Philippines-based group Alcantara Group isventuring into more aquaculture ventures, in response to the call of AgricultureSecretary Proceso Alcala for the shift from capture fisheries to maricultureparks and the establishment of more hatcheries.
Once deeply engaged in land-based businessactivities, the Alcantara Group engaged in aquaculture ventures in Saranganiand has become the country’s biggest supplier of bangus fry, reports Tempo.
It nowaccounts for more than half of the country’s requirement and even came to therescue of Luzon fishpen owners and Taal Lake fishcage operators when it donatedmore than five million bangus fry to replace those wiped out by fishkillsseveral months ago.
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