| Boni Comandante from Dumagete City | | | | stressed because of the absence of water. The |
| Philippines discovered how fish can hibernate | | | | tail and the fins of hibernating fishes lie |
| from six hours to twenty four hours thus | | | | flat while transporting it and then are later |
| being able to transport live fish cheaply and | | | | on revived with sea water. Another good thing |
| effectively. | | | | about Mr. Comandante's method is that it |
| | | | reduces the cost of ice and water which cuts |
| He discovered how fish can hibernate while in | | | | up to seventy five percent of delivery cost. |
| Palawan. Comandante threw a fish in an ice | | | | |
| chest and six hours later he saw the fish in | | | | There is no need to worry about safety, the |
| a suspended state. At that moment he knew | | | | Bureau of Fishers and Aquatic Resources |
| that what he just witnessed means big bucks. | | | | declared that the fishes are safe for human |
| But it took him fourteen years to fully | | | | consumption because all the materials used |
| develop his discovery. In 2004 he won a | | | | are organic. |
| competition by DTI [Department of Trade and | | | | |
| Industry] and later was able to attract local | | | | This is certainly good news for Filipino |
| and foreign investors for his fish marketing | | | | fisher folks as the demand for live fish is |
| business. | | | | growing here and around the world, and with |
| | | | the help of Buhi technology a boom in the |
| He called his technique of putting fishes in | | | | fishing industry might just be around the |
| a suspended state- Buhi Technology. The | | | | corner. |
| fishes are preserved longer and are less | | | | |