Amid a steep decline in fisheries output across the region, Davao de Oro stood out as the only province to post a production increase in the fourth quarter of 2025, recording the highest growth among all provinces and cities in the region. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority-Davao Region (PSA-Davao) showed that the province’s fisheries production rose by 18 percent to 773.99 metric tons in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 656.07 metric tons in the same period in 2024. The growth came even as total fisheries production in Davao Region dropped by 28.7 percent during the period.

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