Kasag Patrol

Kapit Kasag para sa Buas-damlag!

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 and BFAR-USAID Fish Right (FR) Program launched the Blue Swimming Crab communications campaign in the Visayan Sea/Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 11 in four pilot sites: Ajuy and Concepcion in Iloilo and EB Magalona and Manapla in Negros Occidental.

The launching unveiled the products of almost a year-long planning and collaboration which will be used in the pilot sites. These materials include a set of print materials, radio plugs, 30-seconder videos, and the two mascots – 𝘒𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘨.

“Part of the implementation of our BSC National Management Plan is a communication plan so that stakeholders including kasag fishers, consumers, traders, processors, pickers, and exporters are made aware of the status of the BSC fisheries and that they can do their part in helping make sure that the next generation has more "𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘴𝘢 𝘪𝘭𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘢𝘴-𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘢𝘨.”, said BFAR 6 Regional Director Remia Aparri in her message.

The activity was graced by Hon. Raul Banias of Concepcion, Hon. Jett Rojas of Ajuy, Prof. Nygiel Armada, Chief of Party of the USAID Fish Right Program, representatives from Manapla, EB Magalona, Thai Union, Sarabia Blue Crab Inc., Philippine Association of Crab Processors Inc., FR Consortium, Provincial Fishery Offices of Iloilo and Negros Occidental, and the National Stock Assessment Program of Region 6.

𝘒𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘒𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘨, BFAR 6, stakeholders, and collaborators urge everyone - fishers, consumers, traders, processors, pickers, and exporters – not to catch, process, market, or consume 𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘺 (small-sized) and 𝘣𝘶𝘬𝘢𝘬𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘯 (berried) blue swimming crabs 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘢𝘴-𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘭𝘢𝘨 𝘯𝘨𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘬𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘨.

Kasag Patrol campaign was likewise launched through a radio ad in RMN Network to remind the fishers not to catch and return back to the sea the crablets and berried crabs. Check-out the animated version below!