According to the BAS, “among the major seven species, skipjack tuna was the only gainer for the quarter with an increment of 4.62 percent.”
Loses in other species were also considerable, such as the roundscad (galunggong) which is down by 6.9 percent, seaweeds with a 3.86-percent reduction, milkfish at 2.11-percent loss, and yellowfin tuna and tilapia with 2.69-percent and 0.14-percent losses, respectively.
With a 22.18-percent contribution to the total fisheries production for the reporting period, the commercial fisheries registered a 3.43-percent production shortfall this quarter, the BAS report said.
An attached agency of the Philippine Statistics Authority, the BAS also said “catch of several species showed reduced output compared with same quarter last year.”
The BAS noted that aside from roundscad and yellowfin tuna, production of other species such as the Indian and fimbriated sardines, Indian and Indo- Pacific mackerels, big-eyed scad, threadfin bream and eastern little tuna all fell short of last year’s level.
Another major sector, the municipal fisheries also registered a negative 5.64-percent growth during the reporting period, while sharing 26.58 percent to the total fisheries output for the quarter. “Decreasing volume of catch from marine waters by municipal fishermen was evident for the past three years,” the BAS observed.
Despite the 7.12-percent increase in inland fisheries, limited catch of Indian sardines, fimbriated sardines, Indian mackerels, Indo-Pacific mackerels, squid, blue crabs and threadfin bream and other species brought down the performance of the sector.
Aside from Yolanda, a series of weather disturbances in the Visayas and Mindanao regions last year disrupted the overall fishing operations of sustenance fishermen.
Aquaculture, another major sector, posted a 1.58-percent growth lower compared with same quarter last year.
The top five species of the sector—milkfish, tilapia, tiger prawn, seaweed and mudcrab—posted production decreases this quarter. These species accounted for 96.74 percent of the total aquaculture production. The sector contributed more than half, or 51.24 percent, to the total fisheries output.
In an interview, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Director Asis G. Perez said the areas affected by Yolanda, specifically Eastern Samar and Leyte, Eastern Samar and Leyte, produce some 25 percent of the total national production of fisheries.
Perez added that he sees fisheries production bouncing back in the succeeding quarters of the year.
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) On December 12, 2025, the Vietnam Association of Seafood Processing and Export (VASEP) issued document 231/CV-VASEP regarding strengthening measures to combat IUU fishing and working with the Government to lift the EC's IUU yellow card warning.
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Vietnam’s agreement with the United States on a framework for reciprocal, fair, and balanced trade—reached during the 2025 ASEAN Summit in Malaysia—has generated strong optimism for Vietnamese exports, including tuna. Numerous positive points in the joint statement have raised high expectations for Vietnamese export goods, but turning these expectations into tangible benefits remains a long and challenging journey.
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(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The whitefish market in Japan is showing a clear divergence among supplying countries, in which Vietnam continues to affirm its role as a stable and high-potential exporter. Vietnam currently ranks third after the US and Russia in whitefish export value to Japan. Thanks to tariff incentives and the ability to meet Japan’s strict standards, Vietnamese pangasius continues to record a stable and positive growth trend.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) The People's Committee of Ca Mau Province has just issued a plan to expand the super-intensive, low-water-exchange, biosecure white-leg shrimp farming model (RAS-IMTA) for whiteleg shrimp farming to a scale of 1,500 hectares, aiming to develop high-tech, sustainable and environmentally friendly shrimp farming.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) Sa Giang Import-Export Joint Stock Company (HNX: SGC) plans to issue over 7.1 million shares to raise nearly 465 Billion VND for Hoan Ngoc M&A Deal.
(seafood.vasep.com.vn) According to Rabobank, global tilapia production is forecast to exceed 7 million tons in 2025, driven by a strong recovery in major producing countries including China, Indonesia, Egypt, Bangladesh and Vietnam. Among them, Vietnam is emerging as a potential tilapia supplier in the global supply chain, capitalizing on market fluctuations to expand production and exports.
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