MINDANAO | SAGANA AT GANDA | TUKURAN, ZAMBOANGA

Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur - Mindanao, the Philippines' second largest island with 9.7-million hectares of land area not to include the major islands, has some of the country's richest fishing grounds. Using handlines, fishermen could catch large Tuna in most coastal towns, especially those facing the Pacific Ocean, the Celebes Sea, the Moro Gulf and the Sulu Sea.

During the fishing season, fish prices could go down to as low as P30 per kilo while in the islands like TawiTawi, Sulu and Basilan, fish is sold by small piles or “tumpok,” not by the kilo. What is remarkable about the fishermen of Mindanao is the fact that they have not abused the seas. While there are isolated incidents of blast fishing, fishermen's groups have agreed among themselves to declare closed fishing season once a year to allow fish to spawn and multiply.


CREDIT : MINDA
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