About Us!
The Province of Misamis Occidental is endowed with fisheries and aquatic resources, covering 10 coastal municipalities and 3 coastal cities, with 3 highland municipalities with abundant freshwater fishpond resources.
Priority responsibility of the Provincial Fisheries Office to cater to the needs of the fishing constituents, with the joint coordination of the Local Government Units, programs for livelihood sustenance, resource management rehabilitation, and enhancement was brought in hand to the fishing communities. Vis a vis implementation of the fisheries laws and regulations governing the protection, rehabilitation, and enhancement of the resources was the mandatory obligation.
Thus, for the continuing support of the programs and projects of BFAR, primary objectives were focused on the joint and strengthened coordination of LGUs for proper implementation of the programs and projects.
GENERAL INFORMATION
There are 11 coastal municipalities and 3 cities with 169.9 kilometers of coastline; with three highland municipalities which have abundant freshwater fishpond resources. The province has also three bays, Iligan, Murciellagos, and Panguil Bays. They are the rich fishing grounds and vast breeding grounds, habitat, and sanctuary for some commercially important terrestrial/aquatic organisms and aquamarine resources.
The province boasts off its long coastline where one of the country’s shrimp spawning grounds is located. Aside from shrimps, Misamis Occidental also offers other aquamarine resources such as shellfishes, prawns, and crabs which will eventually pave the way to become the aquamarine center of the Philippines. It is endowed with fisheries and aquatic resources covering 85 coastal barangays with 103 barangays with inland waters all throughout the province.
