Mindanaotoday.com | MisOr fisherfolk to benefit 30K bangus fingerlings from BFAR-10
CAGAYAN DE ORO – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region-10 (BFAR-10), thru its Provincial Fisheries Office of Misamis Oriental (PFO MisOr), dispersed a total of 30,000 milkfish (bangus) fingerlings in the municipalities of Manticao and Lugait, Misamis Oriental.
As part of the intervention to increase fisheries production in region 10, the Hugpong sa Baybayon Fisherfolk Association of Manticao and Poblacion Fisherfolk Association received 15,000 bangus fingerlings stocked for each of their Norwegian Cages.
Altogether, 52 fisherfolk benefited from the distribution; 18 members from Manticao and 34 members from Lugait.
Leaders from the said associations expressed their gratitude to the bureau as it holds to its commitment for the continuous support in uplifting the lives of the fisherfolk and the fishing sector in the region.
With the active involvement and cooperation of the beneficiaries and local government units of the two municipalities, the stocking of bangus fingerlings commenced smoothly in their respective area of jurisdiction.
In three to four months, each of the associations’ cages will be harvested and expected to yield a marketable-sized bangus in an accumulated average weight of 4,500 kilograms which would generate an income of approximately P756,000 if granted the usual 90% survival rate.
Other than the distribution of bangus fingerlings, PFO MisOr just concluded its training on ‘Bangus Culture in Cage’ to refresh, improve, and highlight salient parts of the said economic activity to respective fisherfolks. (CLViajante | PFOMisOr | BFAR-10)