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Senate passes 14 bill establishing marine hatcheries in 12 provinces

Published Feb 1, 2022 12:53 pm

The Senate, by a vote of 21-0-0, has passed on third and final reading 14 local bills seeking the establishment of marine hatcheries in different parts of the country.

These are House Bill (HB) 7435 (Libon, Albay); HB 7544 (Sta. Lucia, Puerto Princesa, Palawan); HB 7547 (Batad, Iloilo); HB 7691 (Basilisa, Dinagat Islands); HB 9933 (Calbayog, Samar); HB 9934 (San Jose, Northern Samar); HBN 9935 (Samal, Davao del Norte); HB 9936 (Basey, Samar); HB 9937 (Carmen and Braulio E. Dujati, Davao del Norte); HB 9938 (Bombon, Camarines Sur); HB 9939 (Tibiao, Antique); HB 9940 (San Jose, Occidental Mindoro); HB 9941 (Sto. Domingo, Nueva Ecija); and HB 9942 (Bagac, Bataan).

Senator Cynthia S. Villar, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, and sponsor of these bills, stressed the importance of multi-species marine hatcheries in ensuring sustainable supply of marine products.

“We have a lot of catching up to do to support our fishing industry. Otherwise, we will compromise our food security. The hatcheries shall help solve the problem of dwindling fish supply in our country and secure the livelihood of small fishermen in the municipal waters,” Villar said.

Villar noted that fisheries in the Philippines make a significant contribution to the national economy in terms of income and employment. In 2018, the total fish production was estimated at 4.61 million metric tons and the fisheries sector contributed US$4.9 billion to the country’s economy in 2018.

Compared to other Southeast Asian nations, the Philippines is only No. 4 in marine capture after Indonesia, Vietnam, and Myanmar; No. 5 in inland municipal water fishery output compared to Myanmar, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Vietnam; and No. 3 with regard to aqua culture production after Indonesia and Vietnam, she pointed out.

“The building of more hatchery facilities to improve the country’s fish farming capability is one of the long-term solutions to improve productivity. The country’s traditional fishing grounds are getting overfished and the government needs to create breeding grounds and hatcheries to help arrest the dwindling fish stock,” Villar added.

Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz’’ Zubiri, Senators Juan Edgardo ‘’Sonny’’ M. Angara, Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, and Joel Villanueva were made co-sponsors of HBs 7691, 9934, 9935, 9936, 9937, 9938, 9939, 9940, 9941, and 9942.

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