Soon, only clustered fish pens in city’s rivers
DAGUPAN, with help from the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC) of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, is set to rationalize a clustered allocation of specific fishing structures in the city’s rivers.
The plan is part of the local government’s management strategy for the city’s natural resources alongside the development of the aquaculture industry.
At the same time, Mayor Belen T. Fernandez has instructed the City Agriculture Office to stop the construction of all kinds of structures other than legal fishpens as the city prepares the plan.
Fernandez, together with City Engineer Virginia V. Rosario and Dr. Westly R. Rosario, NIFTDC chief, inspected last Thursday the 30-meter wide navigational lane from the previous 20 meters along the river of Calmay as part of the city’s ‘Sa Ilog Ko, May Pagbabago’ program.
“We want to make sure na hindi apektado ang lahat ng mga daanan ng mga motorboats. After this, we will plan kung saan ilalagay ang mga surewin, batikwas, skylab at skyblue kaya for the meantime hindi muna natin papayagang mag-mushroom ang mga kahalintulad na mga structures sa ilog natin,” Fernandez said.
Dr. Rosario, for his part, said the widening of the navigational lane was the result of the workshops and consultations conducted by the city determined that a 20-meter wide lane is “very narrow”.
He added that the distances between structures have also been considered from 10 meters to 30 meters.
“We will, however, consider the wisdom of our fisherfolks who would like that certain structures should be together because of their symbiotic relationship,” Rosario explained.
Dr. Rosario further said that Fernandez has already approved the mounting of a business permit plate in every structure to identify those who are operating legitimately and those who are not.
Meanwhile, owners that use electric to light up their ponds have been advised to shift to petromax as an alternative power source in order to avoid any hazard to the fishermen and boat commuters.—with report from CIO
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