Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Councillor calls for more aquaculture programs in the Philippines

A local Councillor in the Philippines, has called for more action by saying that city agriculture office should upgrade its aquaculture program to include raising siganid (malaga), grouper (lapu-lapu) and other species to augment the income of the fisher folks. The issue surfaced after several fisher folks from Barangay Calmay manifested their experiences after their fish pens and other fishing structures were demolished more than a year ago to clear the city’s rivers for dredging.

To compensate, the city government launched oyster farming and other kinds of livelihood in the communities as an alternative. Arnold Vinoya, a resident of the place, said" his family has been struggling financially since their fish pen was dismantled. Instead of going to school, my children have to work themselves to augment our family’s income,” he added. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of 'PPLAPP' click here.
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