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BFAR Region 02
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Region 02 Fishery
Resources
Cagayan Valley or Region 02 has:
• Five provinces, namely: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela,
Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya
• Three cities namely: Santiago and Cauayan City in
Isabela, and Tuguegarao City in Cagayan
• Ninety municipalities, 26 of which are coastal and
2,310 barangays, 190 of which are coastal
• Total land area is 26,838 square kilometers with a
population of 3,051,487 as of August 2007
• Magat Dam and Reservoir is located in region 02,
the facility is also bounded by the province of
Ifugao in the Cordillera Administrative Region. The
reservoir is a major site of fi sh cage operations.
• Cagayan River, the longest river system in the
country is found in region 02. Ludong (Cestraeus
plicatilis) can be found in its tributaries /
headwaters. Likewise, the soft-shelled shrimp
(Aramang) can also be found in its estuarine area in
Aparri, Cagayan.
• Major fi shing grounds include Babuyan Channel,
Balintang Channel, Divilacan Bay, Palanan Coast,
Pacifi c Ocean, South China Sea and Bashi Channel.
Cagayan River
l Length : 520 km
l Area : 3,030 has
Small Water impounding Project
l No. of Units : 174
l Area : 1,152.28 has
Diversion Dams
l No. of Units : 25
l Area : 280.20 has
l Service Area : 1,401 has
BFAR
AQUACULTURe
COASTAL ReSOURCeS
Length of coastline – 872 km
Mangrove areas – 8,202 hectares
No. of coastal municipalities – 26
No. of coastal brgys. – 190
No. of municipal fi sherfolk – 31,783
No. of commercial fi shing vessels – 168
No. of municipal fi shing boats - 5,820
Motorized fi shing boats – 3,441
Non-motorized fi shing boats – 2,379
Major fi shing grounds:
Babuyan Channel
Balintang Channel
Divilacan Bay
Palanan Coast
Pacifi c Ocean
West Philippine Sea (South China Sea)
Bashi Channel
inLAnD ReSOURCeS
Magat Dam:
l Area of Reservoir : 4,500 has
l Area Allowed for Fish Cage : 450.0 has
l No. of Fish Cage Operators : 72
l No. of Fish Cages : 442
l Area Covered with Cages : 26,657 m 2
l Fish Landing Fee : P1/kg
Fishpond
l Freshwater
Area : 1,775.06 has
# of Operators
l Brackishwater
: 11,509
Area : 1,164.48 has
# of Operators : 708
Fish Cage
l Freshwater
Area : 7.08 has
# of Operators
l Brackishwater
: 196
Area : 1.78 has
# of Operators : 158
Oyster Farm
l Area : 27.34 has
l # of Operators : 32
Seaweeds Farm
l Area : 74.91 has
l # of Operators : 12
Small Farm Reservoir
No. of Units : 308
Area : 107.63 has
Commercial
l # of Fish Landing Centers
Commercial : 10
Municipal : 125
BAS Survey CY 2007
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