A boodle fight was held in Rosario, Cavite, on Sept. 10 to promote the seafood industry after the Bataan oil spill (Photo courtesy of Sid Samaniego/MANILA BULLETIN)
CAVITE—The local government unit (LGU) of Rosario held a fish port boodle fight on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to show to the public that locally caught fish and seafood are now safe to eat.
Rosario Public Information Officer Sid Samaniego told the Manila Bulletin that the local fish trade bore the brunt of the recent shellfish ban imposed by the provincial government on Aug. 1 due to the Bataan oil spill.
The shellfish ban was lifted on Aug. 29 after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared shellfish from Cavite safe to consume.
Present during the fish port boodle fight were local officials, barangay captains, socio-civic groups, and organizations of fisherfolk and fish vendors.
A boodle fight was held in Rosario, Cavite, on Sept. 10 to promote the seafood industry after the Bataan oil spill (Photo courtesy of Sid Samaniego/MANILA BULLETIN)
Participants feasted on various local seafood, including shrimps, blue crabs, mussels, and the following fish: tuna, tulingan, kabayas, alumahan, albakora, bakoko, and lawlaw.
Fisherfolk and fish vendors hope the event will restore the local seafood industry to its former strength and help them recover from financial losses caused by the oil spill.
Fishing is the primary livelihood of many residents of the coastal municipality, which is hailed as the Tinapang Salinas Capital of the Philippines.