The Freshwater Fish Hatchery Farm Station of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) based in Barangay Taritien, Narra, Palawan has distributed more than 100,000 Tilapia fry and fingerlings to fish farmers and government agencies in Puerto Princesa and Palawan in an effort to boost freshwater fishery production and increase the population of tilapia.
BFAR said that this June 2020, they provided 38,000 fry and fingerlings for the correctional facility Iwahig Prison and Penal Farm (IPPF). The Tilapia fry and fingerlings were received by IPPF officers and personnel led by Senior Superintendent Raul Levite of the Bureau of Corrections.
The BFAR’s hatchery farm in Narra likewise received some 100,000 Tilapia fry and fingerlings for the Local Government Unit of Brooke’s Point.
Aside from BuCor-IPPF and LGU Brooke’s Point, three fish farmers from Narra and Sofronio Espanola towns also received 7,000 Tilapia fry and fingerlings.
Last month, the regional office of BFAR based in Calapan City announced that they have introduced innovations in conducting fishery livelihood trainings through online platform or E-learning specifically for the Training on Tilapia Culture and Management.
BFAR MIMAROPA said that they continuously trained fisherfolks and other interested groups and individuals in an effort to help uplift their lives and socio-economic conditions by engaging into fishery-related livelihood endeavors
Tilapia culture in many parts of the country promised opportunities for improvement of the rural economy. In the Philippines, tilapia is the second most important fish species that is farmed to improve food security and alleviate poverty.