Coastal & Marine Resources

Southern Leyte has three bays namely: Sogod Bay, Cabalian Bay and Hinunangan Bay.

The main fishing grounds in the province include Sogod, Bay, Cabalian Channel, Hinunangan Bay, Surigao Strait, Canigao Channel, Camiguin Strait and Bohol Strait.

The fish species caught in these fishing grounds include: tuna, flying fish, skipjack, herrings, anchovies, shell fishes, lobsters, and spanish mackerel.

Fishpond areas in the province total to 139 hectares found in Bontoc, Hinunangan, Liloan, Maasin City, Macrohon and Padre Burgos.

Mangroves in the province occupy an area of 334 hectares.

The province has fish sanctuaries located in these places:

Using a kilometer scale instrument, Southern Leyte has an estimated length of coastline of about 300 kilometers representing about 0.88% of the total coastline in the Philippines of 34,000 km. The distribution is shown below: