Provincial Fishery Office Leyte

I. Map of Leyte

II. Basic Information

Political Division
No. of Districts	5
No. of Cities	3
No. of Municipalities	43
No. of Coastal Municipalities	30
No. of Barangays	1,645
No. of Coastal Barangays	415
Land Area (has.)	985,672
Length of Coastline (km.)	468.11
Population (2010)	1,939,300

III. Provincial Fisheries Office

Location	Name of PFO	Contact Number	Email Address
CRM Center, Brgy. 99 Diit, Tacloban City	Lorieginia P. Briones	0968-216-0651/ 0995-416-4793	pfo.leytenorth@gmail.com

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

Species	Production	Season	Method of Culture/Capture	Location
Abo, adlo, aguyong, alimango, barela, buron, buraw, dapak, dapaw, darapugan, gutan, kawayanon, kiampao, kirawan, kiti-kiti, langkoy, lapis, lawayan, litek, lubayan, lukon, lumong, lusod, maghudlom, malimno, masag, maya maya, noos, palad, pugaw, sagision, sandatan, sandig, sapsap, talho, tamadong, tamban, tambangongo, tambong, tamuntaha, tangigi, tawa-ay, tingag, ubakan, uso-os, wiliti	7.5		Gillnet, Panggal, Hook and Line	Leyte Gulf
Anchovies	20	March, April & May	Bolinawan	Mayorga Fishing ground (Leyte Gulf)
Barongoy	50	June-October	Gill net	Albuera
Bat Volute	0.04		Capture	Brgys. Buenavista, Baguinbin, and Cangcosme, Palompon, Leyte
Black-lipped Conch	0.25		Capture	Brgys. Buenavista, Baguinbin, and Cangcosme, Palompon, Leyte
Blue swimming crab	3.2	March-October or Year Round	Capture	Brgy. Tuyo – Brgy. San Pedro, MacArthur, Leyte; Brgy. Liberty, Mayorga, Leyte; Brgys. Duljogan, Plaridel, Cruz, San Guillermo, Cangcosme, and Cambinoy, Palompon, Leyte
Bolinao	250	May-September	Gill Net	Albuera
Bolis	3	May-August	Ring net	Albuera
Boraw	0.66	All year Round	GILLNET	Dulag Coastal Area
Boron	0.72	All year Round	GILLNET	Dulag Coastal Area
Brackish Water Eel	0.13		Capture	Brgys. Duljogan, Plaridel, Cruz, San Guillermo, Cangcosme, and Cambinoy, Palompon, Leyte
Cuttlefish/Squid	1.8	Full Moon	Squid pot	Brgy. San Mateo, Carigara, Leyte; Brgy. Culasian, Capoocan, Leyte
Dapak	0.6	All year Round	Hook and Line	Dulag Coastal Area
Diana Conch	0.2		Capture	Brgys. Duljogan, Plaridel, Cruz, San Guillermo, Cangcosme, and Cambinoy, Palompon, Leyte
Green Mussel	10.661	Seasonal	Longline	Brgys. Kawayan & Tinocdugan, Leyte, Leyte
Grouper	0.86	All year Round	Capture and Fish Cage/Fish Pen	Dulag Coastal Area; So. Atipolo, Brgy. Poblacion 2, Capoocan, Leyte; Brgys. Baguinbin, Cruz and Plaridel, Palompon, Leyte
Hairtail/Beltfish	0.3	March-August	Gill net	Brgy. Tuyo – Brgy. San Pedro, MacArthur, Leyte
Kirawan	0.6	All year Round	Hook and Line	Dulag Coastal Area
Lambarok	108	July-October	Ring net	Albuera
Lizard Fish	0.15	Year round	Hook and Line	Brgy. Tuyo – Brgy. San Pedro, MacArthur, Leyte
Mackerels	3	Year round	Ring nets, Gillnets	Camotes Sea
Mangrove Clam	0.7		Capture	Brgys. Duljogan, Plaridel, Cruz, San Guillermo, Cangcosme, and Cambinoy, Palompon, Leyte
Maya maya	0.6	All year Round	Hook and Line	Dulag Coastal Area
Milkfish	200.168	Twice a Year	Fish Cages, Fish Pen, Fish Ponds	Brgys. Liberty & Union, Mayorga, Leyte; Brgy. Casilda, Merida, Leyte; Brgys. San Isidro, Mazawalo, Cantandoy, Cambinoy, San Pedro, Cangcosme, San Guillermo, Parilla, Baguinbin, Cruz, Plaridel, Duljogan and Buenavista, Palompon, Leyte
Mudcrab	5	Year Round	Bintol,panggal	Brgys. Zone1, Liberty, & Union, Mayorga, Leyte
Narotaro	5	February & March	Fine mesh net	Estuary of Brgy. Liberty, Mayorga, Leyte
Nylon Shell	3200		Seabeds	Brgys. Kawayan & Tinocdugan, Leyte, Leyte
Oyster	4.75	Seasonal	Longline	Brgys. Calaguise & Palid I, Leyte, Leyte
Pargo	0.48	All year Round	Hook and Line	Dulag Coastal Area
Prawn, Bangus, Crabs & Shrimps	350.035	Seasonal	Brackishwater Pond	Brgys. Poblacion, Calaguise, Wague, Palid I, Consuegra, Tigbawan & Ugbon, Leyte, Leyte
Rabbitfishes	2.448		Fishcage/Fishpen	Brgys. Mazawalo, Cantandoy, Parilla, Baguinbin, Cruz, San Guillermo and Plaridel, Palompon, Leyte
Sagision	2.16	All year Round	Capture	Dulag Coastal Area;Brgys. Malpag & Sta. Cruz, San Miguel, Leyte; Municipal Waters of Tolosa
Sardines (Tamban, Tamban Tuloy)	8748	Open season	Capture	Albuera
Scads Sp./ Purse-eyed scad	4	All year Round	Capture	Camotes Sea; Brgy. Tuyo – Brgy. San Pedro, MacArthur, Leyte
Sea Cucumber	0.8195		Capture	Brgys. Cambinoy, San Pedro, Cangcosme, San Guillermo, Parilla, Baguinbin, Cruz, Plaridel and Duljogan, Palompon, Leyte
Seaweeds	2.68	All year Round	Bottom Monoline Method	So. Parula, Brgys. Bachao, Basud, Maanda & Culasi, Leyte, Leyte; Brgy. Cambinoy, Palompon, Leyte
Senaw- an	1.14	All year Round	Hook and Line	Dulag Coastal Area
Short-bodied mackerel	0.2	Year round	Encircling Gill net	Brgy. Tuyo – Brgy. San Pedro, MacArthur, Leyte
Snapper	0.7	March-October	Capture, Fishpen, Fish Cage	Brgy. Tuyo – Brgy. San Pedro, MacArthur, Leyte; Brgys. Baguinbin, Cruz and Plaridel, Palompon, Leyte
Spiders Shell	0.15		Capture	Brgys. Buenavista, Baguinbin, and Cangcosme, Palompon, Leyte
Squid	0.05		Capture	Brgys. Baguinbin, Plaridel and Duljogan, Palompon, Leyte
Strawberry Conch	0.25		Capture	Brgys. Buenavista, Baguinbin, and Cangcosme, Palompon, Leyte
Talho	0.96	All year Round	Capture	Dulag Coastal Area; Municipal Waters of Tolosa
Tamarong	300	Open season	Hook& line, gill net	Albuera
Tambong	0.84	All year Round	Capture	Dulag Coastal Area
Tangegi	0.6	All year Round	Hook and Line	Dulag Coastal Area
Te-aw	0.84	All year Round	GILLNET	Dulag Coastal Area
Threadfin Bream	0.2	Year round	Hook and Line	Brgy. Tuyo – Brgy. San Pedro, MacArthur, Leyte
Tilapia	23.817	All year Round	Fish Pond, Fish Pen, Fish Cage	25 Brgys. Of Jaro, Leyte; Brgy. Villa Imelda, MacArthur, Leyte; Brgys. Maanda, Ugbon, Consuegra, Wague, Calaguise, Elizabeth, Palid I & Poblacion, Leyte, Leyte; Brgys. Taberna, Tinago, Rizal, Buenavista and Parilla, Palompon, Leyte; Brgys. Rizal, Tagaytay, Libertad, Lonoy & Naghalin, Kanangga, Leyte; Dagami, Leyte
Tuna	0.05	March-October	Hook and Line	Brgy. Tuyo – Brgy. San Pedro, MacArthur, Leyte
Wedge Sea Hare eggs	0.06		Capture	Brgys. Duljogan, Plaridel, Cruz, San Guillermo, Cangcosme, and Cambinoy, Palompon, Leyte