Roxas City is the Philippines’ seafood capital It is not surprising that you will find an abundance of seafood.
The local market is where you can find fresh fish ranging from the ordinary day-to-day kind to class A like the Pompano, Inid and a lot more.
Prawns or Sugpo are also available in Capiz. In fact, the province is an exporter of Class A prawns.
Shellfish is also always available like Talaba and Tahong, with the very succulent Angel Shellfish (available during its season.
Local drop markets for seafood are Libas Fishing port and Basiao in Ivisan, Capiz
Capiz also supplies Manila with fresh seafood. Just visit Farmer’s Market in Quezon city and you will find a lot being sold there.
Capiz is one of the biggest suppliers of the following seafood in the Philippines:
- King Crab
- Bangus or Milkfish
- Pompano
- Inid
- Mangagat
- Native Crabs
- Tangigue
- Blue Marlin
- Tilapia
- Prawns or Sugpo
and a lot more….
