The output of fisheries products slightly increased in the third quarter as it posted a 2.1 percent jump, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said in a report.

Based on the PSA data, fisheries production was posted at 1.012 million metric tons from July to September, up from the 996,320 metric tons output in the same quarter of the previous year.

Annual increases in production were seen in commercial fisheries, inland municipal fisheries, and aquaculture subsectors.

Commercial fisheries production inched up by 0.5 percent to 230,680 metric tons in the third quarter, from 229,480 metric tons in the same quarter a year ago. It comprised 22.7 percent of the total production.

Likewise, inland municipal fisheries output rose 2.8 percent to 53,040 metric tons from the 51,620 metric tons in the same period of the previous year. It contributed 5.2 percent to the total production.

Aquaculture production, which had the largest share of 51.8 percent to the total, also increased to 527,150 metric tons in the third quarter. This reflects a 7.4 percent increment from the 490,960 metric tons output in the same period last year.

Meanwhile, marine municipal fisheries production declined 7.9 percent to 206,640 metric tons from the 224,260 metric tons production in the same quarter last year. Its  share to the total production during the period was 20.3 percent.

Among the 20 major species, fisheries production saw increments in seaweed (14.0 percent), big-eyed scad or matangbaka (32.8 percent), roundscad or galunggong (17.2 percent), yellowfin tuna or bariles (28.5 percent), and indian mackerel or alumahan (60.6 percent).

On the other hand, decreases were reported in milkfish or bangus (-12.0 percent), skipjack or gulyasan (-12.6 percent), and fimbriated sardines or tunsoy (-37.8 percent).