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NFRDI completes assessment of Buguey lagoon

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Apprehensions over the protection of fishery and other natural resources, relative to the planned dredging of the Buguey Lagoon, can be put to rest after government agencies led by the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute has outlined a number of points to consider in order to forestall any negative effect of such activity .

The lagoon, situated at Buguey town some 140 kilometers north of this capital city, is a center of fishery activities particularly seaweeds (Gracilaria) and oyster production, fry and crablets gathering, and fish cage operations.

However, the area has been under threat recently due to heavy siltation and constriction resulting to poor water exchange.

“The freshwater from the western end and saline water from the sea can not flow freely due to heavy siltation particularly at the portion near the main bridge which affects water quality and fishery operations in the lagoon,” Venchito Villarao, Coastal Resource Management specialist of the fisheries bureau in the region, said.

Water flow is also slowed due to the zigzag feature of the lagoon, according to the report prepared by Geraldo Ledesma, senior aquaculturist of NFRDI.

Ledesma and fishery officials in the region has completed resource assessment and bathymetry at said body of water.

His report provides detailed data as to the presence and abundance of commercially-important aquatic species in the area. The report said that dredging, if done properly, can even enhance the productivity of the lagoon.

According to Villarao, Buguey town Mayor Ignacio Taruc has said that the municipality will consider NFRDI’s report together with result of consultation with the public works department and stakeholders before they will undertake the project.

Taruc had earlier requested BFAR RO2 Regional Director Jovita Ayson for the conduct of assessment at the lagoon.

Ayson revealed that the dredging is part of wider plans of the LGU for the development of the 520 hectare lagoon as a haven for fishery activities and its promotion as agri-fishery tourist destination.

The NFRDI official together with counterparts in region 02 had also conducted bathymetry at Cagayan River. Max Prudencio, BFAR RO2

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