During the meeting, the sector’s accomplishments for the first semester of 2022, the policy direction of the Bureau under the new administration and guidance of President Bongbong Marcos in his crucial role as the country’s Agriculture Secretary, as well as the catch-up plan for the fisheries sector, were discussed. Emphasizing the President’s marching orders for continue reading : DA-BFAR OFFICIALS AND STAFF, LED BY UNDERSECRETARY FOR OPERATIONS AND DA CHIEF-OF-STAFF LEOCADIO S. SEBASTIAN AND DA-BFAR OIC-NATIONAL DIRECTOR NESTOR D. DOMENDEN, GATHERED FOR THE BUREAU’S MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEETING

A total of 321 fisheries students across 15 regions in the country successfully earned their academic degrees this year with the help of the FSP granted by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR). Of the graduates, some 65 were conferred with Cum Laude, 17 with Magna Cum Laude, one with Summa continue reading : #FSP | DA-BFAR’S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PRODUCES 321 FISHERIES GRADUATES FOR A.Y. 2021-2022

During the conference, DA-BFAR officials and personnel discussed the milestones, achievements, and challenges in the establishment and implementation of the Fisheries Management Areas (FMAs) in the country. Three years since the issuance of FAO No. 263, which laid down the guidelines for the establishment of the 12 FMAs, the DA-BFAR continues to lead the charge continue reading : #FMAConference | LED BY ITS OIC NATIONAL DIRECTOR NESTOR DOMENDEN, THE DA-BFAR HELD THE FMA NATIONAL COORDINATION CONFERENCE LAST AUGUST 03-05, 2022

Officially ended the Technology Business Incubation (TBI) on oyster production on July 31, 2022 in Binmaley and San Fabian, Pangasinan. The project, which started on October 21, 2021 with Php 6,235,606.00 budget, was funded by the DA-Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR). Dr. Mudjekeewis Santos, scientist IV, delivered a message in behalf of Executive Director Lilian continue reading : THE DA- NATIONAL FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DA-BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES REGION I AND BFAR-NATIONAL FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Led by Chief Temdik Ngirblekuu of the Palau Division of Maritime Security and Fish and Wildlife Protection and Mr. Carlos Ojeda, Palau Senior Maritime Advisor with the Global Defense Reform Program under the US Department of State, visited the National Fisheries Monitoring Center at the BFAR Central Office in Quezon City today, July 20, 2022. continue reading : MARITIME OFFICERS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU

The group was received by Mr. Nazario Briguera, the Chief Information Officer of the Bureau. During the briefing, the parties discussed the possibility of expanding the collaboration between ParSU and the DA-BFAR in establishing learning platforms particularly for internship of BS Fisheries and Marine Biology students. The strong linkage with the academe sector is one continue reading : OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY OF PARTIDO STATE UNIVERSITY  SAGÑAY CAMARINES SUR CAMPUS VISITED THE DA-BFAR CENTRAL OFFICE DURING THE UNIVERSITY’S STUDY TOUR

The multi-species marine hatchery was made possible through Republic Act no. 10859, An Act Establishing a Multi-Species Marine Hatchery in the Municipality of Jose Dalman, Province of Zamboanga Del Norte and appropriating funds therefor, which was passed in February 2016. The first legislated hatchery in Zamboanga Peninsula, the hatchery is dedicated to milkfish, pompano, and continue reading : THE DA-BFAR JOINED THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY OF A MULTI-SPECIES MARINE HATCHERY IN JOSE DALMAN, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE ON JULY 12, TUESDAY