The basic economy of Aurora is agricultural. Copra, rice, rootcrops and banana are its principal agricultural products.Weaving, particularly of buntal hats, is a significant cottage industry.Fishing production canbe made greater in Dinagalan Bay and Casiguran Sound but it is believed to reduce because of over-fishing and sedimentation in Baler Bay.Fishing production can be increased in Casiguran Sound andDingalan Bay but Baler Bay�s is expected to diminish due to over-fishing and sedimentation. Aurora has maintained its forest cover but is under serious threats from logging. Isolation, inaccessibility, and exposure to typhoons have hampered the province�s development. Lumber, rattan and almaciga are its major forest resources. Its forest is under serious threats from cutting of trees for lumber by illegal loggers..