The country’s fisheries production dropped by 0.8 percent in the first quarter of the year to 978,620 metric tons (MT) mainly due to a reduction in output from the commercial and municipal fisheries sectors. “Among the subsectors, commercial and marine fisheries exhibited reductions while inland and aquaculture showed production increments,” according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.

Talavera, C. (2021, May 29). Slight drop in Q1 fisheries output. The Philippine Star, p. B3.