Fishers’ group slams insufficient fuel aid amid low fisheries output
Fishers’ group slams insufficient fuel aid amid low fisheries output
FILE PHOTO: WORLD FISHERIES DAY, Nov. 21, 2017: (Photo by Ruth Lumibao/Bulatlat)
By BRELL LACERNA
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – A group of Filipino fisherfolk urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to address the declining fisheries output by providing sufficient aid, instead of using a “tambiolo” scheme.
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“BFAR should seriously address the decline in fish production. It reflects the dire conditions that small Filipino fisherfolk are facing, with inadequate tools and insufficient capital to fish,” said Ronnel Arambulo, spokesperson of Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA).
The Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the value production in agriculture and fisheries declined by 0.6 percent, covering the months of April to June 2022 — with fisheries production contracted by 2.3 percent in the second quarter of the year.
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