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OPLAN: Sagip Ludong
Annual Report 2011
RO2
Launched in October 2010 by DA Secretary
Proceso Alcala, the Oplan Sagip Ludong project,
which is spearheaded by BFAR RO2, went full-blast
this year with several notable accomplishments as
follows:
1. Completion of Ludong Facility – a ludong facility
primarily intended for experimental breeding as
well as other researches was constructed in the
RFTC Fish Farm in Punta, Aparri, Cagayan. The
facility has components such as holding tanks,
larval tanks and phycology laboratory.
2. Capture of live ludong – following exploratory
fi shing in the main Cagayan river body as well as
suspected habitats in the hinterlands of Isabela,
Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya, the expedition
teams with the help of indigenous people, were
able to capture one live ludong in Lallo, Cagayan
and three other suspected ludong juveniles in
Palanan, Isabela. The said specimen are currently
being reared in the ludong facility in Aparri.
3. Fishing expedition in Cagayan River and
tributaries – expedition teams held camps
in various towns within the lower Cagayan
River and its headwaters in Isabela, Quirino
and Nueva Vizcaya not only to capture live
ludong for experimental breeding purposes but
also to conduct environmental scanning and
Participatory Rural Appraisal in said areas.
4. Assessment for the possible construction of fi sh
ladder – following directive from Sec. Alcala, a
composite team from BFAR RO2, NIA RO2 and
the CE Casecnan energy company, conducted
assessment in Casecnan and Taan dams in
Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya to predetermine
the feasibility of constructing fi sh
ladders in said irrigation facilities as measure to
help conserve ludong and other fi sh species in
the area. Result indicate that constructing fi sh
ladder is not feasible due to insuffi cient volume
of fl ow of water. BFAR RO2 has proposed
alternative measure to attain same purpose such
as stock enhancement and intensifi ed fi shery law
enforcement.
5. Completed / held R & D projects, as follows:
a) Spawning Ludong in captivity – the team
failed to capture / procure live gravid ludong
hence, this study was not completed
b) Assessment of fi shing technologies
c) Ontogenetic Characterization of Larval
Mugillids in the “ipon” Fisheries
d) Identifi cation of Ludong and Ludong-like
species – initial result as determined by Dr.
Mudjeekeewis Santos of the National Fisheries
Research and Development Institute indicate
the presence of at least three species of ludong
in region 02. These are Cestraeus plicatilis, C.
goldiei and C. oxyrynchus.
e) Reproductive Biology of Ludong
f) Growth Performance of Mullet fed with
Duckweeds and Commercial Feeds
6. Regulatory component – the bureau continued
its lobby at the local government units for their
support to the proposed amendment of FAO 31,
a 1952 law banning the catching of ludong. Public
forum was also conducted in major ludong
fi shing areas.
7. Information, Education and Communication /
Advocacy – the bureau conducted IEC campaign
focusing on ludong as well as the programs of the
agency in 63 high schools regionwide in addition
to traditional IEC tools such as dissemination of
information to the quad-media.
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