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Ph to import 25,000 MT of frozen fish
By J.Lo
“This will add variety in the market, especially for food service industry, since fish and marine species covered by this importation are mostly fish and marine products not caught locally,” Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. in separate statement said DA has approved importation of 25,000 metric tons (MT) of various frozen seafood such as salmon, squid, scallops and sardines to boost domestic supply and prevent spike in prices of concerned commodities.
Laurel issued Memorandum Order 12, provides guidelines on implementation of certificate of necessity to import (CNI) covering period from March to May.
Importation allows entry of 40 fish products of various species. Issuance of CNI also allows imported frozen fish items to be sold to wet markets and supermarkets.
“This should not affect local fishermen and should help in the ease of doing business,” he added.
Approved fish species to be imported under CNI are salmon, sardines, gindara, pangasius, tuna by-products, hamachi, swordfish, barramundi and fish meat.
Also allowed to be imported are alaskan pollock, oilfish, halibut, cod/black cod, hake, croaker, chilean seabass, marlin, silverfish/silver sillago, eel, mullet, cobia, capelin, moonfish, yellowtail sole and hoki.
DA also approved importation of lobster, scallops, mussels (black, green-lipped, blue), clams, red snapper, grouper, flounder, emperor, sea bream, bluefin tuna, oyster, smelt, soft/hard shell crab, octopus and squid.
Approved species per fish product are foreign ones that do not thrive or cannot be caught locally in the country, thus does not compete directly with those that local fishers catch and sell in domestic market.
Fisheries and Aquaculture Board chair Chingling Tanco told media imported fish species would be sold to wet markets and supermarkets, boosting domestic supplies and would help arrest possible price spikes in fish commodities.
Imported fish products may also be sold to other markets including hotels and restaurants, Tangco stressed.
Tiu Laurel said those who can participate in the importation should be accredited for at least one year prior to issuance of order, and registered importers under Fisheries Administrative Order 259 participated in any previous CNI.
“All importers who complied may qualify to import, provided that all accreditation and registration documents are updated and complete,” the agriculture chief said in his order.
Tiu Laurel added importers with pending cases or investigations in relation to violations of any food safety or importation rules and regulations are disqualified from participating in importation.
He said initial volume of 28 metric tons shall be allocated to each qualified importer.
“Remaining volume shall be allocated to qualified importers on first come first serve basis,” Tiu Laurel added.
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