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2009 Annual Reports - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

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BFAR Regional Office 02Claveria Brackishwater Fish FarmPata East, Claveria, CagayanFingerling Production <strong>and</strong> Dispersal Report, <strong>2009</strong>Target Actual ActualSpeciesProduction Production DispersalSaline tilapia(BEST)1,650,000 1,700,000 1,203,050Seaweed (kg) 10,000 11,655 10,975Main concern <strong>of</strong> the station isthe production <strong>of</strong> saline tilapia usingthe Brackishwater Enhanced SalineTilapia strain. Fingerlings produced weredispersed or distributed to 433 individuals<strong>and</strong> 31 local government units.Production ponds in the stationalso double as nursery for Gracilaria.Propagules produced were distributed to5 municipalities <strong>and</strong> were used as seedmaterial for demo projects <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Bureau</strong>.Research conducted in thestation for <strong>2009</strong> include “Mud crabCulture in Aquasilvi Pond” <strong>and</strong> “SemiintensiveCulture <strong>of</strong> Peneaus vannameiin Brackishwater Pond.”Buguey Shellfish Farm <strong>and</strong> Village-Level Seaweed Processing PlantMinanga Weste, Buguey, CagayanFingerling Production <strong>and</strong> Dispersal Report, <strong>2009</strong>SpeciesTargetProductionActualProductionDispersalOyster (spats) 1,030,000 1,108,000 1,035,000Clockwise from top, CBFF adminbuilding, aquasilvi pond,saline tilapia breeders <strong>and</strong>experimental ponds.Main trust <strong>of</strong> the station is the production<strong>of</strong> oyster spats for distribution to oyster farmers <strong>and</strong>the dissemination <strong>of</strong> its culture technology not onlyin traditional oyster producing areas but also in nontraditionalareas.Oyster production is concentrated in Buguey,Cagayan but studies conducted by BFAR have shownthat oyster, a popular <strong>and</strong> cheap to produce seafood,can also be grown in non-traditional areas such asSta. Ana, Gonzaga, Sta. Teresita, Claveria <strong>and</strong> SanchezMira, all in Cagayan.Oyster spats produced by the station weredistributed to 263 farmers.Also located within the station is theVillage-Level Seaweed Processing Plant. The plantis intended as facility to process Gracilaria, a type <strong>of</strong>seaweed that is abundant in the municipality.34

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