Regional fish ports reduced their shipments in March due to the prolonged northeast monsoon (amihan), according to the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA). In a report, the PFDA said these fish ports delivered 43,769.97 metric tons (MT) of fish to their clients last month, a 20.8-percent decline from 55,277.46 MT in the same month last year. “The decrease in fish unloading volume data in PFDA Regional Fish Ports based on a year-on-year comparison can be attributed to weather conditions, such as extended northeast monsoon season,” the PFDA said in an email correspondence with the Inquirer.

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