By
Antonio M. Manaytay
PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOSUR (Jan.31, 2014 Pagadian FRONTLINE NEWS) --- With the onset of hot weather that could possibly triggers infestation on the shrimp farming industry, an agriculture office warns shrimps and prawns farmers of a possible outbreak of the same deadly virus in Barangay Vitali, Zamboanga City.
Rico Tabal, field agricultural officer in Vitali, Zamboanga City Field Agriculture Office 6, told reporters yesterday that reports reaching his office from fishpond operators indicated a "possible infestations of prawns by White Spots Syndrome Virus (WSSV)".
"We are very aware of the possible onset of this kind of infestations during this time of the year last year and is likely to hit the local prawn farming industry," Tabal said.
In a report dated Feb. 15 last year carried by
Interaksyon.com, a deadly virus was raging in some parts of the Philippines
threatening to wipe out the shrimp farming industry as government technicians
race against time to control the disease.
Tabal expressed alarm over the emergence of the WSSV which has already been detected in some prawn farms in the eastern part of the city.
Chief manifestation of the disease, he said, is the presence of white spots in the head and tail of the infected shrimp.
"Our office is preparing measures to address the possible outbreak of the same infestation in the area," he added.
He said a dialogue-consultation among growers and stakeholders is scheduled on Feb. 7 to be held at the Agricultural Field Office 6 in Taloptap, this city with the personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
Warning that the WSSD can wipe out all population of shrimps in ponds in just a few days, the agricultural officer called on local shrimp producers to continuously maintain hygiene and sanitation in their ponds as their first line of defense against the virus.
Tabal noted a very minimal encroachment of WSSV in the area but warned shrimp farm operators to implement necessary precautionary measures.
WSSV is really a bane to the shrimp industry because the presence of the disease in a prawn farm could wipe out shrimp population in too short a span of time.
Tabal explained that part to be discussed during the consultation is "to determine the source of their supply of juvenile shrimps".
Confirming that WSSV is really deadly, Tabal said it takes just two or three days to wipe out all shrimp population in one compartment of the farm.
There is need, he said, to control the possible spread of WSSV as it could drastically affect the volume of shrimps produced by the city.
PAGADIAN CITY, ZAMBOSUR (Jan.31, 2014 Pagadian FRONTLINE NEWS) --- With the onset of hot weather that could possibly triggers infestation on the shrimp farming industry, an agriculture office warns shrimps and prawns farmers of a possible outbreak of the same deadly virus in Barangay Vitali, Zamboanga City.
Rico Tabal, field agricultural officer in Vitali, Zamboanga City Field Agriculture Office 6, told reporters yesterday that reports reaching his office from fishpond operators indicated a "possible infestations of prawns by White Spots Syndrome Virus (WSSV)".
"We are very aware of the possible onset of this kind of infestations during this time of the year last year and is likely to hit the local prawn farming industry," Tabal said.
Tabal expressed alarm over the emergence of the WSSV which has already been detected in some prawn farms in the eastern part of the city.
Chief manifestation of the disease, he said, is the presence of white spots in the head and tail of the infected shrimp.
"Our office is preparing measures to address the possible outbreak of the same infestation in the area," he added.
He said a dialogue-consultation among growers and stakeholders is scheduled on Feb. 7 to be held at the Agricultural Field Office 6 in Taloptap, this city with the personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).
Warning that the WSSD can wipe out all population of shrimps in ponds in just a few days, the agricultural officer called on local shrimp producers to continuously maintain hygiene and sanitation in their ponds as their first line of defense against the virus.
Tabal noted a very minimal encroachment of WSSV in the area but warned shrimp farm operators to implement necessary precautionary measures.
WSSV is really a bane to the shrimp industry because the presence of the disease in a prawn farm could wipe out shrimp population in too short a span of time.
Tabal explained that part to be discussed during the consultation is "to determine the source of their supply of juvenile shrimps".
Confirming that WSSV is really deadly, Tabal said it takes just two or three days to wipe out all shrimp population in one compartment of the farm.
There is need, he said, to control the possible spread of WSSV as it could drastically affect the volume of shrimps produced by the city.
Zamboanga City has
more or less 500 hectares of prawn area and a fishpond area of more or less
1000 hectares in the eastern part of the city with 30 tons production per
season, Tabal said.
Zamboanga City is one
of the major producing prawns and shrimps in Zamboanga Peninsula, the
Agricultural Officer added.
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