Mindanaotoday.com | BFAR 10 pushes marine life conservation educ on 59th FishCon Week
By: Christine Lyn Viajante
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region-10 (BFAR-10) opened the 59th Fisheries Conservation Week with activities uplifting the fishery sector and its marine ecosystem across Northern Mindanao, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.
Dubbed “Pagkain ng Bansa Siguruhin, Likas-Kayang Produksyon ng Isda Isulong Natin!” the celebration was welcomed with a holy mass and a motorcade that paraded through Cagayan de Oro city traffic.
Accompanied by enforcers and a drum and lyre band, the bureau passed through the city stealing citizens’ attention to remind each and everyone’s role in sustainably managing the country’s fishing stocks and aquamarine ecosystem.
Spearheading the annual event was the bureau’s regional director Teodoro Bacolod Jr. who reiterated the bureau’s commitment and mandates on the conservation and protection of aquatic resources.
“Without sacrificing the natural fishery supply that existed in our waters, we must also equally address our people’s challenge on food security. This week, we will strengthen our education campaign on fisheries management, regulation, and enforcement to those who are still poorly informed about these,” elaborated Bacolod.
To commence the educational campaign, Mindanao State University of Naawan’s (MSU-Naawan) dean of the school of marine fisheries and technology, Dr. Dan Arriesgado, instilled an in-depth understanding of the obstacles faced by the fishery stock section through a comprehensive, and timely presentation to the bureau’s employees.
“Our marine environment is drastically affected by natural phenomena and man-made activities. Let us learn to immolate days of no fishing for the brood stock to spawn, in order to earn a lot more than the days that we’ve given up,” motivated Arriesgado.
Furthermore, the BFAR 10’s Fisheries Resources and Management Section (FRMS) revealed a series of undertakings scheduled by the bureau for the next week.
It included successive training, agri-aqua fairs, market and landing denials, coastal clean-ups, turnover of fishery inputs, fingerling dispersals, seaborne operations, and contests advocating marine life conservation. (CLV | BFAR10)
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