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The Abuyan, an improved type of Goby fishing gear, used in Laguna de Bay, with notes on the composition of the commercial catches / Santiago R. Capco and Profieio R. Manacop

By: Contributor(s): Material type: ArticleArticlePublisher: Quezon City, Philippines : Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources , 1955Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISSN:
  • 2672-2836 (Online)
Subject(s): Online resources: In: Philippines. The Philippine Journal of Fisheries Volume 3, Issue no. 1 (January - June 1955), page 65-84Abstract: In Barrio Umboy, Sta. Cruz, Laguna Province, an improved type of fishing gear, the abuyan, has been recently developed from the age-old seket. The abuyan was designed for mechanized operation in catching the white goby (Glossogobius giurus), an important commercial fresh-water fish in Laguna de Bay. The introduction of the abuyan gear has developed into a sizeable industry with a current total investment of no less than 50,000 pesos worth of crafts and gear used in the goby fishery. The gear is rapidly being adopted in different fishing centers in the lake, and at this writing about 20 pairs of motorized outfits are used in the fishery. The increased catching efficiency of this gear compared to its prototype, the seket, and the widespread complaints by other fishermen against its allegedly destructive effect on the goby fishery have led to the study of the gear and its commercial catches. Field observations on the construction and operation of the gear were conducted at Barrio Umboy, Sta. Cruz, Laguna Province, from January 1953 to June 1953, inclusive.
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Journal Article Journal Article NFRDI Central Office NFRDI KMRC Indexed Materials Collection Electronic Volume 3, Issue no. 1 (January - June 1955), page 65-84 Available IMC000032
Journal Journal NFRDI Central Office NFRDI KMRC Institutional Repository Collection Electronic SH 1 .B9524 1955 vol. 3 no. 1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Volume 3, No. 1 (January - June 1955) Available IRC00005

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In Barrio Umboy, Sta. Cruz, Laguna Province, an improved type of fishing gear, the abuyan, has been recently developed from the age-old seket. The abuyan was designed for mechanized operation in catching the white goby (Glossogobius giurus), an important commercial fresh-water fish in Laguna de Bay. The introduction of the abuyan gear has developed into a sizeable industry with a current total investment of no less than 50,000 pesos worth of crafts and gear used in the goby fishery. The gear is rapidly being adopted in different fishing centers in the lake, and at this writing about 20 pairs of motorized outfits are used in the fishery. The increased catching efficiency of this gear compared to its prototype, the seket, and the widespread complaints by other fishermen against its allegedly destructive effect on the goby fishery have led to the study of the gear and its commercial catches. Field observations on the construction and operation of the gear were conducted at Barrio Umboy, Sta. Cruz, Laguna Province, from January 1953 to June 1953, inclusive.

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