BFAR exec leads ‘Liplipan’ Management Plan launching in Siargao

Thursday 21st of June 2012

SURIGAO DEL NORTE, June 21 (PIA) -- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director Attorney Asis G. Perez led the launching of Sailfish "Liplipan" Management Plan in the country’s game fishing capital in Pilar, Siargao Island, Wednesday.

Perez said the plan seeks to manage fish stocks and guarantee the future of the fisheries sector in the island, “not just sailfish (liplipan) but all other marine resources.”

During the event, a memorandum of agreement was forged by Perez with Governor Sol Matugas, 1st district representative Francisco Matugas, and local chief executives, signaling the start of the program.

Perez then turned over six units of deep sea fish shelters locally known as "Payao," worth P1,736,160, to the local government units-beneficiaries thru their local chief executives.

He also pledged to provide a multi-mission vessel and two units of pump boats with 16HP to help bring an end to the problem of illegal fishing in the island. (RER/FEA/JParada/PIA 13-Surigao del Norte)