Highland fishing
Excerpt
Age-old fishing practices of villagers continue to preserve and sustain life in the rivers of this farming town in Mountain Province. Tributaries of the Siffu River that zigzag through the town serve as crucial lifeblood for most villagers whose main source of livelihood comes from growing rice, corn and bananas. From its headwaters in the towns of Barlig and Natonin, the river cuts through Ifugao province before draining into the Magat Dam in Ramon, Isabela province.
Citation
Lapniten, K. (2020, October 4). Highland fishing. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A10.
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Fishing; Indigenous fishing; Indigenous knowledge; Anguilla rostrata; Misgurnus anguillicaudatus; Pseudogobius javanicus; Gobius criniger; Redigobius chrysosoma; Oryzias luzonensis; Leiopotherapon plumbeus; Anguilla japonica; Cyprinus carpio; Oreochromis niloticus; Melanoides spp.; Mugil dussumieri; Brotia insolita; Bellamya angularis; Viviparus angularis; Melanoides granifera; Pomacea canaliculata; Mountain Province State Polytechnic College; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR); Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Ramos, Roberto; Basilio, Renato Jr.; Mountain Province; Siffu River
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