The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has announced the start of the closed fishing season in Northern Palawan on November 1, 2021. This is to further boost the growing abundance of galunggong in the province.
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PNA File Photo MANILA - The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Wednesday announced the start of the closed fishing season in northern Palawan to allow galunggong (roundscad) to thrive. The DA-BFAR said during three-month suspension of fishing from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31, 2022, the use of purse seine, ring net, and bag net is prohibited in catching "galunggong" within the conservation area of northeast of Palawan. Serving as a conservation measure, this policy is aimed towards protecting the species during its peak spawning season, and further addressing overfishing, climate change, among other concerns, the DA-BFAR said. DA-BFAR's practice of closed fishing season started seven years ago, yielding positive results as the "galunggong" catch significantly increase in the area. Based on the National Stock Assessment Program of the DA-BFAR and the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, catch estimates of the s
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Wednesday announced the start of the closed fishing season in Northern Palawan to further boost the growing abundance of galunggong.
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The price of galunggong within the National Capital Region (NCR) is expected to go down in the coming weeks, with the lifting of the three-month closed fishing season in Palawan, which supplies 95 percent of galunggong being sold in Navotas Fish Port Complex, the largest fish port in Southeast Asia.
A statement on Tuesday showed that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) already lifted the three-month closed fishing season on round scad or galunggong in northeastern Palawan on January 31, 2021.
(MB file, Mark Balmores)
This marks the sixth year since it was first implemented in 2015.
With the opening of the galunggong-rich northeastern Palawan, the supply of galunggong in the wet markets of Metro Manila is set to increase.