Fishermen at the Celebes Sea

Fishing is one of the food contributor in the Philippines. In General Santos City which is the tuna capital of the Philippines, there's a lot of fishermen residing in the town of Gensan and Sarangani. 

I was a Fisheries Observer way back 2019. I onboarded a fishing vessel which is operating at Celebes sea. The crew members were all filipino citizens. We prepared for the provisions including food, water and fuel. We spent 2 days navigating before we arrived at the celebes sea.

They fished using Fish Aggregating Devices or FAD to lured to fish. Then, caught by a purse seine net. The caught fish was brailed to a fish  carrier.

after a week of fishing, the fish carrier will go homeport to General Santos City Fishport to unload and sell the fishes. It takes a lot of courage to sail in the vast seas just to make a living and provide a food for the filipino tables. 

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