Fisherfolks get support for livelihood CARAGA, Davao Oriental, Sept. 17, 2013 (PIA)— Fisherfolks’ associations recently received new fishing boats in Caraga, Davao Oriental one of the coastal towns hit by typhoon Pablo last December. Financed by the Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) under its Quick Response Fund for Fisherfolk Victims of Typhoon Pablo and in partnership with the provincial government, a total of 239 fishermen benefited on the seventy units motorized banca and 210 non-motorized ones that were provided. While these new boats will replace the ones slashed by strong winds and capsized by the huge waves, pounding through the east coast during the supertyphoon, these boats mainly intend to help fisherfolks restore their means of livelihood. More Projects Hoping to help fisherfolks get back on their feet and further boost their income, BFAR announced that it has included Davao Oriental under the National Payao Project, which is set to commence next year in support to the banca provision project. BFAR said that they will deploy steel type payao which are commonly used in large-scale, commercial fishing. Aside from serving as boundary markers to keep off foreign fishermen from fishing in Philippine waters, the payao project initiative aims at backing the province’s tuna industry, which would take advantage on the province’s strategic location of being located along the Tuna Highway. Considering the province’s vast resources in fishery and marine and having the longest coastline in the region of 513.2 kms, the provincial government poises this sector as another emerging industry with vast potential of spurring economic growth to these coastal towns that would highly benefit rural fisherfolks. The provincial government under the leadership of chief executive Corazon N. Malanyaon has also facilitated proposals for cold storage facilities and other projects to boost the fishing industry in the province, especially in the coastal towns. Governor Malanyaon also committed to pour more attention on projects that would benefit fisherfolks, considering that they are among the population groups with relatively high incidence of poverty. Fisherfolk Registration In an effort to establish a comprehensive fishery information system that would be necessary in designing programs and to help municipalities in managing, regulating, conserving and protecting fishery resources, BFAR urged fisherfolks to go through the National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration. This database, said BFAR will be the basis for selecting beneficiaries on future programs of the bureau. BFAR said they are tapping the aid of the municipal government for the realization of this campaign. (Karen Lou Deloso PIO DavNor)
Posted on: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:39:39 +0000
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