THE month of May saw fish delivery volume reach its highest level for the year despite the effects of El Niño and the onset of the rainy season, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) said.

In its latest monthly report, the PFDA said that fish and fishery products delivered last month totaled 66,587 metric tons (MT), a 10.5-percent jump from April's 60,256 MT.

The agency said there was an increase in deliveries despite the dry weather phenomenon and the onset of the rainy season.

Among the regional fish ports in the country, the General Santos Fish Port Complex still recorded the highest volume unloaded with 34,747 MT, for a 23.98-percent increase from the previous month's 28,027.19 MT.

The Navotas Fish Port Complex, one of the largest fish ports in the country, saw volume delivered drop slightly to 23,312 MT from the previous month's 23. 344 MT.

The Iloilo Fish Port Complex, meanwhile, sustained its five-month increase in fish and fishery products delivered, recording 3,172 MT delivered in May or 23.4 percent higher than the 2,570.82 MT logged a month earlier.

On the other hand, two Luzon ports registered lower fish unloading in May, with the Bulan Fish Port Complex posting 2,310.55 MT in May from April's 3,152.15 MT. Meanwhile, the Lucena Fish Port Complex delivered 1,817.06 MT of fish last month, down from 2,030.36 MT in April.

The Zamboanga Fish Port and Sual Fish Port posted increases for three straight months in fish and fishery products delivered with 898.94 MT (19.47-percent increase) and 78.715 MT (12.56-percent increase), respectively.

Davao Fish Port Complex continued supplying its clients with sufficient fish volume at 222.389 MT, which is lower than the previous month's 307.03 MT.

Despite the small volume delivered last month at 28.284 MT, the Camaligan Fish Port posted a 956.56-percent increase from the 2.68 MT supplied in April.