Isang isla sa Iloilo, tone-toneladang shell ang naiwan?! | Dapat Alam Mo!
Aired (August 6, 2024): Sa Iloilo, isang isla ang hindi na raw matatanaw ang buhangin dahil sa tone-toneladang shell o kabibe na nakukuha sa kanilang karagatan. Bakit nga ba maraming kabibe ang nakukuha rito? Alamin sa video.
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00:00On this island, you can no longer see the wind.
00:08Because of the number of scallops caught in their ocean,
00:11they left a ton of shell or mackerel.
00:17In more than three decades of fishing,
00:20mackerel can be found in several hectares of land,
00:23how rich their island is.
00:31In the barangay Gabi Islas De Gigantes,
00:34the scallop capital of Carles,
00:36at 6 in the morning,
00:38they set out on their journey.
00:40When we arrived at the beach,
00:42it was around 7 o'clock,
00:44we were eating to be able to dive.
00:50We started at 8 o'clock,
00:51by 10 o'clock,
00:52we were done.
00:53We were under the water for two hours.
00:55They are fishing to catch the scallops.
00:59This is a tempered glass.
01:00It's called a luster.
01:01We use it as a compressor.
01:04There are five divers,
01:05five people.
01:06Three of them dive,
01:08and two of them go up
01:09to keep an eye on the fish being caught.
01:11It's dangerous,
01:12the air is removed from the bottom.
01:14After more than a decade of fishing,
01:16this is where Journey's family lives.
01:18Of course, our livelihood is to dive
01:21so that our family can eat.
01:22If we are afraid,
01:24we don't go there often
01:27because our family is with us.
01:29Even if it's dangerous,
01:32we still go there to get food.
01:35They say they can fill up
01:37five scallops in five hours at sea.
01:40If we go to the station,
01:43when it's sealed on,
01:44we buy one bag,
01:46there's a 1-5, 1-3.
01:47We sell five bags.
01:49Then you get the cost,
01:52500, 600 per day.
01:56It's usually fried
01:58and sold by Rena Jane,
02:00for one to two pesos per piece.
02:03The scallops are caught here
02:05in the port of the islands,
02:07behind the islets.
02:08Then they are brought here
02:10and cooked right away.
02:12It's just steamed.
02:13It's put in a pan
02:15with salt
02:16because the scallops are fresh.
02:20It's delicious, juicy,
02:22and sweet.
02:23You'll really taste that it's fresh.
02:26They remove the inside of some scallops
02:28that won't be sold
02:30so that it won't be damaged.
02:31Or they sell frozen
02:33or dried scallops.
02:36Meanwhile,
02:37the many scallops
02:38that are left in the port
02:40reach a height of three meters
02:42according to their barangay,
02:44Mateo Solon Jr.
02:46This scallop that we're stepping on
02:48is almost 33 years old.
02:51No one buys shells here,
02:53that's why it's in abundance.
02:55It's already wide here,
02:57in Barangay Gabi.
02:58It's less than two hectares.
03:01Mateo added that
03:03they used to catch
03:05more than 30 kilos of scallops
03:07per group of fishermen.
03:09Now,
03:10it's almost five kilos.
03:12Now, every month,
03:13there are boats
03:16that are allowed to dive
03:18and there are also closed.
03:20There's an ordinance
03:21that you should get
03:231.7 inches
03:24to make it higher.
03:25If it's low,
03:26it's not allowed.
03:27Our first offence
03:28is only 500.
03:29Second offence,
03:301,000.
03:31Third offence, 1,500.
03:32Then, for the fourth offence,
03:33we send it to the car list.
03:36You should know that
03:37Islas de Gigantes
03:38or Gigantes Islands
03:39are part of Visayan Sea,
03:41one of the richest
03:42fishing grounds in the country.
03:45But the fishermen
03:46who dive in their waters
03:48are dangerous to the environment
03:50and health.
03:52According to the regional director
03:53of Bureau of Fisheries
03:54and Aquatic Resources
03:55or BFAR,
03:56Remiya Apari,
03:58The smell and pollution
03:59of the land
04:00can cause
04:02if the fish
04:04and its contents
04:05are not properly
04:07disposed of.
04:08Dirty water
04:09can cause
04:10and there will be
04:11a potential
04:12that is caused
04:14by mosquitos
04:15and fish,
04:16especially during the rainy season.
04:18Pollution of land
04:19and water
04:20can affect
04:21the coastal ecosystem
04:23of Gigantes Island.
04:25Instead of hiding,
04:26they are slowly studying
04:28how to benefit
04:30the fish that are not sold.
04:33Part of the training
04:34is proper waste disposal.
04:36We also connect them
04:37to other agencies
04:39to make handicrafts
04:41and other things
04:42from shells.
04:43Sometimes,
04:44they mix the shell
04:45with their cement
04:47for the construction
04:48of their houses.
04:50Their island
04:51is rich in the blessings
04:52of the sea
04:53and they want to go on
04:54a journey
04:55that will improve
04:56the quality of life
04:57of the fishermen there.
04:58Here in Lalay,
04:59there are a lot of people
05:00who can receive
05:01any kind of fish.
05:03You can't go there
05:04because it's old
05:05and you can't dive there.
05:07A scallop
05:08has a big role
05:09in the recognition
05:10of Gigantes Island.
05:12Aside from the blessings
05:13of the sea,
05:14it is also important
05:15to take care
05:16of the fish
05:17that they bring
05:18to the shore.
05:19I am Niku Wahe
05:20and that is
05:21the story
05:22you need to know.