Provincial Fishery Office Eastern Samar

I. Map of Eastern Samar

II. Basic Information

POLITICAL DIVISIONS
No. of Districts	1
No. of Cities	1
No. of Municipalities	23
No. of Coastal Municipalities	21
No. of Barangays	597
No. of Coastal Barangays	257
Land Area (has.)	464,070
Length of Coastline (km.)	338.89
Population (2010)	461,300

III. Provincial Fisheries Office

Location	Name of PFO	Contact Number	Email Address
Brgy. Sto. Nino, Guiuan, E. Samar	MR. DAN DE SAN MIGUEL

IV. Provincial Champion Fishery Commodity (for further product development)

SPECIES	PRODUCTION (Kg)	SEASON	METHOD OF CULTURE/ CAPTURE	LOCATION
Skipjack tuna	318,676	April-September	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Yellow fin tuna	309,730	April-September	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Round scad	107,212	All-year round	Ring net	Eastern Samar
Octopus	84,570	All-year round	Cloth luring with hook	Eastern Samar
Emperor Fish	46,415	All-year round	Multiple hook and line	Eastern Samar
Parrot fish (Fresh)	27,911	All-year round	Spear gun	Eastern Samar
Blue marlin	27,210	April-September	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Rabbit fish	24,324	All-year round	Fishcorral	Eastern Samar
Grouper (LIVE)	22,588	All-year round	Fish pot	Eastern Samar
Snapper	22,443	All-year round	Multiple hook and line	Eastern Samar
Needle fish	21,637	All-year round	Troll rentex	Eastern Samar
Job fish	21,092	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Halfbeak	21,092	All-year round	Entangling net	Eastern Samar
Emperor	17,888	All-year round	Multiple hook and line	Eastern Samar
Abalone	12,725	All-year round	Manual hand peak	Eastern Samar
Trevally	12,341	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Flying fish (Fresh)	12,040	March-Sept	Entangling net	Eastern Samar

Dolphin fish	11,550	April-September	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Ox-eyed scad	9,865	All-year round	Multiple hook and line	Eastern Samar
White marlin	9,655	April-September	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Threadfin Bream	6,236	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Blue swimming crab	6,162	All-year round	Entangling net	Eastern Samar
Spanish Mackerel	4,851	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Cuttlefish	4,834	All-year round	Cloth luring with hook	Eastern Samar
Sail fish	4,522	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Bullet Tuna	4,220	April-September	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Mangrove crab	3,295	All-year round	Crab fattening	Eastern Samar
Big-eyed scad	3,272	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Seaweed (Dried)	3,000	All-year round	Monoline culture	Eastern Samar
Rainbow runner	2,356	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Goat fish	2,263	All-year round	Multiple hook and line	Eastern Samar
Fusilier	1,901	All-year round	Multiple hook and line	Eastern Samar
Spiny Lobster (Live)	1,727	All-year round	Free diving w/ scope net	Eastern Samar
Emperor (Dried)	1,700	All-year round	Multiple hook and line	Eastern Samar
Squid	1,417	All-year round	Entangling net	Eastern Samar
Parrot fish (Salted)	1,395	All-year round	Spear gun	Eastern Samar
Sea mantis (LIVE)	1,369	All-year round	Trap	Eastern Samar
Barracuda	1,285	All-year round	Troll rentex	Eastern Samar
Wrasse fish	1,266	All-year round	Gill net	Eastern Samar
Red Snapper	1,172	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Trigger fish	1,147	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Slipper Lobster (LIVE)	1,109	All-year round	Free diving w/ scope net	Eastern Samar
Anchovies (SALTED)	1,000	August-November	Net	Eastern Samar
Surgeon fish	954	All-year round	Spear gun	Eastern Samar
Flying fish (Dried)	947	March-Sept	Entangling net	Eastern Samar
Unicorn fish	517	All-year round	Spear gun	Eastern Samar
Moray eel	495	All-year round	Spear gun	Eastern Samar
Stone Fish (Live)	431	All-year round	Free diving w/ scope net	Eastern Samar
Big-eye bream	411	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Spiny Unicorn fish	405	All-year round	Spear gun	Eastern Samar
Sweetlips	377	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar

Grunt	349	All-year round	Multiple hook and line	Eastern Samar
Mackerel scad	269	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Sting Ray	266	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar
Tiger Lobster	264	All-year round	Free diving w/ scope net	Eastern Samar
Crucifix crab	245	All-year round	Entangling net	Eastern Samar
Latabon (local name)	149	All-year round	Hook and line	Eastern Samar