General Santos City Fish Port Complex
General Santos City Fish Port Complex
General Santos City Fish Port Complex
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Guillermo
Philippines1,187 contributions
Sep 2022 • Friends
If you are interested to experience on some local trade and fishing industry, this is place to visit in GenSan. Fishing boats arrive early to unload their catch and see the auction of tuna in the fish port. You have to get permission to enter the area since restricted from general public.
While inside you can watch frozen tuna unloaded for trade, testing and initial sorting. You can take pictures and talk with local workers. It’s a great and memorable experience. Recommended
While inside you can watch frozen tuna unloaded for trade, testing and initial sorting. You can take pictures and talk with local workers. It’s a great and memorable experience. Recommended
Written October 12, 2022
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Ogie Manlungat
Muntinlupa, Philippines297 contributions
Aug 2014 • Friends
GENSAN experience is incomplete without visiting the Fish Port. Best to come early in the morning to witness the busy Tuna trade. You must rent white colored rain boots (P120) from the Port Office before you set foot on the Fish port. Taking pictures are okay but videos are prohibited. The "fishermen" are friendly and visitors are welcome. It's usual to see men transporting Tuna on their shoulders .Some Yellow Fin Tuna weigh as much as 40 Kilos! Some sorted out for export to Japan. Others, for selling to Market and private buyers. Hungry? there is a canteen at the parking area. Also, the Fish port is a no-smoking area. Pasalubong? Visit RDEX stores near the port. They offer reasonably priced frozen Tuna products that you can bring on the airplane. You can purchase Styropor boxes there (as low as P60) and then sealed.
Written September 12, 2014
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bacolodtours
Bacolod City59 contributions
Nov 2013 • Friends
We woke up early to make it to the fish port. It was a sight to see all those tuna being weighed and bidded out. I left Gen San with almost 10 kilos of tuna belly and sashimi. Tip: wear closed shoes and no sleeveless shirt.
Written December 8, 2013
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james b
5 contributions
Aug 2022
Its gross, the town is an ugly mess. Squatters have all the water front and the bay is full of fish factories. Very dirty and the 2 stroke tricycles are horrible polluters, their drivers are ripoffs, grumpy and loud.
Malls are full of products from china, a dumping ground for poor quality goods, especially clothing.
Not a place for tourists
Malls are full of products from china, a dumping ground for poor quality goods, especially clothing.
Not a place for tourists
Written August 29, 2022
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PhuketBigdaddy
Rawai, Thailand6,899 contributions
Aug 2013 • Couples
Until this, I'd only ever seen tuna in a can on the supermarket shelf, and a small one we caught off the back of a boat in Egypt many years ago. But, to see these true 'monsters' being landed off the boat into the GSC Fish Port is a fantastic experience. Other big fish seen are blue marlin, not just the various tuna species.
The boats are out at sea for up to a month, then bring their catch here. Very educational to see the tracking, tagging, grading and quality control of every single fish: some destined for the top restaurants in Japan / Pacific Rim, and others for the more 'local' market.
Workers are very sociable to visitors, and will happily pose with a fish for photographs.
Best time to visit is no earlier than 7.30am, but don't bother coming much after 9am, as you'll miss most of the morning action. Don't worry about any offensive smell - this is about as fresh as it's possible to get and it's not smelly at all.
Bring your passport as ID. If you don't have long trousers and boots, then longs and white wellies are provided for visitors.
There's a food-court on site which mainly caters for the workers, but is also good for visitors to grab a drink and snack.
I was told to expect a 'token' charge to visit and to use the trousers and boots provided. Turned out to be totally free.
Excellent morning, and highly recommended if you're in this outpost of Philippines.
The boats are out at sea for up to a month, then bring their catch here. Very educational to see the tracking, tagging, grading and quality control of every single fish: some destined for the top restaurants in Japan / Pacific Rim, and others for the more 'local' market.
Workers are very sociable to visitors, and will happily pose with a fish for photographs.
Best time to visit is no earlier than 7.30am, but don't bother coming much after 9am, as you'll miss most of the morning action. Don't worry about any offensive smell - this is about as fresh as it's possible to get and it's not smelly at all.
Bring your passport as ID. If you don't have long trousers and boots, then longs and white wellies are provided for visitors.
There's a food-court on site which mainly caters for the workers, but is also good for visitors to grab a drink and snack.
I was told to expect a 'token' charge to visit and to use the trousers and boots provided. Turned out to be totally free.
Excellent morning, and highly recommended if you're in this outpost of Philippines.
Written August 1, 2013
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japs1969
pasig265 contributions
Feb 2013 • Family
This is the place to go, if you are a foodie.
You can see all the tuna's being unloaded from the boats and sold to customers.
All sizes of Tuna, swordfish and blue marlin.
You can see all the tuna's being unloaded from the boats and sold to customers.
All sizes of Tuna, swordfish and blue marlin.
Written February 12, 2013
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Ronnie Vasquez S
General Santos City, General Santos, Philippines1 contribution
Dec 2012
Fresh fish is always available. Merchandize is open to all fish business operator. For a long time our church members find there livelihood and became a blessings to their immediate family members
Written January 14, 2013
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slazenger552
Davao City, Philippines1,105 contributions
Oct 2012 • Friends
The tuna industry in Gensan is growing and growing and because it's popular, it has become a tourist spot to those who visit Gensan. My Korean visitor loves to eat tuna and so he wanted to visit the fishport to see big size tuna. It was noontime and the bigger size tuna had been delivered. But still he wanted to see what's inside the port, so I brought him there. He enjoyed taking photos of the tuna and with some workers there.
The place is so wide and we were tired walking from one building to the other and even going out. You need to wear long pants and boots before you can enter. A valid identification card is left at the guard house for visitors to enter. There is no entrance fee except if you have vehicle, which is very minimal.
The place is so wide and we were tired walking from one building to the other and even going out. You need to wear long pants and boots before you can enter. A valid identification card is left at the guard house for visitors to enter. There is no entrance fee except if you have vehicle, which is very minimal.
Written November 19, 2012
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senthuj
Doha, Qatar17 contributions
Oct 2016 • Couples
I would highly recommend this place for tourists. You can go at 5-6:30 in the morning to see the large tuna and marlin come in from the larger fishing boats. The only cost is boots rental ₱20 per person. Kids and adults will have fun seeing all the types of fish and boats.
Written February 21, 2017
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Shugah Pauline G
5 contributions
Jan 2013 • Solo
I havent seen as many fish in my entire life and they are huge! To every fish lover out there. Its amazing here you should drop by and visit.
Written December 28, 2013
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Hi, I am planning on being in General Santos later this year or early next year and was wondering if there are any opportunities to go Tuna fishing. I hear General Santos has alot of Tuna in the area.
Written November 9, 2023
How much per kilo of yellow fin tuna and blue fin tuna in gensan today?
Written December 1, 2020
Good morning po, pwede ba po kayo mag supply sa Cavite? Sa Rosario fish port?
Written October 16, 2019
I think you do have to book, My brother in law has been many times with his work so he organised it, but in saying that he went to the Security Guard and sent us to the area to get white gum boots for a small hire fee.
Written August 24, 2019
Hi pwede po bang pumasyal sa loob ng fishing port im from manila..Gusto kong pumasyal sa area..
Written July 12, 2019
Hello, anyone know the way to get a boat to see or experience tuna fishing?
it is okay to just see how ppl there fishing tuna on the boat.
If anyone know the contact or information on it, please reply it :)
Thank you in advance.
Written May 10, 2019
I wasn't involved with the transaction so I can't tell you but my wife said they were good prices in the past.
Written April 7, 2019
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