Samar region of Philippines is full of crisis after rice, mussels it is now the turn of fish. The shocking news was revealed by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Fisheries Training Director Ronnie Berida. According to Berida if the oil price increase becomes unabated, commercial fishing boats will most likely reduce operations. The rising fuel prices have hurt the commercial fishermen in the area.
Berida told that the commercial fishermen have suspended fishing operation due to fuel price hike and thus there is almost no fishing in the area. He further explained that there are about some 31 commercial fishing vessels in Catbalogan City that supplies fish to Samar province and even Luzon. The operators have expressed their concern that operations could be drastically reduced because of the price of gasoline.
BFAR said that if this happens then there would be less fish that could mean stickier prices. One owner, a Samar Board Member himself, Jimmy Dy said it is very difficult to maintain a fish pond that could otherwise supplement commercial fish supply in the province.
