Fish Museum opens in May
BANGUS FESTIVAL ATTRACTION
DAGUPAN City, known as the bangus capital of the country, is set to formally launch a first-of-its kind living fish museum of indigenous fish found in its river system during the Bangus Festival next month.
Emma Molina, city agriculturist, said locally known live fish species and fish structures found in this city will be showcased in the half-hectare space along a coastal area of the Pantal-Calmay River.
It will be one of the attractions of the Island Tours.
Among those on display will be ‘surewin’, ‘batikwas’, and ‘skylab fishing structures used by the city’s fisherfolk.
‘Surewin’ is a local term of small fishermen for a fish structure that promises sure harvest, instant win.
“Batikwas uses a lighted lamp and a bait to attract fish and lowers the net at dawn, the net is lifted and the fish goes down to a pocket-like portion of the structure.
‘Skylab’ looks like a rocket made of bamboo poles with a net facing where the water flows so that fish could easily get in.
“It’s a living fish museum because all the fishes caught there in the gears or structures are alive,” Molina said.
Fishermen will be on hand to explain their tools and livelihood to visitors.
Around the area is also an oyster zone about six to seven hectares wide that used to be occupied by fish pens. Oysters, during harvest season, yield about 100 petro cans a day here, Molina said.
There is also the tala-isdaan or a combination of talaba and isdaan, mixed in one culture area. (Tita Roces)
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