More Bangus fish cagesto increase fish supply

The Provincial Government of Bohol through the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) in collaboration
with the Department of Agriculture and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) are putting their
resources together to put up more Bangus fish cages in the coastal towns in Bohol to be operated or managed by the
fisherfolks associations to boost fish production.

To date, the province of Bohol has 100 units of Bangus fish cages to include the five new designs which were
being made-up of PVC pipes that would long last up to several years compared to the reliability and durability of
cages made – up of bamboo.

The Bangus fish cages that were made-up of bamboo that have been managed and operated by PGBh assisted
fisherfolks associations/organizations are situated in the following: Canigaan Farmer and Fisherfolks Organization,
1 unit in Canigaan, Sandingan, Loon; Bonbon Farmers and Fishermen’s Association , 2 units (Bonbon, Calape);
Kapunungan sa mga Manginmgisda sa San Isidro, 1 unit (San Isidro, Calape); Lomboy Carpenters, Framers and
Fishwermen’s Association, 1 unit (Poblacion, Calape); Association of CRM Workers, 2 units (Poblacion, Calape);
Cruz Small Fisherfolk Association, 1 unit (Cruz, Buenavista), Cambuhat Enterprise Development and Fisheries
Association, 1 unit (Cambuhat, Buenavista);

Epo Fishermen’s Association, 1 unit (East Poblacion, Albur); Bool and Mansasa Uswagong Galantaw sa
Asosyong Yano, 1 unit (Mansasa, Tagbilaran), Purok 1, Pandanon Marginal Fishermen Association, 1 unit
(Pandanon Island, Getafe); Kahugpungan sa Gagmay’ng Mananagat sa Jandayan Sur (KAGAMAJAS), 1 unit
(Jandayan Sur, Getafe); Nasingin Fisherfolk and Mangrove Planters Association, 1 unit (Nasingin Island, Getafe);
Tipolo Fisherfolks and Farmers Multi-sectoral Assoiation, 1 unit (Tipolo, Ubay); Kahugpungan sa Gagmay’ng
Mananagat ug Mag-uuma sa Sinandigan (KAGAMMASI), 1 unit (Sinandigan, Ubay); Union Fisherfolks And
Seaweeds Association, 1 unit (Union, Ubay);

Humay-Humay Fisherfolks Association, 1 unit (Humay-Humay, Ubay); Tapal Farmers and Fisherfolk
Association, 1 unit (Tapal, Ubay); San Isidro Fisherfolks Association, 1 unit (Tapal, Ubay); Tapon Fisherfolk
ASSSSOCIATION, 1 UNIT (Tapon, Ubay); Biabas Farmers and Fishermen’s Association, 1 unit (Biabas, Ubay);
Cuya Farmers and Fisherfolks Association, 3 units (Cuya, Ubay); Juagdan Fisherfolk Association, 2 units (Juagdan,
Ubay); Del Mar Fishermen’s Association, 1 unit (Del Mar, Mabini); Valaga Fishermen’s Association, 1 unit (Valaga,
Mabini); Kapunungan sa Gagmay’ng Mananagat sa Tabon, 2 units (San Francisco, Talibon);Sun-ok Farmers and
Fishermen’s Association, 2 units (Sto. Nino, Talibon); Busalian Pumpboat Operators Association, 2 units (Busalian,
Talibon);

Tanon Seaweeds Farmers Association, 2 units (San Francisco, Talibon); Paunungan sa Gagmay’ng Mangingisda
sa Bagacay, 2 units (Bagacay, Talibon); Abucay Fishermen’s Association, 2 units (San Agustin, Talibon); PAMO
Fishermen’s Association, 2 units (Poblacion, Talibon), Tabon Young Farmers Association, 2 units (San Francisco,
Talibon);Panagbuan Fishermen’ss Association, 2 units (Panagbuan, Talibon); San Vicente Fishermen’s Association,
2 units (San Vicente, Talibon); Suba Agri Fishery Development Association, 2 units (Suba, Talibon); Cataban Agri

Fishery Development Association, 2 units (Cataban, Talibon); Busalian Agriculture and Fisheries Development
Association, 2 units (Busalian, Talibon); Suba Farmers and Fisherfolk Association, 2 unit (Suba, Talibon);
Pulangyuta Fisherfolk Association, 2 u8nits (San Francisco, Talibon); Bagacay Fish Cage Workers and
Fishermen’s Association, 2 units (Bagacay, Talibon); Hugpong Mananagat sa Sambag Bien Unido, 2 units (Puerto
San Pedro, Bien Unido); Gagmay’ng Mananagat sa Alegria,2 units (Alegria, Bien Unido); Hingotanan West
Fishermen Asssociation, 1 unit (Hingotanan, West Bien Unido); Nagkahugpong Mananagat ug Mag-uuma sa Nueva
Esperanza,1 unit (Nueva Esperanza); Maomawan Fishermen Association, 1 unit (Maomawan, Bien Unido);
Nagkahiusang Gagmay’ng Mananagat sa Pinamgo, 1 unit (Pinamgo, Bien Unido); Nueva Estrella Farmers and
Fishermen’s Association for Development, 1 unit (Nueva Estrella, Bien Unido);

Bilangbilangan East Fishermen’s Association, 1 unit (Bilangbilangan East, Bien Unido); 1 unit (Bilangbilangan
West Fishermen’s Association, 1 unit (Bilangbilangan West, Bien Unido);Nagkahiusang Mananagat sa Puerto San
Pedro, 1 unit (Puerto San Pedro, Bien Unido); Bien Unido Poblacion Small Fishermen’s Association, 1 unit
(Pobl;acion, Bien Unido); Mandawa Farmers and Fishermen’s Associationn, 1 unit (Mandawa Bien UNido); and
Tuboran East Seaweeds Farmers Association, 1 unit in Tuboran, Bien Unido, Bohol.

While the six High Density Polyethylene Bangus Fish Cages which were being made-up of PVC pipes are being
managed/operated by the fisherfolks association are situated in the following: Guindacpan Marine Protected Area
Management Board (MPAMB), 1 unit in Guindacpan, Talibon; Bilangbilangan East Fishermen’s Association
(BEPA), 1 unit (Bilangbilangan, Bien UNido); Auiningnong PPondok sa Yanong Mananagat (APYM), 1 unit
(Aguining and Saguise, CPG); Kahugpungan sa Gagmay’ng Mananagat sa Saguise (KAGAMASA), 1 unit (Saguise,
CPG); Nagkahiusang Mananagat sa Asinan, 1 unit (Asinan, Buenavista); and the Kahugpungan sa Gagmay’ng
Mananagat ug Mag-uuma sa Sinandigan (KAGAMMASI).

The High- Density Polyethylene Bangus fish cage were funded by Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rural
Development Project-Global Environment Facility (DA-PRDP GEF) are durable compared to cages that were made
by bamboo that would only last for three years.

Provincial Agriculturist Liza M. Quirog when she inpected the Canigaan Bangus Fish Cage in Canigaan,
Sandingan, Loon last Wednesdasy underscored the importance of fish cages to increase fish production in Bohol. By
Atoy Cosap

FISH CAGES. Provincial Agriculturist Liza M. Quirog inspects and gives feeds the aqua-cultured Bangus fish in
Canigaan Farmer and Fisherfolks Organization Bangus Fish Cage, Canigaan, Sandingan, Loon, Bohol last
Wednesday as she underscored the important of fish cages to boost fish production in Bohol.