Bantayan Island

FISHING STRUCTURE

a. GEOGRAPHY
• Latitude : 11*09'36" to 11*13'30"
• Longitude: 123*41'07" to 123*46'15"
• Map: (link here)
• No. of Barangay: 25 coastal
• Coastal Area: 255 Square Kilometers

b. DEMOGRAPHIC
Population: 62,260 (1995 NSO)
Male: 16,188
Female: 46,072
Coastal Population: 53,996 (1995 NSO)
Male: 13,449
Female: 40,497
Nature of Employment:
Fishing, Farming, Seasonal Sugarcane, Contract Workers, Agribusiness, Poultry, OCW's, Private & Public Employment

c. SUPPORT FACILITIES & FISHERY RESOURCE
• Fishpond
1. Area: 26 hectars
2. Average Annual Production: 1.05 MT
3. No. of Operator: 2
4. No. of Workers: 14
• Processing Plant
1. Name: BASECOR
2. Location: Bantigue
3. Production: 0.5 MT/ day
4. Name: ORIENT PLANT
5. Location: Bantigue
6. Production: 0.15 MT/day (squid)
• Ice Plant
1. Name: Bantayan Ice Plant
2. Location: Suba
3. Production: 5MT/day
• Marine Sanctuaries
1. Area: 410 hectares
2. Location: Atop-Atop, Tamiao, Sillon, Bantigue, Botigues, Doong, Sulangan, Patao, Luyongbaybay
• Municipal Fisheries
1. Motorized Bancas: 620
2. Non-Motorized Bancas: 2,408
3. No. of Mun. Fisher folks: 11,176+
4. Ave. Daily Fish Catch: Hook & Line, Fish Pots, Gill Nets, Spear Fishing, Multiple Hand Line
5. Fishing Ground: Municipal Waters
• Commercial Fisheries
1. No. of Commercial F/Bs: 328
2. Kind of Fishing Gear: Ring Net / Zipper
3. Estimated cost per unit: PHP 1.4M
• FISHING SEASON
1. Peak: February - May
2. Lean: June - January