Station Profile
Sector : Fisheries

RESEARCH OUTREACH STATION FOR FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT
Guiuan, Eastern Samar

MANDATE

Ø       To generate, adapt and popularize aquaculture, capture and postharvest technologies and resource management information, produce quality germplasm and provide technical assistance for the development of a sustainable fisheries industry in Eastern Visayas.

DEVELOPMENT GOAL

Ø       To provide an environment through which the standard of living of our fisherfolk  is improved without compromising the integrity of our fishery resources.

FUNCTIONS

Ø       Develop culture, capture and postharvest technologies of priority aquatic species.

Ø       Evaluate results of technology verification trials and identify technology gaps and constraints.

Ø       Undertake resource and ecological assessment of priority bays and provide information for resource management.

Ø       Serve as Farmer’s Information Technology Services (FITS) outreach site.

Ø       Provide the local government units  through:

§         Technical assistance in the on-site R & D projects.

§         Technical assistance in the conduct of training program in coordination with the Regional Fisheries Training Center (RFTC) based in Catbalogan, W. Samar.

§         Assist in the research commercialization projects.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

A.     Technology Development Program for Commercially-Important Finfishes and      Invertebrates

Objective

Ø       To improve productivity through the development of economically-viable & ecologically-sustainable technologies.

Ongoing Researches

v      Stock Assessment of Groupers in Northeastern Coast of Leyte Gulf

v      Technology Adaptation on Hatchery & Nursery Management of Abalone

Development Projects

v      Germplasm Collection

§         Pearl Oysters (3 spp)

§         Grouper (10 spp)

§         Lobster (4 spp)

§         Giant Clam (4 spp) 

v      Bangus Broodstock Maturation Projects

v      Giant Clam Hatchery

v      Mudcrab Broodstock Development Project

B.      Seaweeds Commercialization Program

Objective

Ø       To meet and sustain commercial-scale demand and develop competitive processing technologies.

Ongoing Researches

v      Stock assessment of Seaweeds in E. Samar

v      Three Culture Methods of Gracilaria

Project Components

v      Research & Development

v      Seed Bank Establishment/Management

v      Seed Multiplication and Distribution

v      Technical Assistance

v      Credit Assistance

v      Marketing

v      Institutional Development

C.      Tilapia R & D Program

Objective

v      To increase tilapia production through development and promotion of ecologically-sustainable and cost-effective technologies.

                                    R & D on Coastal Resources

v      Objective

      To attain and sustain optimum yield from fishery resources through balanced utilization and conservation.

MANPOWER COMPLEMENT

v      Technical Staff                     14

v      Support Staff                         6

DEMONSTRATION FARMS/FACILITIES

v      Guiuan Pearl Farm               

v      Bangus Broodstock Maturation Cage

v      Mudcrab Broodstock Pond

v      Tilapia Hatchery

v      Giant Clam Hatchery

v      Lobster Farm

v      Germplasm Collection

v      Integrated Sea Farm

OTHER INFORMATION

v      Location                              Brgy. Sto. Niño, Guiuan, Eastern Samar

v      Date Established                   March 1962

v      Station Superintendent         Mr. Reynaldo D. Galan

v      Status of Land Ownership     Donated Under Tax Declaration    

                                                  No.  409001

v      Land Area                            1.67 hectares

v      Water Area                          25 hectares

v      Accessibility                         312 km from Tacloban by land and

92 nautical miles from Tacloban by boat

            CONTACT PERSONS

                    DIR. JOSE S. GARRIDO, JR.
                    Regional Director
                    Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - VIII
                    Tacloban City
                    Tel. No. (053) 321 – 4801
                    Fax No. (053) 321 – 1732

         DIR. LEO P. CAÑEDA, CESO III
            Regional Executive Director
            DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
            Regional Field Unit No. VIII
            Tacloban City
            Tel. No. (053) 321-2024
            Fax No. (053) 325-7242