SUBIC BAY - The Subic Bay Integrated Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Council (SB-IFARMC), an organization representing fisherfolk all areas surrounding this bay, will launch its concrete artificial reef project on October 15. The project, funded by an Environmental Guarantee Fund (EGF) from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), is for the benefit of fishing communities affected by development projects in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
SB-IFARMC chairman Laureano DS Artagame said that about 1,800 units of culvert pyramid-type concrete blocks will be formed into 60 modules to be installed at various sites identified by fishermen in the towns of Subic and San Antonio in Zambales, Olongapo City, and Morong town in Bataan in a bid to increase the fish population. (Jonas Reyes)
