City sets aquaculture symposium
STAKEHOLDERS in Dagupan City’s rivers will meet on September 28-29 for the Aquaculture Practitioners Symposium, a multi-sectoral gathering initiated by the city government.
Representatives from the academe, financing institutions, government agencies, and those whose livelihood depend on marine products and dock and river services are expected to attend.
The event aims to define a policy direction that will ensure a clean, productive and sustainable river system in the city in the next three years under the Lim administration.
City Agriculturist Emma Molina, symposium organizer, said the city government seeks to bring about a sustainable development of the river for the long-term livelihood of all stakeholders.
“The symposium will be geared towards crafting and developing a viable bangus industry roadmap and ultimately ensure an agreement among the stakeholders that they will do their share and contribute their efforts towards attaining set goals,” Molina said.
Mayor Benjamin Lim earlier announced that he intends to call for a one-year moratorium on all existing big business activity in the city’s rivers, particularly fish pen constructions to give the rivers a “long overdue breathing spell”.
Among the stakeholders invited to the symposium are fish vendors (MADAVFE) , fishpond operators, deboners /processors ( smoking/drying) marginal fisherfolk operating the so-called Skylabs, Surewin , Sky Blue, Batikwas and small fishermen (sigay and tabal), fishpond caretakers and financiers, feed dealers, consignacion operators, ice dealers, boatmen, bangus sorters, fish baggage boys, FARMC members, accredited NGOs and fry/fingerlings traders.
Representatives from Land Bank, Development Bank, Philippine Crop Insurance, Quedancor, Cooperative Development Authority, and private bankers will also be invited.
State colleges and universities including the Technical Skills and Development Authority (TESDA) and Department of Education are also expected to participate and share their expertise on research and study-models on aquaculture.
Among the topics listed for discussion are alternative options for aquaculture like fish caging, sustainable aquaculture practices (feeds and feeding, water quality management), high value fish culture, available funding windows and programs and rationalizing the city’s aquaculture sector for revenue generation and sustainable livelihood development.
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