BFAR introduces dojo fish culture
THE successful breeding in captivity of the dojo fish, also known as weather loach (misgurnus anguillicaudatus), at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Dagupan will be soon be taught to fish farmers in Sagada, Mt. Province where an abundance of the specie already exists.
Dr. Westly Rosario, center chief of the BFAR- National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center (NIFTDC), said while this fish is already known to be in the area, fish farmers have never really ventured into its culture, stock or hatchery.
Dojo is traded as an aquarium fish in Europe and America and as food in Japan, Korea and China where it is known as a “health food” that is rich in calcium.
“There’s a ready market,” Rosario said.
Rosario said in the mountain areas of Benguet, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Kalinga and Apayaao, dojo is also a primary fish food after having been introduced by the Japanese in the 1940s.
Dojo, whose population has been on the decline, can also be cultured in rice farm.
The BFAR-NIFTDC is doing artificial breeding by stripping to fertilize the fish’s eggs.
Rosario said dojo can feed on anything and does not need an aerator because of their special lungs.
Agriculture officials are set to arrive in Dagupan to learn about the dojo hatchery.–Eva Visperas
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