The seaweed industry in Caluya, Antique is reeling from the oil spill caused by the sinking of an oil tanker in Oriental Mindoro. Damage to the industry has so far reached P4 million, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6. Seaweed farming provides livelihood to 99 percent of the more or less 11,000 fisherfolks in Caluya. BFAR-6 director Remia Aparri, however, said the oil spill’s impact on the industry was less than it could have been had it spread to Sibay and Panagatan islands where Caluya’s seaweeds are mainly produced.

Sornito, I. (2023, March 16). Oil spill ruins P4-M seaweeds; BFAR-6 tells Caluya farmers to harvest seaweeds to avoid losses. Panay News, pp. 1, 13.