TABLE OF CONTENTS MMK and Its Six Glorious Years National Tilapia Dialogue 2022 Wrapping Up the Development of the CPHMAIDP 2023-2027 The Editor’s Note Sardine Industry: Proving Its Strength Amid A New Challenge Hituan sa Babuyan: Hog raisers turn to aquaculture industry through DA-BFAR 348 16 21 26 Section 46 Lease of Fishponds (Excerpts from Republic Act No. 10654) What ISDA Name? 27 10 About the cover: The photo features technical personnel of the DA-BFAR’s National Freshwater Fisheries Technology Center (NFFTC) in Nueva Ecija as they perform induced breeding of African Catfish. Induced breeding is a modern fish breeding procedure wherein a hormone is introduced into the system of an organism through injection that would stimulate its release of eggs. This activity is part of the efforts of the Bureau to propagate the species, increase its production through aquaculture, and contribute to national food security. Photo by: BFAR-NFFTC
ADVISORY BOARD Atty. Demosthenes R. Escoto Director Isidro M. Velayo, Jr. Asst. Director for Research, Regulations and International Engagements Zaldy P. Perez 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 - Al-Zath K. Kunting, OIC 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: BALIKTANAW Umusad ang mga araw at buwan na halos hindi natin namamalayan. Lingid man sa ating kaalaman, katulad ng magsing-irog na marubdub ang pagmamahalan, patuloy ang naging paghalik ng alon sa dalampasigan. Samantala, sa di kalayuan, ang mga maliliksing kamay ng mga matitipunong mandaragat ay dalisay ang naging paghayuma ng kanilang lambat, sa piling ng bangkang kambal na nila sa buhay. Isang taon na naman ang lumipas. Sakay ng iisang bangka, ang industriya ng pangisdaan sa bawat taon ay naglalayag. Mahinahon man o kumukulo sa ngitngit ang karagatan, ang industriya ay patuloy na nagsasagwan dala ang pag-asang sa pag-angat ng lambat ay laksa ang biyaya mula sa pusod ng dagat. May araw na sagana at may araw na sobrang salat talaga. Magkagayunpaman, tuloy ang naging pagsagwan, nagpatuloy sa paglalayag. Sa pagtatapos ng taon, halina’t ating balikan ang mga nakaraang kaganapan sa ating industriya. Ipagdiwang ang mga naging tagumpay, hukayin ang mga aral sa mga naging kabiguan. Samasama nating hinulma ang mga tagumpay kung kaya’t marapat lamang na kilalanin ang ambag ng bawat isa. Sa pagharap ng panibagong hamon, humugot ng lakas at pakawalan ang isang bunting-hininga. Tapikin ang sarili at sabihing,kaya ko pa, magsusumikap at muling uukit ng bagong pag-asa. Sa muling pagdausdos ng bangka mula sa aplaya upang muling pumaibabaw sa mga alon, baunin natin ang isang inspirasyon. Maniwala tayong ang sektor ng pangisdaan ay mananatiling matatatag at ang tagumpay sa mga kasapi nito ay tiyak.
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FISH FILES 4th QUARTER 2022 | 27 GOLDBAND FUSILIER Pterocaesio chrysozona (Cuvier, 1830) An elongate fusiform, compressed fish (depth 3.4 to 4.0 times in standard length), with a small. Oblique mouth and a forked caudal fin with pointed lobes; dorsal and ventral profiles equally convex. Eye moderately large, diameter of orbit greater than snout length; teeth minute in 1 row in jaws; roof of mouth toothless. Dorsal fin with 10 slender, weak spines and 15 (rarely 14) soft rays; anal fin with 3 slender, weak spines and 12 (rarely 11) soft rays. Scales thin, 64 to 71 in lateral line; dorsal and anal fins half covered with sales; supratemporal bands of scales continuous across dorsal mid-line Inhabits shallow waters and rocky and coral reef areasfleshy 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 Oviparous, with numerous, small pelagic eggs Feeds on zooplankton in large midwater aggregations IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC) (Date assessed: 06 March 2015) CITES Status: Not Evaluated Source: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Pterocaesio-chrysozona.html Photo by John E. Randall, Ph.D