NegOcc pushes for aggressive, sustainable fishery dev't
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The Provincial Government of Negros Occidental is pushing for an aggressive priority-focus for the development of the province’s fishery sector, including the sustainable management of resources. Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said that as the province’s promotion of its potentials in organic agriculture and culinary destinations continues, it also needs to work on being able to serve food that are safe, healthy and produced from good practices. “We also need to tap the right market for our products,” Marañon added. One of the province’s fishery products potential for promotion in the international market is the abalone, a kind of sea snails abundant in the sea waters of Sagay City.
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NegOcc pushes for aggressive, sustainable fishery dev't. (2017, February 22). SunStar Bacolod, p. 7.
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Fishery development; Sustainable development; Fishery products; Abalone culture; Aquaculture; Provincial Enterprise Development and Investment Center (Pedic); Sagay Marine Reserve; Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD); Greenpeace International; Marañon, Alfredo Jr.; Negros Occidental; Sagay
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