Manila, June 19 -- The Philippines' tuna catch for 2025 was estimated at 230,347 metric tons (MT), according to the Department of Agriculture - National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI).

Last year's tuna catch estimate was finalized and submitted to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) during the 18th PTUNASTAT Annual Catch Estimates Review Workshop through the Western Pacific East Asia-Sustainable Pacific Fisheries (WPEA-SPF) Project in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, on May 28 to 29.

The event consolidated, reviewed, and validated oceanic tuna catch estimates generated during the 17th WPEA-NSAP Tuna Catch Data Review Workshop.

The fisheries data were reconciled with the records from the ...