People buy fish at a public market in Quezon City on January 19, 2021. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar signed a certificate of the need to import 60,000 metric tons of small pelagic fishes citing potential 119,000 metric ton deficit on the first quarter of the year due to the impacts of Typhoon Odette to the fishery sector. 


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People buy fish at a public market in Quezon City on January 19, 2021. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar signed a certificate of the need to import 60,000 metric tons of small pelagic fishes citing potential 119,000 metric ton deficit on the first quarter of the year due to the impacts of Typhoon Odette to the fishery sector. 

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News

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Jervis Manahan

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MANILA - The Department of Agriculture has approved the additional importation of small pelagic fish like galunggong following the string of destructive storms that hit the country.The agency will allow the imports of 8,280 metric tons of fish for retail in wet markets now that the country&#x27;s closed fishing season has commenced.The DA said the additional imports were needed after production dropped following the typhoons that hit the country from mid-October to November.&quot;Marami yung naging kabawasan sa production natin ng isda. Maraming tumigil maglayag during nung bagyo,&quot; said Agriculture Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa, spokesperson of the Department.(Our fish production was affected. Many fishermen stopped fishing during the onslaught of the typhoons.)<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ALBtPJQG94k?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>The DA said the additional imports are expected to temper the retail prices of fish, which have recently gone up.The closed fishing season has also started in some parts of the country, which will last until February to mid-March. During this period, commercial fishers are not allowed to fish to allow fish to repopulate.The sanitary and phytosanitary import clearance for the additional fish import volume will be issued until December 16, and fish imported during these SPSICs must arrive in the country on January 30 next year.A portion of the imports will go to Kadiwa stores to help indigent Filipinos get an affordable source of protein.

The DA said the additional imports were needed after production dropped following the string of storms that hit the country.

The DA said the additional imports were needed after production dropped following the string of storms that hit the country.

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Agri dept approves additional imports of fish like galunggong after typhoons

Agri dept approves additional imports of fish like galunggong after typhoons

Jervis Manahan,

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Published Nov 28, 2024 01:12 PM PHT

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