Ouagadougou: The stocking on April 12, 2024 of a platform of 6 floating cages on the Samandéni dam, should each produce, after four months, 9 tonnes of marketable fish per cycle, we learned the AIB. The stocking operation consists of dumping fry into the floating cages, with a view to their growth, indicates the communication services of the ministry in charge of fisheries resources. According to the same source, the expected production of each floating cage, after four months, is 9 tons of marketable fish per cycle, or an income of 18 million CFA francs. She specifies that the producer can do three cycles per year. For the general director of fisheries resources, Moustapha Alassane Tassambedo, floating cages offer optimal conditions for the growth of fry in a shorter period of time. For Mr. Tassambedo, the Samandéni dam, in the Hauts-Bassins region, also offers favorable conditions for floating cage production. According to him, the dam can accommodate 500 operators for fish production. This production can reach 70 thousand tons of fish per year if its exploitation is optimal, he added. For the Director General of Fisheries Resources, the potential for fry production to meet the country's needs is also available. Source: Burkina Information Agency
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