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The municipal government here would no longer allow the return of fish pens to its rivers after a moratorium on the construction of these structures was imposed two years ago following a massive fish kill that hit this coastal town. Mayor Simplicio Rosario said allowing fish pens to thrive again would result in the pollution of the town's rivers and "consequently, the death of our bangus (milkfish) fish ponds." At least 70 percent of the town's area is devoted to fishponds, which are scattered in its 33 villages. "Besides, it was my election campaign promise and I'd like to think that the people reelected me because of that," Rosario, now on his second term, said. At least P15 million worth of bangus went belly up in 2005 in various fish pens and ponds here due to low dissolved oxygen level. Rosario said the town's agriculture officer said overfeeding in the fish pens brought about that condition. This polluted the river because feeds that were not consumed by the fish settled in the water and rotted, he said. Fishponds relied on the rivers here to refresh its water during the changing of the tides in the Lingayen Gulf. Rosario said without the fish pens, local fishermen could now fish in the rivers freely for their food. He said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has set up satellite stations in the rivers to monitor water quality "in preparation for an oyster farm that we are going to establish." "We are now also conducting a hydrological survey to establish our rivers' navigational lanes and to determine where our small fishermen could build pasabing (fish traps) to catch shrimps," Rosario said. But he said the local government is still having a problem on the rivers' water quality because fish pens still exist in neighboring Lingayen town and Dagupan City. The river flowing into this town is an extension of the Calmay River in Dagupan City. This town and Lingayen are also separated in the south by a tributary of the Agno River. "I'm very happy because many of the fishes that have disappeared from our rivers are now coming back," Rosario said. Rosario said by next year, he hopes to build a fish center here, which was a major revenue source for this town in the 1990s. "Most of the bangus consignacion (wholesalers) in Dagupan City are from this town. So we might as well build our own," he said. He said he is now looking for funds for the construction of the fish center. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China MPO Cassette , Fiber Optic Splitter Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Fiber Optic Adapter today!
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