gentler Sea along Palawan Coast, Tanom around =any small islands and in Strait, TayW Bay, Taytay Bay, a number of partially land-locked Tlcw Bay, Vede Island Passage , bays. .

Areas frsquented by comtilep Appendix I for the "Fis3 cia1 fishing vessels are as fol- 3esomes of the Pkilippines" lows : indicating selected fishing

Pmc. Indo-Pacific Fish. Coun., ll(II1): 193-216, 1965. grounds showing also kinds of Principal -producing amad are fish, methods of capture and Bulacan, Capiz, and Pam- fishing seasons. panga . (Appendix III ) Fish stocking FRESH AND BRACKISH AREAS As of 1963 also there are There are about 6,070 square 2,19&,988 fish stocked in 269 kilometers of fresh and brackish water areas, Common fish stocked water swamps and a total of 59 includes bangos , gobies , TiZapia, lakes which contribute 1,994 square plasalid, tawes, mudfish, cammon kilometers more of inland water carp, giant gourami , etc, in addition to numerous rivers and flooded paddy fields. IMPORTANT COMMERCIAL SPECIES Freshwater

As of June 1964, there are From Inland Sdurces: . - ... 920,500 productive hectares of fresh water bodies with a total , (Chams chanos) production of Ql,OOfl tons, which tawes and T;Zapia. includes lakes, swamps and marshes, dams, reservoirs, rivers, fresh From Marine Saurcea: ' ( Prin- water ponds and irrigated rice cipal' species abundantly caugbf):, fields. (Appendix 11) Based from a total catch Brackish water of 209,000 tons of commercial fishing vessels in 1963, the As of 1963 there are 131,890 following (Table I) are the hectares of developed brackish- percentage composition of species water fish ponds with an estimated abundantly caught. It appears yearly production of 62,000 tons that round scad ranks first on mainly of bangos (Chams chanos). point of abundance.

TABLE I Species of Marine Fish caught

Percentage Round scad 28.04 Slipmouth 12.03 Anchovy 7 .l4 Sardine 5.73 Lizard fish 5 .l6 Caesio 5 .O4 Nernipt mid 4.89 Croaker 4.26 Shrimp 3.76 eckerel 3.09 Tuna 2.10 Big-eyed scad 1.86 1.58' Hairt ail 1.48 Squid TABLE 11 Fish production and index, 1959 to 1968 (Base: 1940 = 170,000,000 kilograms)

Year Product ion kilograms

436,481,180 444,622,121 454,899,201 483,947,590 547,354,480

Frduction. Statistics of Production and Utilizaticn: Some: fnfomtion Division, Philippine Fisheries Cotmission.

TABLE I11 Comparative fish production showing increase or decrease i3 kilograms and per cent, 1959 to 1963

I Increase or Cecrease Year a Product ion over previous year

I ki logrrn-s )cilqrams per cent

Production, Statistics of Production and Utilization :

Source: Information Division, Philippine Fisheries COW~S~O~. Fish allowance Ireqcirement 1 and pmduction (1959 to 1962

ion Year 1 / duct ioa Pror',uct Allowance- Pm Deficiency

k ilcgrams kilograms Per cent

I959 635,491,1+13 L36,491,180 31.3 1960 74 0,482,890, 2/ 444,622,121 39.3 : 1961 774,767,190 454,899,201 41.3 1962 800,955,080 483,947,590 39.5 196 3 830,921,730 547,354,480 34.1

-1/ Prior to 1959, the per capisa fish aUowance (requirement) was 25.55 kilograms as established by the Fational Research Council of the Philippines in 1949; whereas in 1959 fiah allowance was based on 26.37 kilograms per year as established by the National Research Focd ~o&cil. -2/ The s~d2enrise is due to the increase in population as a result ~f the census in 1950. Poplation estimate for 1959 was 23,562,900 while actual enmation in 1960 totalled 27,087,685.

Fish consumption, 1959 to 1963

Cuant ity Value I Per capita kilograms kilopams I kilograms k78 ,'709, 575 &71,513,874 528,032,539 507,984,150 520,007, Rl4 503 fI12,Wj 525,946,595 573,363,630 692,137,074 716,170,469 GOVEMNT ORGANIZATTW DEALING In cooperation with the WITH FISilERIES NSDB the Philippine Fisheries Commission conCucts research a. The Philippine Fisheries pmjects dealing on fisheries technology .

Pursuant to Republic Act 1. The Keat Inmection 3512, the Philippine Fisheries soar3 of the City of Comtission was created in March bnila: 20, 1963 absorbing the then Bureau of Fisheries. This office has started to mganize as cffice which will Functiocs of tke Bureau of deal with Fish Tnspection an2 Customs, the Philippine and the Standardization uf fish and Philippine Constahlary pertaining fishery prcduct s , to fishing and related fishery matters were also transfemed to e. The Food Inspectior, Ser- the Cmission . The Philippine vice of the Weau of Fisheries Cummission deals on Health Service%: De~art- administration, development and ment of Health formulates research in fisheries . regulations and sta~dardson the manufacture, sale and distribu- b. Fisheries Development ti02 of food prodqcts of which Pmmm (develo~mnt fis3 is inciuded. activities1 : f. Secondary Fishery Schools This is a PI5 illi ion fishery under SupeSvisian ad management developrcent program mder the joint of the Bureau of Public Schools, auspices of the Philippine Fish- Departnent of Education. These eries Cchission and the Emergency are fishsr ies vocational schools Employmeit Administration. he (4 years 1 of tb.e high schocl to lack of fmds rhis year however, level ocly. It inclules qpm- the development activities of the tunity students (op;orrunity was arrested. classes) who tmk technical sub jects OE fisheries 5ut not given any diploma. Table VI shows "Trend of Secoctlary Enrolment in Fishery Schcols" . Tmsd of Seccn2ary Enrolment in Fisnery Scnmls Ercm 1957-i958 to 1963-1954

* 1957 1959 1959 1950 1961 1962 1963 Curriculm Ievel. 1958 1953 1960 1951 1962 1963 1964

1, Opportunity Class 20 4 30 22 44 4 -

2. Secondary (General) 543 -. - 121 4 149 -

3. Secondary (~ishery) 1143 1939 2658 2503 3333 4220 5113

Total 1706 1936 2688 (2646 3425 4373 15113 I *Figure islcludes general secondary fishery enrolment.

(Enrolmeat breakdown by courses not available From Fishery Ed~cationDivision Statistical File. )

Basic Source: The Philippine Public-Supported Vocational Schools under the Bureau of Public Schools.

PRCWCTIUN TECf+4IQES fish in^ Craft:

TABLE VII

Types of Sizes of Fishing Craft

Ty?@s Sizes (average) t r I Motor launch 1 80 ft x 20 ft x 7 it I Motor boat

Sail boat-

Rmca Fishing Gear: pularized in the Philippines in 1962, and the gear has been gaining There are at least 40 assort- popularity amcng the fishing ments of fishing gear used in the boat operators. To date there Philippines, ranging from simple me 17 mechanized purse seiners snare, spear and harpoons to the operating, ra~~gingfwwn 65 to nore ccmplicatcd otter trawls, 150 tons gmss, while 28 are beam trawls and lately - the under cocstzuction. By the end mechanized purse seiners. of 1963, there will be not less than 45 mechanized purse seiners The purse seine was first operating in Philippine waters. introduced by the U.S. Fish and Echo-sounders or fish finders Wildlife Service under the Phil- are nou being used in purse lippine Fishery Program after seining. the war but did not gain popu- larity in the country. Records show that a purse seiner catchec '-100- tb 500 tubs The mechanized purse seine, (3 to 15 tons) a night for 20 however, was iatrcduced and pc- nights fishing.

List of Fishine Gears Used in the Philippines*

1. Snare 21. Fyke net

2. Spear 22. Otoshi-mi (trap net) ' 3. Harpoon 23. Lift net 4. Wes 24. "Hew Eook" 5. Sccop 25. Dip Net 6. Cover pt 26. Push net 7. Barricade 27. Crab life net 8. Fish Corral 29. Cast Net 9. Fish pots 29, Crive -in-net 13. Fish shelter 30. Hum-mi (drive-in-net ) 11 + Simple haMling 31 . Lever net 12. Multiple hardline 32. Bag net 1 3. Jigger 33. Beach seine 14. Pole and line 34. Yo& haul seine 15. Troll lines 35. Stop seine 15, Set lor4line 36. Half ring net 17. Simple drift lines (pwse seine) 13. Drift longline 37. Otter trawl ( t ma long1ine 1 38. Beam trawl 19. Filter net 39. Gill net 20, Eeop net 40, Mechanized purse seine

*6asic Source: Varions fishing gear in the Philippines by J.R. Yontilla --et a:.

WLING,ABOARD are lanlea on sandy beaches - where the area is proximate to Facilities available for the pdlic market. storage ahd: - The Navotas Fish Landing, After catch, fish are clas- which is the biggest central sified an2 packed in zircular landing place rear Macila, is galvanized iror. (GI) trays actual3y 2 sandy hach (Baneras) with crushed ice. where rows of sheds wirh gal- When fishing is overnight only vanized iron rmfings serve as and the fishing pund is neD, the place where fish in boxes no crushed ice is used. and '5aneras" are laded by amphihian trucks from rhe car- In the case of mechanized rier boats or fishing Soats. purse seiners, fish are dumped The fishing Soats cannot gc on deck of boat with crushed mar the Leach because t'" shore ice and then transferred to GI area is not deep encugh es- tray6 for transport by fish pecially during low tide. carriers. In December 19E2, however, Use cf Ice: Pier 14 at Hanila North Harbor was fomlly declared by the Generally, crushed ice is President of tt.e Philippines used and applied to fish in the for exclusive cse of fishicg container immediately after the vessels. Uhen these vessels haul. There -e no camr.,ercial finally make use of this pier, fish in^ bcats using mechanical boats would be able to trans- refrigeratixi. Ice is purchased fer the cat& directly f~m fmm local ice plants. the boat to the fis5 market.

Gutting, cleaning and 'resh storage facilities - washing : Generally, fish are sold directly to the wholesale an? Big fish like tuna are gut- retail imrkets and if not coc- ted but, generally, for medium sumed in a given day, the sized and small sized fish, vendors pct the msoid fisj gutting or washing is nct done. (in banesas) in the cold storage In case of catch of trawlers, ?lant s . washing of fish cn deck is practiced. Usually washifig In some cases, however, of fish is done at the fish a very variable percentage landing. of catch of fishing boats ::, placed in cold storage situated in the area adjacent to the Yavotas fj sh landing. Storase xodd beof2 or 3-day duration Landing facilities, ports, only. fresh fish storage:

Landing faciliries and ports - Generally in the Philip$ines , fish Icing (use of crushed ice) is generally done in the fishing Investnnent , machinery and boats. Re-icin~is done imdiate- building only:- appmximately ly after zhe fish is landed at pWO ,030.00. the fish landing and after it has Cost of electricity - ice been sold to the wholesaler by the plant apd cold itorage - more fish broker. Generally, hcwever, than 333,000 per month, if the fish is to be sold only L&W: h Hanila or nearby markets, R- 'Cne (1) plant supervi- Icing is not done anymore. sor .. . ~240,003 a month wzth free board and loading. ICE PROWCTION Fcur (41 laborers ,. . . p140.00 a mthwi~h free board Ca~acitv,Production Statis- and lodging . tics : Storage rental - ~0.40per - banera of fish (circular :ray Based on 1963 data, a total of 35 kilos capaciry per day). of 273 ice plants operating in the Maintenance costs - not Philippines pmduce an average of available. L,870 tons/day. Cf the above num- Cold smrage capacity - ber of ice plants, about 15 to 50 1,100 cu.rn. percent chamel their ice to the Cb3.d stonge roans - 8. fishing industry. Cold storage temperature - 2g°F to -3Z0F, Frice of Ice: All ice prodwed is .used by the fishing industry only. From P2.00 per block (300 lbs.) All other data not avai- to 94.00 per block (300 lbs.). lable .

Types of ice pLxts: 3bservations on the utili- ty of different types of All ice plants produce block- -ice: .. ice oniy . These blccks ,are crushed mechanical1.y If intended for use 5y Gemrally, £is hing boat the fishing InZustry . openatom, wholesalers adre- tailers of fresh fish use Data of a t yp j cal ice planr crushed ice cnly in the pre- at the Fish servation of fish. -situzted -. Havotas Landing Area: Fishinp industrv's me- Cqacity - 50 tons/24 hours. ferences for a particular 3ai.l.y ice ~~roduction- 240 tvx of ice: blocks per day. Weigkt of ice - 153'kgs. Crushed-ice is preferred (approximately 330 3.5s.). because It is the most "econe- Price - 82-30 per block at rnlcal" and available to the the plant. fishing industry. Price - f2.30 per block (delivery price). USE OF ADDITIVES it4 ICE Rai 1, insulated cars, refrieerat ed cars, At present, there is spe- containers : cific regulation on the use of additives in ice for preservation -Rail - xain bulk of fresh in the Philippines. fish coming frm Southern hzon (Bicol and Tagkawayan , Quezon 1 The use of antibiotics or to Manila is being transported other preservatives as additives by train qerated by the Manila in ice is still non-existent in Railroad Co . the Philippines, except cn the research level, Insulated and wfrigeratad cars - Fish boxes are stored in -non-refrigerzted Ereight cars of VSE OF SALTWATER ICE PSvO CHILLED the Railroad Co. Boxes, however, SEAWATER FOR FRESH FISH STW are lined with banana leaves and INCLUDING COST OF STORATX fish mixed wi~hcrushed ice in layem. The use of saltwater ice and chilled seawater is not practised Container - Foxes are made ' lwally. of wood with following dimensions:

Uiccl to Henila ( 5OC kms, 1 TRANSPORT DISTRIBUTION by train:

Water tranqort, refrigera- 1. Wooden small hcx, t ion facilb t ies : 10 in. x 30 in. I50 kg. cap.).

Generally, use c f transport ?. Wooden big box - 18 i3.x is confined only to movement of 22 in. x 42 i~.(70 kg. cap.). fresh fish fran fishing grounds to the princigal landing area Tagkawayan, Quezon to Manila (tiavotas Fish Landing by the by train: fishing boat, and fish carriers. The make-up of the latter is (Same as Bicol to Manila such that they can also operate although delivery rate is dif- as fishing hats. fez-ent) .

These hats, generally use Road, insulated ~friszerated crushed- ice o~ly,without necha- trucks, contain=: nical mfrigeration. All fish for distribution to Fresh fish transport by wholesale and retail markets from maritime companies fmm Visayan the Yovatas '~ishLanding (Hanila regicn are not sizable if prac- suhrb) are transported on land ticed at all. either by trucks or jeepneys. Trucks or jeeps are not insulated 2, Tiklis (small, big-mouthed nor refrigerated . Fi sh *ansported bmho basket); shape - mud sides , are either iced - {crushed) inba- flat bottom, dim. 15 in. (top); neras for long ad short distances; 10 in. (bottarr.1; height - 13 in. and shallow wden rraya (3 in. x 13 in. x 24 in.) for short Cistances. 3. Luelang {large, big- mouthel rattan basket ) ; shaue - round sides, flar 3ottom, dim. 24 in. (top); 19 ig. (bottm); Bangos and shrimps are the height - 13 in, cmnfish items shipped by air principally fmm Iloilo and Capiz Containers used for transport (bangos 1 an2 Bacciod {shrimps 1 . of fish from the province tc A certain fishpond operator ships Manila markets : bangos by chartered plane from Cotabato ( in Mindamo) to Manila. a. Nesting type cans for shipphg live fish - (dim. 30 in. top, 24 in, bottom; height - 36 in.). Fish for transport is packed in boxes insulated by banana leaves b. Wooden box for milkfish in metal boxes (18 in. x 18.h. x transport by boat (48 in. by 24 in.). Fish containers used by 48 in. x 48 in,), the fishing industry; for packing, transpmt and distribution af fish: c. Hetal box for shrimp transport by plane (18 in. x At the Novatas Fish Landiq, 18 in. x 24 in.). Novatas, Rizal: d. Wder. box for fish' a Metal Containers: transport by boet and by train (2h in. x 24 in. x 48 in.). 1. Aanera : Shape - round sides, flat bottom; size: dime- Fresh fish storage facili- ter - 22 in. (top), 18 in. (Bot- ties at terminal stations: tan); height: 10 in. There are co storage faci- b. Boxes: lities at terminal stations Iin case of fish by rail) because 1. -Kaha (sha1io.d wooden the fish are directly channeled tray 1: shape-rectangular ; size - to the markets. 3 in. x 13 in. x 24 in.

c. Baskets: 1. -Eakol (medim-sized bam- Wholesale market : bw baskets); stape - round at the to; with 4 corners at the In the Philippines (Navo- bottom. Size: Dim. 18 in. (top), tas Fish tanding) it is in the 13 in. (bottom); Height - 6-5 in. fish landing area where fish is being sold to the wholesalers OR the tiles, every now an? then ~d/ormtailers by the fishing water is sprinkled on the fish. htoperatom through a fish It is a must not to display fish Smker or consignee. It is covered with ice because the con- therefore in the said landing swners do not prefer fish dis- area that fish are displayed in played with ice. Local consu- mws of '%aneraso'and shallow mers still prefer freskly <:acekt ween trays which are classi- to iced fish, fied according tc size and spe- cies of fish. Whe~ a deal is In most cases, big fish made, tne wholesaler and/or are split and sliced to small retailer. does nct trrmsf er the pieces and displayed in glazed fish to other containers but pans by the kilo or by a feu instead, the same baneras are pieces. used for transport of the fish for the retail markets. Generally, small fish are displayed by heap or mounds. At Divisoria Market : In the Philippines, u?e of Fish transported by trucks refrigerated display cases for from the pmvinces to Divisoria fish is cat practiced in the market wlle transferred from the retail markets. In the super- fish boxes directly to luelangs markets however, a certain ccm- (rattan wooden baskets 1 or sorfed pony is popularizing the sale according to size and species. of spllt fish packed in plastic In this case the transporting and cartons stored in reeige- parson acts as wholesaler and rated storage boxes of approxi- the sorted fish are sold direc- mately 3 in. x 3 in. x in. tly to the re~ailerswho will size. ir! turn =move the fish from the luelaqgs and the fiah are dfs- playmemarket stalls. RESWCH ACTIVITIES

Retail mrket : Institutions :

Generally, fish are taken Fish and Sea Products Uti-- out by the retailers fron the lizarion Division. -banera, kaha or luelan s as tne case mayrand dare Philippine Fisheries Cam- washed and displayed in stalls. mission. These stalls may either be woo- den lined with GI sheet; made of National Research Council. cement without lining ; or cemented stalls lined with glazed tiles. National Science Develop- ment Board (NSDB) in cooperatjon In the Haniia retail markets, wizh the Phflippine Fisheries fish stalls are made of cement Commission, lined with glazed tiles. Such stalls are provided with water in- Recent publication of Fresh s~allgtion for fish washing. Handlica and Distrib~tion:

As the fish are displayed Hone. A!rnDIX T

Fish Resources of the Phillpgines*

Ground Kind of Fish Met hod on

Northern Tuna and tuna-like fish Handline JUC~to October Crabs Cra3 pots and ~hmughoutthe yeaa corral Shrimps (aramang and Seine, banwar July to January pada s 1 Croaker, hairtail, Hook & line Throughout The year 8naPPr Goby and goby fry Cast net, seine, July to March trap Clams, bottdm and Diving, Dredge, Throughout the year ornamental shells and picking

11x0s Coast Goby fry Bdbo , beach seine November to Harck Ear-gus fry Saplad April to July Tur-a and tuna-like fish Handline March to June Sardines, anchdvies Beach seine, March to June gillnet Squid Fwk 6 line, March to June jigger

Lingay an Gulf Sardines, anchovies Round haul , January to Jupe gillnet Samaral and fry (padas) Corral, sakw Through the year Slipnouth , croaker Otter trawl Thmwh the year

Zambales Coast Tuna and bonito Eandl he, beach January to Jyne s e ine Gro~ers, snappers Ha~dline ~hrocghoutthe year Bangos fry Beach seine, April to July saplad Spiny labster Trap, diving Throughout the yew

Manila Bay Sardines, herrings Basni~, gillnet, June tc December curse seine Bottom fishes Tranls June to December Mackerels, caranx Gillnet, ?urse September to Marcb seine Gizzard shad aasnig , pmse October to March seine Shrimps Trawls Thmughout the year Banps Ery Beach seine, Apr2l to July salap, dip r.et

*Source: Various Fishing Gears Used in the Philippines by J.R. Mantilla, H.S. Antonio, and P.G. Esquieres of the Marine Fisheries Division of the Bllreau of Fisheries, June 1957, up-dated. Ground Kind of fish Methol Season

Around Zamboanga Tuna and Bonito Fish corral Throughout the year Sardines, anchcvies Round haul seine January to April Xackerels t iandline January to April

Lagma de Bay Catfish Beach seine January to May Goby Beach seine, hook Throughout the year & line Yudf ish Traps, hook & Throughcut the year 1ine Carp, tilapia and Fish corral, push Throughout the year e;ourami net Clams and snail Cmdge an? rake Throughcut the year

Tad and Haujan fish corral, gill- November to March Lake net Milkf ish Fish corral, gill- January to Hareh net Caranx Fish corral, gill- January to May net Goby, climbing perch, Hook & line, bbo TImoughout the year hito, gourarni gill net, fish corral Snapper Fish corral, gill- Pdruary to Hay cet Sardine Gillnet April to July

Off Nasugbu Barracuda 3ar.dline Jawry ro June Spanish mackeml Aandline Jamary to June Snapper landline Jaxuay to June

Eatangas =d Tuca and bocito Yandli ne Jamary to June Balayan Bays Bangos fry Saplad Harck to July Anchovies Beach seine, November to Hay 3ound scad round haul scir.e,December to April beach seice

Southwestern 3angus fry Salap, dip net April to July I loilo

Antique Tuna and her-ito Yandline, fish November to June zomal

~PYGulf Mackerels, sardines Handline, gillnet December to.May Anchovies ard scad RounC haul seine December to Hay Slipmouth, nemipterids Trawl Throughout the year shrimp mIXI (Cant. -Ground Kicd of fish -Met hod -Season PoLilio f sland bck fishes Handline, bobo June to Deeember

San Miguel Bay Sardines, herrings, Gillnet, seine October to February mund scad Mackerels, shrimps, Trawl Throughout the year croakers goat fishes

Lagonoy and Round scad, halfheaks, Beach seine, hand- Hay to October Albay fry tuna, rays, line mund haul goatf i sk seine gillnet

Off I! ackerel s Hook B line Nay to Oct~ber Bay and Bulan Squid Jigger, baanig January to March Bay Halampaya Sound Hacke~ls Handline, fiah October to December and approaches Rock fishes Mum-ami, bobo Throughoct the year Anchovies , sardines Basnig October to December

Pdtuan and Tuna and bonito January to May Gingmg Bay

Hacalajan Bay Tuna and hito Handline January to April G~Yfry Cip net, beach Janwry to March seine

Iligan Bay Anchovies, sardines Bomd haul seine December to May Lake knao fishes Fish corral Throughout the year Cyprinidae Beach seine, fish Throughout the year traps Fish traps Throughout the year

Murcielegos Bay Siganid Eobo, seine January to March Rock fishes Bob Throughout the year

Northern Zdo- Sardines and herrings Gillnet December to May

Visayan Sea Sardines, mackerels Glllnet, sapiao, January to December basnig , cubcub, Fume seine, J3ottorn species Trawls Throughout the year Caranx, scads. an- Trawls January to April chovies sigdds Gruund Xhd of fish

h'orthem Bay Sapsap, sardines, Gillnets , sapiac , Throughw~tthe year anchovies saplad, dip net

Naqueda Bay Sapsap, sardines , Sapiao , cubcub, Throughout the year anchcvies mackerels gillnet , bob0 , fish corrals Rock f ishas Mom-mi Throughout the year Crabs and shrimps Trawls, fish Throughout the year corrals Bottom species Trawls, hook & line Throughout the year Tuna Hanlline March to Jdy and other Diving and picking K~ughoutthe year bivalves

Lake Hainit Mullet Fish corral Throughout the yew

Sulu Archipela- Pearls, co~mercial Fish corral, di- Throughout the year go shells, shells, ving, leach seine, trepang , sponges , handline coral reef fishes, tuna, bonito

Davao Gulf Tuna and bcnito Handline and long- January and December line APPEbDIX I1

Present Status of Freshwater Fisheries as of June 1964

Total Area Total IType of Water of Product ion Known Units Kg./ha./yr.) (Kg./~r.l

. Lakes 199,462 . Swaqps and Ham hes

Dms and Re- servoirs I , Rivers I5. Fishponds . 1rrigated Rice- fields

Scurce: Fresh Water Division, Philippine Fisheries Cmipsion. Bansos Fishponds in the Philippines (Showing also the principal producing areas)

...... +ovincial I province kduction ( Kg. ) %duct ion Xate/Ha. kg 1, Bulacan 803 503 503 7 5 3 40: 20 2 7. Kepos Dccidental 4 0 C 8. Findoro Occident a1 623 9. 7&oanga del Sur 103 10 3 4 0 3 209 603 709 80 3 2 0.3 100 300 300 100 30 0 30 0 10 0 300 10 0 200 200 200 300 400 188 500 400 100 100 300 100 600 100 200 300 400 3. Ilocas SUP 100 Total

Bas ic Source : Estuarine APPEM)TX IV Philippj- F:=h-ia~ Commission Stocking Data by Province - Total -19,517 189,164 124,228 68 28,383 505,619 7. Bukidnon 39 8. Bulacan 9,653 55,798 0. Camarines Norte 26,895 I. Camarines Sur 200,781 27,000 44 991 692,398 1,990 7,553 67' 861,358 100,000 745,047 1,718 168,241 4. Negros Occiden- 32

5. Negros Oriental 44 6. Nueva Ecija 96,151 7. Nueva Vizcaya 57 8, Oriental Mindo- 50,066

16,762 316,484 30,558 19,438 1,313,754 10,757 111,472

78 61,904 226,306 72 Production of Cornmemi al - Fishing Vessels , by Kind, in Kilograms and Perce~tage,1963

Kind Kilograms Percentage

. . .. . -. . 1. Round scad 2. Slipmouth 3. Anchovy 4. Sardine 5. Lizard fish 6. Caesio 7. Nernipterid 8. Croaker 9, Shrimp 0. Mackerel i, Tuna 2. Big-eyed scad 3. Grouper 4. Hairtail 5. Squid 6. Miscellaneous 7. Herring 8. Flatfish ,9. Cavalla '0, Snapper '1. Surgean fish '2. Grunt '3. Gizzard Shad ,LC. Whiting '5. Crab 6. Crevalle 7. Siganid '8. Yoonfish 9. Yojarra 0. Runner 1. Barracuda 2. C-oatfish 3. Fadtail L* POP^^ 5. Bonito 6. Goby 7. Spade fish 8. Ten pounder 9. Cutlass 0. Macolor I Kind Kilograms Percentage 1.Glassfish 0.06 2. Threadfin 0.06 43. Cigar fish 0.05 44. Silverside 0.05 45. Pampano 0.05 46. Leaf fish 0.04 7. Mullet 0.04 8. Tarpon 0.04 *9. Flying fish 0.02 5C. Pomfret 0.02 51. Silver pemh 0.02 52. Skipjack 0.02 59. . Halfbeak 0.01 5Q. Albacore 0.01 55. Sea Cat5sh 0.01 56. Shark 0.01 57. Leather jacket Below 0.1 58. Horay. - do - 59. Pmtfish - do - 60. Pzrgo - do - 61. Sillago - do - 62, Silver Bar - do - 63, Swordfish - do - 64, Wrasse - do - 65, Butterfly fish - do - Check list of fishery schools* 1964 - 1965

Tansuan School of Fisheries Tans-, Batangas

Bicol Schml of Fisheries Tabaco, Mbay

Bongabong Schol of Fisheries Bcngabcng , Oriertal Hlndoro

Comn School cf Fisheries Corm, PaLawa

Ramblon School of Fisheries San Agustin, XOnblon

Capiz Agricultural and Fishery Schcol Plontevedra, Capiz

Capiz ~chool'ofFisheries Raxas City

Aklan National School of Ff sheries New Washington, Akla3

Western Visayas School of Fisheries Estancia, Iloilo

Iloilo National School of Fisheries llimtac Nuevo', Iloilo

Yasbate Schml of Fisheries Milaps, Masbat e

Catbalogan School of Fisheries , Smar Bobon School of Fisheries Bobon, Sat~ar

Naval School of Fisheries Naval, Leyte

*si8h School Level; Basic Source of data: Bureau of Public Schools. 16. Carigara Schaol of Fisheries Carigara, Leyts

17. Bato School of Fisheries Bato, Leyte

18. Hindanao Regional School of Fisheries Zmhanga City

19, Northern Effdanao School of Fisheries But- City