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THE <\/strong>Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is projecting stable fish supply in the coming months following the department\u2019s implementation of necessary regulations to address overfishing and ensure the protection of the country\u2019s fish stocks.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMaganda iyong projection natin, dahil ngayong March hanggang June ito ay open fishing season. Tinaon talaga ni Secretary Tui Laurel, iyong paglabas noong Memorandum Order No. 14 dito sa open fishing season para hindi maapektuhan iyong supply noong local,\u201d Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said in a news forum in Quezon City on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cIyong ipinagbawal sa MO 14 iyong Round scad o galunggong iyong bonito o tulingan at saka iyong mackerel o alumahan. Pero, may exemption doon. Exempted iyong mackerel doon sa pagbabawal, basta iyong darating o iyong i-import nila ay papabase doon sa sales na naganap noong last year,\u201d he pointed out.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n It was decided to have 10-percent additional volume to ensure supply flexibility for fish intended for cannery or for mackerel processing, De Mesa said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The agriculture official also said the stable fish supply in the past months was the result of good fish catch after allowing some period of stock replenishment.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cSiguro epekto na rin noong maganda iyong huli natin dahil iyong\u2026mas importante kasi na nakakapahinga iyong dagat eh,\u201d De Mesa explained as he commended the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for its policies protecting fish stocks.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cKasi iyong isang isda nangingitlog iyan ng marami eh, kahit 10 to 15 percent lang o 1 to 5 percent lang iyong mabuhay doon sa mga itlog na iyon, malaking bagay kasi milyon iyong iniitlog nila eh, so malaking bagay iyon para maka-recover iyong ating fishery,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Among the major fish sources in the Philippines include the country\u2019s municipal waters, Sulu and <\/strong>Celebes Seas, and the Visayan Sea, the DA official said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is projecting stable fish supply in the coming months following the department’s implementation of necessary regulations to address<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4856"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4858,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4856\/revisions\/4858"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}