From The DA Secretary

200-M fingerlings to be released

NATIONWIDE SEEDING 

OF LAKES, RIVERS, 

STARTS WITH 5-M FINGERLINGS 

IN LAGUNA

By Manny Piñol

The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) will launch the National Inland Fisheries Development Program or Project Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (Project BASIL) with the release of 5-million fingerlings into Laguna Lake on Monday, June 19.

The Laguna Lake fingerlings seeding marks the week-long celebration of its 119th which will follow a brief flag raising ceremony in the DAF Central Office in Quezon City.

After the Quezon City ceremonies top DAF officials will motor to Los Baños, Laguna for the launching of Project BASIL which aims to seed the country's lakes, rivers and creeks with an estimated 200-million fingerlings of indigenous and non-invasive fish species.

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