Act to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, Amending Republic Act No. 8550, Otherwise Known As “The Philippine Fisheries Code Of 1998,” at Purok 2 Croshed, Brgy. Linaon, Cauayan, Negros Occidental dated April 30, 2016, with 164 beneficiaries. With the expertise of Prof. Mario N. Abeto and Prof. Noel Lebrilla both PNAP coordinator who serves as resource speakers of the said activity.
Training Seminar on High Volume, Low Density Tilapia Fish Cages
Gemora – Chua Agrarian Reform Cooperative (G-CARC), a duly registered cooperative, adopted and established four (4) 27m3 (3m x 3m x 3m) High Volume Low Density (HVLD) floating fish cages technology stocked with tilapia from the finfish hatchery at Binalbagan Campus.
Partial harvest, which was conducted after ninety days of culture, reaped Php 12, 530 in gross sales.
Binalbagan Campus conducted a training seminar on High Volume Low Density (HVLD) floating fish cages technology and Aqua Silviculture Projects at 3J’s Beach Resort, Bulata, Cauayan, Negros Occidental.
Speakers were Prof. Roger Ray S. Manzano, Dr. Heide G. Taleon, Dr. Mario N. Abeto, Prof. Noel N. Lebrilla, Prof. Desiderio E. Omen, Jr. and Prof. Rolando T. Esparagoza.
The training seminar was attended by a total of sixty beneficiaries of G-CARC, Linaon Sustenance Fisherfolk Association, Caliling Environment Friendly Production Association, Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Incorporated and private fish cage operators.
HVLD fish cage project is located at Biga-a Dam while Aqua Silviculture – Mudcrab Project is located at the Danjugan Island, Bulata, Cauayan, Negros Occidental.
