20 March 2025– Guimaras. Inland municipal fisheries volume of production in Guimaras recorded 57.06 metric tons in 2024, or 8.82 percent lower than the 62.58 metric tons posted in 2023.

The top five species caught in the inland municipal waters in 2024 were tilapia, spade fish, white shrimp, mullet, and tarpon.

Tilapia has the highest volume of production at 7.38 metric tons, contributing 12.93 percent of the total inland production.

“Its output increased by 12.93 percent from the 8.10 metric tons output in 2023,” Provincial Statistics Officer Nelida B. Losare said.

Losare also explained that Spade fish production in the province reached 4.90 metric tons making up 8.59 percent of the total inland municipal fisheries production. “This was an increase from the 2.11 metric tons in 2023,” Losare said.

Production of white shrimp was estimated at 4.72 metric tons, reflecting a 6.53 percent decrease in 2024. Mullet production increased by 31.44 percent from the 3.34 metric tons output in 2023. Meanwhile, tarpon recorded 3.91 metric tons, which was 3.69 percent lower than the production in 2023.

Inland fisheries value of production in Guimaras accounted an estimated 5.78 million pesos in 2024, or 31.64 percent lower than the estimated 8.45 million pesos recorded in 2023.

The top five species caught in the inland municipal waters in 2024 in terms of production value were white shrimp, mullet, spade fish, tilapia, and catfish.

White shrimp (hipong puti) has the highest value of production at an estimated 947.36 thousand pesos, contributing 16.40 percent to the total inland production.

“Its output decreased by 26.36 percent from the estimated 1.2 million pesos output in 2023. Mullet production in the province reached an estimated 698.32 thousand pesos making up 12.09 percent of the total inland municipal fisheries production value,” Losare said

“This was an increase from the 549.84 thousand pesos in 2023,” Losare added.

Meanwhile, Production of spade fish was estimated at 687.84 thousand pesos, reflecting an 89.32 percent increase in 2024.

“Tilapia production value decreased by 39.31 percent from the estimated 1.04 million pesos output in 2023,” Losare said.

“Catfish recorded an estimated 429.95 thousand pesos, which was 48.34 percent lower than its value of production in 2023,” she added.