By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff Reporter
LAOAG CITY—Fish cage
operators in the four provinces of Region 1 has been warned of a possible fish
kill due to the effects of El Niño which is likely to occur with the onset of
summer.
Lilibeth L. Signey, regional
director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 1 said that
as part of the El Niño mitigation plan for the fisheries sector, it is better
for fish cage operators to partially harvest their stock to avoid fish kill.
Ms. Signey explained El Niño
may have a negative impact on aquaculture since high temperatures hasten the
decay of organic matter and promote plankton bloom that could result in a fish
kill.
“We advised our fish cage
operators to harvest those marketable size already to prevent further losses
and to command a better price,” said Ms. Signey.
The Philippine Atmospheric,
Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) announced weak El Niño conditions are already present
in the tropical Pacific.
"Climate monitoring and
analyses indicate that the unusually warm sea surface which started since
November 2018 is expected to become a full-blown El Niño,” the state weather
bureau said in an advisory.
Earlier, representatives from
the BFAR Regional Field Office based in San Fernando City, La Union led by Ms. Signey
conducted a quarterly fishery industry forum at the Hotel Asuncion in this city
to present various lending programs which fisherfolk may want to take advantage
of to improve their livelihood.
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