Restituto Reyes, 64, a milkfish (bangus) grower from Binmaley, Pangasinan, receives fingerlings from Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1 Director Remely Lachica (second from right) and Samahan ng Magbabangus ng Pangasinan (SAMAPA) president Christopher Sibayan (left). Also in the photo is Pangasinan Provincial Fisheries Officer Antonieta Evangelista. (Photo by Yolanda Sotelo)
BINMALEY, Pangasinan — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 1 (BFAR-1) on Saturday (June 6) distributed milkfish (bangus) and siganid fry, as well as fishing equipment, to the Samahan ng Magbabangus ng Pangasinan (SAMAPA) during the group’s second anniversary celebration.
The assistance package included 80,000 bangus fry and 1,000 siganid fry produced at BFAR’s Regional Mariculture Technology Demonstration Center in Alaminos City, where the agency operates hatcheries for various fish commodities.
Earlier, BFAR had provided SAMAPA with 25,000 bangus fry, which the organization raised into fingerlings over a two-month period. These fingerlings were distributed on Saturday to selected members of the association.
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