DA-BFAR Caraga turns over Jetty Port, CFLC in Cagwait, Surigao del Sur

The DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Caraga has formally turned over on Friday, May 14, the 5.3-million worth of fisheries projects in the municipality of Cagwait, Surigao del Sur.

DA-BFAR Caraga OIC Regional Director Dr. Nilo Selim Katada, together with Regional Fisherfolk Director Eddie G. Matula, led the inauguration and turn-over ceremony of the community fish landing center (CFLC) and jetty port in the said municipality.

In his message, RD Katada congratulated the local government unit of Cagwait for coming up with the operational plan for the newly completed facilities.

"The purpose of these facilities is to serve as a consolidation area for the fish catch in the municipality, and to help facilitate in science-based monitoring of the local fish production," RD Katada added.

Municipal Agriculturist Gilbert L. Bautista said that "the newly completed CFLC and jetty port in Cagwait will provide space for fishers to converge and trade their catch to buyers, much like a trading center that may enable poor fishers to better set price range for their catch and lessen post-harvest losses which could increase their income."

Honorable Mayor Lillian Yu-Lozada ably represented by Vice Mayor Melchie C. Tuscano expressed their heartfelt gratitude to DA-BFAR and to everyone involved in the realization of the said fisheries projects.

Vice Mayor Tuscano also assured that the municipal government has already appropriated funds amounting to Php 700,000.00 intended for the operationalization and maintenance of the inaugurated facilities.

The CLFC is funded under DA-BFAR's Targeted Actions to Reduce Poverty and Generate Economic Transformation in the Fishery Sector (TARGET) Program, while the jetty port is funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) under FishCORAL Project.