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