Batanes fisheries sector gets assistance to boost production

TUGUEGARAO CITY: The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here is presently undertaking a number of projects intended to fast-track development of the fisheries sector in Batanes province.

Batanes Provincial Fisheries Action Officer Angel Encarnacion said they have recently launched a Community-Based Multi-Species Hatchery (CBMSH) in Sabtang town, in collaboration with the Sabtang National School of Fisheries. The facility will produce post larvae of high value species such as sea cucumber and sea urchin, and tilapia and siganids fingerlings.