The country’s fisheries production slid by 15.3 percent to 856,291 metric tons (MT) in the first quarter, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Figures from the PSA showed that the total volume of fisheries output in January to March fell from the 1.01 million metric tons (MMT) recorded in the same period in 2025. Of the four subsectors, only commercial fisheries posted an increase in production on an annual basis, based on PSA data.

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