QUIRINO -- A series of training on aquaculture has been conducted in Aglipay and Diffun, Quirino to boost fisheries production and achieve fish sufficiency in the landlocked province.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said several selected fisheries technicians from the local government units of Diffun and Maddela were trained and taught the principles of Tilapia Hatchery Management and fingerling production this March.
The Hatchery aims to provide the fingerling requirements of fish farmers in the province.
The hatchery project will also reduce mortality during transport as experienced by fish farmers who used to get their fingerlings from neighboring provinces.
Fisheries experts from DA-BFAR served as resource speakers during the Hands-on Training on Grow-out Culture and Management of Freshwater Species at barangays Cabugao and Dumabel in Aglipay, Quirino. Fishpond owners participated in the training witnessed by Dr. Emma L. Ballad, Mr. Christopher B. Casco, Provincial Fisheries Officer of Quirino, BFAR aquaculture experts, and LGU staff.
On February, the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 2 (DA-BFAR R02) in coordination with LGUs, dispersed 5,537,806 pcs of milkfish (bangus) fingerlings to target fisherfolk beneficiaries in Cagayan as part of the agency’s continuing efforts to boost fish production.
The distribution was funded by DA under its Quick Relief Fund (QRF).