CARAGA Fisheries Profile

 Caraga Administrative Region

  • Created through RA No. 7901 on February 23, 1995;
  • Comprises five provinces;
  • 70 municipalities, 49 are coastal; 1,310 barangays and 460 are coastal.
  • Population 2,596,709 based on 2015 census

Climate

Type II climate;

  • No definite dry season;
  • Rainfall occurs throughout the year with heavy rains from November to February;

Monsoon

  • Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) during June to September, Northeast Monsoon (Amihan) during October to March.
2020

Fishery Profile

  • 11 fishing grounds (9 marine, 2 freshwater bodies)
  • 75,162 registered fisherfolk
  • 8,304 registered fishing boats
  • 2,484.6568 has. FLA areas (330.2626 has. Surigao del Norte; 1,103.069 has. Surigao del Sur; and 1,051.3252 has Agusan del Norte)

 Volume of Production by Sector (2017-2019)

Fishery

Sector

Production (MT)

 

Value in Php. (‘000)

 

Percentage Growth

(Production)

2018

2019

2018

2019

Aquaculture

15,319.28

15,032.66

1,035,301.67

1,137,847.82

(1.87)

Inland

Municipal

4,685.31

4,255.81

262,467.24

318,860.27

(9.16)

Marine

Municipal

47,178.25

41,631.41

4,519,351.05

4,666,115.55

(11.76)

Commercial Fisheries

7,271.88

8,109.37

720,661.31

854,985.47

11.51

Total

Fisheries

74,454.72

69,029.25

6,537,781.27

6,977,809.11

(7.28)

Fish Sufficiency Level

 

Fishery Data

 

2016

 

2017

 

2018

 

2019

Fish Production* (MT.) (excluding Seaweeds)

65,932.0

64,692.0

65,254.27

60,561.08

Fish-eating

Population

1,998,760

2,024,342

2,050,253

2,098,690

Per Capita

Consumption* (kg.)

41.6

41.6

41.6

42.6

Fish Requirement (MT)

83,148.42

84,212.63

85,290.52

89,404.19

Fish Sufficiency (%)

79%

76.8%

76.5%

67.7%

Deficit (MT)

18,014.26

19,520.63

20,036.25

28,843.11

  • *PSA Data

Potential High-Value Fish Commodities

  • Lobster : Waters of Lianga Bay, Dinagat Sound and Hinatuan Passage
  • Crabs : Mangrove areas of Tago, Marihatag, Lianga, Lingig, Hinatuan and Magallanes
  • Shrimp: 560.25 has. of pond for shrimp culture

BFAR Organizational Competencies/Capacities

 

  

REGIONAL OFFICES

 

ADDRESS

EMPLOYEES

Regular

Job

Order

  Regional Office

Brgy. Taft, Surigao City

5

22 

  Sub-Regional Office

Sitio Tawilon, Brgy.

Ambago, Butuan City

56

120

PROVINCIAL OFFICES

   

  Agusan del Norte

Sitio Tawilon, Brgy. Ambago, Butuan City

2

9 

  Agusan del Sur

Brgy. Patin-ay,

Prosperidad

2

12 

  Surigao del Norte

Brgy. Taft, Surigao City

2

11

       – Siargao Sub-Office

Dapa, Siargao

1

 4

  Surigao del Sur

Peñaranda St., Surigao City

4

 7

  Province of Dinagat Islands

 San Jose, PDI

3

 9

 

 

 

RESEARCH AND FOREIGN

ASSISTED PROGRAMS

 

ADDRESS

EMPLOYEES

Regular

Job

Order

National Stock Assessment Program

Brgy. Ambago, Butuan City

1 

 47

Fish Coral

Brgy. Ambago, Butuan City

0 

 21

Overall Total

76

271

 

 Fisheries Technical:  Reg. 60, J.O. 168    Admin & Support: Reg.  15, J.O. 88

FACILITIES

LOCATION

AREA

SPECIES

Regional Fisheries

Laboratory

Brgy. Ambago, Butuan City

n/a

n/a

Regional Fisherfolk

Training Center

Brgy. Ambago, Butuan City

n/a

n/a

BFAR 13 Dormitory

Brgy. Ambago, Butuan City

n/a

n/a

Masao Technology

Outreach Station

Brgy. Ambago, Butuan City

18 has

Bangus

Kitcharao Technology

Outreach Station

Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte

4.3 has

Tilapia

Placer Technology

Outreach Station

Placer, Surigao del Norte

11.4 has

Bangus

Cortes Multi-species Hatchery

Cortes, Surigao del Sur

0.7 has

Bangus

MARICULTURE PARKS

LOCATION

AREA

CAPACITY

National

Nabago, Surigao City

500 has

2000 cages

Barobo, Surigao del Sur

167 has

668 cages

Municipal

Nasipit, Agusan del Norte

234 has

936 cages

Basilisa, Province of

Dinagat Islands

13.6 has

54 cages

LEGISLATED HATCHERIES

LOCATION

STATUS

Muti-species Freshwater Hatchery

Jabonga, Agusan del Norte 

NTP issued

to contractor

Multi-species Marine Hatchery 

Del Carmen, Siargao, Surigao del Norte

NTP issued

to contractor

Lingig, Surigao del Sur       

65 %  cmpl.