ILOILO CITY (PIA) – The "Tienda sa FishCon" food exhibit during the 60th National Fish Conservation (FishCon) Week this year features a variety of fish and fishery products from the provinces across the Western Visayas region like seaweed crackers, bangus lumpia, bangus siomai, artisanal sea salt roasted with lemon grass, and mussel kropek, among others.

A total of 14 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) from the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Negros Occidental were given the opportunity to feature their products in the seafood trade and exhibit displayed at the DA-BFAR Regional Office, Muelle St., Iloilo City.

Meanwhile, a series of webinars dubbed “Fish Talk sa FishCon” conducted from September 18 to 22 tackled several topics such as Learnings from Artificial Reef, Development Program on Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB), Aquatic Animal Health Management and Quarantine Measures, and Development of Farmers’ Cooperatives.

be done on Sept. 21 in Barotac Viejo, Iloilo, and the towns of San Remigio and Valderrama in Antique.

Guided by the theme this 2023, “Masaganang Pangisdaan, Maunlad na Ekonomiya”, the nationwide observation held every third week of September is in accordance with Presidential Proclamation No. 316, series of 2017, as part of the annual Maritime and Archipelagic Month or “Mana Mo” observance in the country.

Mana Mo was designed to integrate and synchronize efforts of all maritime-related events to achieve unity of message and purpose while raising public awareness about a wide range of marine and archipelagic issues. (AGP/PIA 6 with reports from DA-BFAR 6)