
LAGAWE, Ifugao (PIA) - - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is resolute in its efforts of sustaining livelihood of fisherfolk around the Magat Dam for increased production and income.
BFAR-Cordillera Regional Director Lilibeth L. Signey, Ifugao Vice Governor Glenn D. Prudenciano, and other BFAR and local officials led the turn-over of five units of High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) circular fish cages worth P3,880,715.00 to the beneficiaries on July 13.
The recipient organizations namely Progressive Organization (Halag 1 and 2) and Halag Aqua Fisherfolk Association ( Halag 3 and 4), both in Aguinaldo; United Christian Fisherfolk and Farmers Association and Riverside Rural Improvement Club, both in Alfonso Lista, and the Maguitawa Farmers and Fisherfolk Association in Mayoyao each received a HDPE fish cage with a 10-meter diameter and 6-meter depth stocked with 12,000 pieces tilapia fingerlings.
BFAR-CAR also provided 400 sacks of feeds to the beneficiaries.
The assistance provided are under the Fish Cage Livelihood Project in line with Republic Act 11321 known as the Farmers and Fisherfolk Enterprise Development Program or Sagip Saka Act of 2019.
The project adopted the use of HDPE materials to provide a more durable fish cage frame and structure that will last almost a lifetime, and its design is circular in shape to be more resilient to the impacts of wind and waves during the occurrence of undesirable weather disturbances.
The BFAR in 2021 also turned over one HDPE fish cage each to Ybanag Fisherfolk and Farmers Association, Namnama Fisherfolk Association, Sto. Domingo Farmers and Fisherfolk Association, Progressive Organization and Halag Aqua Fisherfolk Association in Alfonso Lista and Aguinaldo. (JDP/MBL- PIA CAR, Ifugao)


