The province of Ifugao still ranked number one in Fishery production among the six provinces in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as of the 2nd quarter of 2021. Ifugao accounted for 61.0 percent share or 572.48 metric tons to the region’s total production of 938.87 metric tons.

 

As shown in table 1, the production went up to 572.48 metric tons in the 2nd quarter of 2021 from 377.61 metric tons in the same period a year ago, showing 34.0 percent rate increased. The coming of the rainy season which was needed in the fishpond operation and easing of Covid-19 protocols allowed the fishpond operators to look outside the province of a quality tilapia fingerlings for the stocking and rearing which was contributed big in the increased of production, thus resulted into a positive growth production in the province.

 

 

The province of Ifugao ranked number one in Fishery production in CAR as of the 2nd quarter of 2021 sharing 61.0 percent to the region’s total production. As shown in table 2, the province is ranked number three (3) in Tilapia production under the Inland Municipal Fishery sector sharing 18.1 percent or 16.96 metric tons to the region’s total production. However, Ifugao ranked number one in Tilapia production under Freshwater Fishpond and Freshwater Cage sharing 47.8 percent and 97.7 percent to the region’s total production, respectively.

 

As we looked further in table 3, the top four produced species in the province for the 2nd quarter of 2021 showed a production of 8.45 metric tons of Tilapia from 15.33 metric tons in the 2nd quarter 2020, posted a decrease of 44.9 percent; a production of 1.91 metric tons of Carp from 4.14 metric tons in 2020, posted a decrease of 53.9 percent; a production of 1.38 metric tons of Freshwater Goby from 4.87 metric tons in 2020, posted a decrease of 71.7 percent; a production of 2.31 metric tons of Silver Perch from 4.40 metric tons in 2020, posted a decrease of 47.5 percent.

Fishery production in Ifugao for the 2nd quarter of 2021 was estimated to 572.48 metric tons. As for the distribution of its production by sub- sector, we can assumed that Freshwater Cage contributed significantly with almost 52.0 percent share or 296.23 metric tons, trailed behind is the Freshwater Fishpond with 45.0 percent share or 259.29 metric tons. Meantime, Inland Municipal Fishery got the least contribution with a total haul of nearly 3.0 percent share or 16.96 metric tons to the provincial total production, as shown in figure 3.