Culturing rabbitfish will soon be pursued in the CNMI.<\/p>\n
According to the Department of Lands and Natural Resources Secretary Richard Seman, the government will be pursuing the culturing of rabbitfish in coordination with the Northern Marianas College-Cooperative Research, Extension and Education Service.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will involve not just raising them but also spawning,\u201d Seman told Saipan Tribune in a recent interview.<\/p>\n
Seman, who went to Iloilo, Philippines, said they were able to learn a lot about rabbitfish culturing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI just came from Iloilo, the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center and we went to a one-week extensive training, and in that training we learned how to distinguish between the male and the female, how to pair them up, learn how to develop the algae, learn how to feed them better,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Seman said rabbitfish is the most desired fish on the island, which is why they want to culture this specie.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey also possess the most value per pound than any other species on island. Right now they sell at $4 a pound,\u201d Seman said.<\/p>\n
He said the rabbitfish is valuable in all its three stages\u2014from when they are very young until they mature.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter what they stage they are, people have a craving for that fish,\u201d Seman said. \u201cIt is one of the few fish that has its own flavor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seman said they hope to obtain funding from the Department of the Interior for this project as rabbitfish is also affected by climate change.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a species that can adapt, but it takes a while for them to adapt,\u201d Seman said. \u201cBy culturing it, we can control the environment to make their growth more ideal. The slight difference in temperature, it hinders their ability to spawn.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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