Sitangkai No.1 producer of quality seaweeds and dried fish

Dried Fish producer Ismael Jamael shows his Talikitok dried fish...

Sitangkai, Tawi –Tawi –  Sitangkai  is not only labeled  as “the Venice of the South”  but it is also called by the Department of Agriculture as Dried fish and Seaweeds producer of the South. Riched of first class fishes and all sea creatures around.

 The whole Sitangakai produced Thousand tons of seaweedsincluding  first class dried fish (Toyo) every week.

Aside seaweeds productions, they produced also a blue crabs, shellfish and other seafoods .

Dried fish  producer  Esmael Jamael of Sitangkai said, “naga deliver ako every  week ng  20 – 30 tons of dried fish sa karatig probinsiya at siyudad dito sa Mindanao”, Jamael Said

“We have a quality dried fish here like Talakitok, Lapu-Lapu, Solid fish, squid, and more kinds of dried fish”, Jamael added.

Mayor Serbin C. Ahaja

Meanwhile, Mayor Serbin C. Ahaja also said, that their seaweed production has  higher demand from the market because of its quality and good variety. They produced more than Thousand tons  may depend on clients demands.

“It’s a big opportunity to our people here because we have more source of income, no one is asking  foods  to eat because our island are more gifts  from God”, mayor said. (By: Becky D. de Asis-The Redline News)