Monday, June 27, 2011

Freshwater hatchery established at Leyte

The Leyte provincial officer established a freshwater hatchery in Leyte to help cope with the growing demand of tilapia fingerlings in Barangay Libongao, Kananga town. “The pond area of the hatchery is about 1,338 sq. m. accommodating 600 breeders.

The hatchery was made operational through the recommendations and careful supervision of the provincial agriculture office’s fishery experts. Thus far, KIPC has produced approximately 400,000 fry distributed to the backyard pond operators in nearby municipalities. But the demand is very high,” Portula said. Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers

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