ni Lolet Abania | February 3, 2022
Matapos ang tatlong buwan, binawi na rin ang ipinatupad na “closed fishing season” sa hilagang-silangan ng Palawan, ayon sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
Sa isang advisory, ipinahayag ng BFAR na nitong Martes, Pebrero 1, na-lift na ang itinakdang closed fishing season sa Palawan.
“The closed fishing season in northeastern Palawan, which prohibited the use of purse seine, ringnet and bagnet in catching roundscad (galunggong) within the conservation area, has been lifted yesterday, February 1, 2022,” ani BFAR.
Matatandaan na sa isang joint initiative ng gobyerno, fisheries sector, at iba pang stakeholders, na nilagdaan noong 2015, ang closing o pagsasara ng fishing season sa hilagang-silangang bahagi ng Palawan ay ginagawa mula Nobyembre hanggang Enero taon-taon.
“The closed fishing season was initiated to protect and replenish the population of the Decapterus species, also known as galunggong, during its peak spawning season and regulate the use of purse seine, ringnet and bagnet in catching the galunggong within the conservation area northeast of Palawan from November to January every year,” paliwanag ng BFAR.
Una nang inanunsiyo ni Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary William Dar na inaprubahan niya ang importasyon ng 60,000 metric tons (MT) ng mga isda para sa unang quarter ng 2022 upang madagdagan ang lokal na produksyon sa gitna ng inaasahang kakulangan nito.
Inaprubahan ni Dar ang importasyon ng tinatawag na small pelagic fishes gaya ng round scad o galunggong, dahil aniya sa naging projection ng BFAR na potensiyal na supply deficiency na aabot sa 119,000 MT nito sanhi ng closed fishing season.
Ayon pa sa opisyal, matinding naapektuhan din ng Bagyong Odette ang sektor ng pangisdaan habang ani Dar, “We cannot say [whether the] fishing sector will be normal.”
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