THE month of May saw fish delivery volume reach its highest level for the year despite the effects of El Niño and the onset of the rainy season, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) said.
THE month of May saw fish delivery volume reach its highest level for the year despite the effects of El Niño and the onset of the rainy season, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority said.In its latest monthly report, the PFDA said that fish and fishery products delivered last month totaled 66,587 metric tons , a 10.5-percent jump from April's 60,256 MT.The agency said there was an increase in deliveries despite the dry weather phenomenon and the onset of the rainy season.
The Iloilo Fish Port Complex, meanwhile, sustained its five-month increase in fish and fishery products delivered, recording 3,172 MT delivered in May or 23.4 percent higher than the 2,570.82 MT logged a month earlier.On the other hand, two Luzon ports registered lower fish unloading in May, with the Bulan Fish Port Complex posting 2,310.55 MT in May from April's 3,152.15 MT. Meanwhile, the Lucena Fish Port Complex delivered 1,817.06 MT of fish last month, down from 2,030.36 MT in April.
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