TABLE OF CONTENTS Unwavering Commitment and Loyalty to the Country: DA-BFAR Celebrates 75th Anniversary UN-FAO Delegates Visit PH, Assist in PSMA implementation DA-BFAR celebrates MANA Mo 2022 and 59th Fish Conservation Week The Editor’s Note Establishing the Country’s First-Ever Indigenous Freshwater Fish Hatchery DA-BFAR Kickstarts Pantabangan Aquaculture Park for Nueva Ecija Fisherfolk and Residents 347 16 21 26 Section 45 Disposition of Public Lands for Fishery Purpose (Excerpts from Republic Act No. 10654) What ISDA Name? 27 10 About the cover: The photo captures a portion of the fish production area at the Pantabangan reservoir in Nueva Ecija. In the foreground are rows of sleek and white HDPE cages floating on the water’s surface, brimming with the promise of a bountiful fish production. This project aims to increase the production of freshwater aquaculture species such as Tilapia and improve the livelihood of under-resourced and far-flung fishing communities in the said province. Photo by DA-BFAR Region III 22nd National Tuna Congress: Braving Rough Seas Toward A Better Tomorrow 23
ADVISORY BOARD Nestor D. Domendon DA-BFAR Officer-In-Charge Isidro Velayo, Jr. Asst. Director for Research, Regulations and International Engagements Atty. Demosthenes R. Escoto Asst. Director for Administrative Services Sammy A. Malvas Asst. Director for Operations EDITORIAL BOARD Nazario C. Briguera Editor-in-Chief Kaye Kirsteen M. Alegado Junior Editor Mary Joyce S. Kipte Mark Kevin P. Reginio Renielle N. Capanzana Christine C. Fabro Xeane Izec T. Atienza Writers Joyce Ann A. Javier Jade Ronn R. Ambrosio Lay-out Artists Glaiza R. Hernandez Technical Researcher Crisel S. Marcelo Distribution Zoilo M. Aquino Randy Emmanuel M. Dela Cruz and Regional Information Officers Photographers Regional Advisers Regional Directors CAR - Lilibeth Signey I - Rosario Segundina Gaerlan II - Angel Encarnacion III - Wilfredo Cruz NCR - Hannibal Chavez IVA - Sammy Malvas IVB - Elizer Salilig V - Nelson Bien VI - Remia Aparri VII - Allan Poquita VIII – Juan Albaladejo IX - Isidro Velayo, Jr. X - Teodoro Bacolod, Jr. XI – Raul Millana XII - Usop Pendaliday, Jr. XIII - Nilo S. Katada, Ph.D. BARMM Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Agrarian Reform - Minister Mohammad Yacob Regional Information Officers Rodelyn Foronda Remely Lachica Jamille Ann Estolas Rhodamel Soriano Aileen Silva Jemimah Keren Carag Mildred Alan Rosalie Cuyugan Lanie RJ Lamyong Elvira Lutero Mary Frietzy R. Alvarez Dennis Macalindong Veverlyn Samadan Jenie Gardon-Loyola Jessica Cordova Nonie Enolva Joel Abalayan Alma Saavedra Christine Gresola Imelda Kimpa Jessie Acapulco Jixselynn Portacion Ma. Erika Kristabelle Guerrero Omar Sabal Andy Ordoña Concepcion Canlas Johanna Mae Padama The Fish Files Magazine is published by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and distributed free of charge to interested individuals and institutions associated with fisheries and aquatic resources. You may send contributions to: The Editor, Fish Files Magazine Fisheries Building Complex, BPI Compound, Visayas Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City Email: [email protected] [email protected] THE EDITOR’S NOTE About the cover: SEIZING THE BEAUTY AND BOUNTY OF OUR SEAS The DA-BFAR’s celebration of the Fish Conservation Week and Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month or MANA Mo was promulgated by virtue of Proclamation No. 316, series of 2017. Celebrated every September of the year, MANA Mo and FISHCON are focused on highlighting the country as an archipelago endowed with vast fisheries and aquatic resources. As a twin celebration, both MANA Mo and FISHCON seize the beauty and bounty of our seas to stand out at the center stage. While MANA Mo highlights the maritime and archipelagic heritage of the Philippines, FISHCON on the other hand, enjoins all Filipinos to unite their efforts in ensuring the sustainability of the country’s fisheries and aquatic resources. This year’s 59th Fish Conservation Week theme, “Pagkain ng Bansa Siguruhin, Likas-Kayang Produksyon ng Isda, Isulong Natin,” urges us to rally behind the government’s goal of achieving “food selfsufficiency.” It is a reminder that fisheries resource conservation efforts must ultimately redound to sustainable local fish production. Just like any other events that are truly worth celebrating, MANA Mo and FISHCON must always be anticipated by the whole nation every year because of their significance to the Philippines as an archipelagic country. We are challenged, however, that the colors we add to the celebration should result in sound policies and actions on effective maritime and fisheries governance. After all, the true measure of echoing any advocacy is to seize the inclusive progress it creates for its stakeholders today and beyond.
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FISH FILES 3rd QUARTER 2022 | 27 BLOCH’S GIZZARD SHAD Nematalosa nasus (Bloch, 1795) Distributed in Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden north to the Persian Gulf, then eastward to the Andaman Sea, South China Sea and the Philippines, and north to southern tip of Korea. Also reported from Durban Bay in South Africa based on a single juvenile Known from estuaries and coastal areas, occasionally ascending into the upper reaches of the tidal zone Body rather deep, its depth about 34-41% of standard length, belly with 17-20 + 9-13 scutes, total 28-32 scutes; anterior arm of pre-operculum with the third infra-orbital bone immediately above it, no fleshy gap between; mouth inferior, lower jaw strongly flared outward; last dorsal finray filamentous; pectoral axillary scale present; hind edge of scales distinctly toothed; a dark spot behind gill opening. Resembles Nematalosa galatheae, which has spots along the flank and a smooth hind edge to scales; Nematalosa arabica, N. come and N. japonica all have a distinct fleshy triangular area above the anterior arm of the pre-operculum and none have toothed scale edges; no other clupeid in the distribution area of Nematalosa nasus has a filamentous dorsal finray IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC) (Date assessed: 03 December 2019) CITES Status: Not Evaluated Source: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Nematalosa-nasus.html Photo by John E. Randall