Seafood Processing Plant back in operations
WORKERS have been called back in and the machines are grinding, signaling the resumption of operations of the Philippine-Korea Seafood Processing Plant in Dagupan last week.
The plant, built from a P120-million grant from the Korean government, was idle for several months after its test run late last year due to lack of raw supply for processing.
The operation was resumed following a two-ton order from businessmen in the city.
The seafood plant can process as much as five tons of fish and hold up to 40 tons of seafood per day.
Its facilities include unloading docks, chilling, deboning, freezing, vacuum packing, storage and refrigeration.
Vice Mayor Belen Fernandez, whose family owns and operates fishponds, called on fish producers to reserve part of their harvest for fish processing in the plant.
Fernandez also reiterated her position that the plant’s management and operation should remain under the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
Mayor Benjamin Lim has been seeking the transfer of the plant’s operations to the city government.
The Department of Agriculture is currently studying the proposal and is expected to make a decision soon.
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