The five-province Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) emerged anew as the country’s top fisheries producer among 17 regions, providing nearly 26 percent of the country’s total fisheries output, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. In its first quarter fisheries survey, the PSA reported that the region produced a total of 258,981 metric tons of fish and sea harvests. The national fisheries output was more than 1 million MT for the first quarter of 2018. Fisheries production is defined as hunting or producing fish and other marines species. It includes fish breeding and other aquaculture activities.

Nawal, A. (2018, May 19). ARMM leads regions in fish poduction. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A10.