In the early morning of 08 October 2024, two (2) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels, BRP Datu Cabaylo (MMOV 3301) and BRP Datu Sanday (MMOV 2002) were conducting a routine resupply mission to Filipino fisherfolk in the … continue reading
DA-BFAR LAUNCHES FIVE-YEAR PLAN TO ADVANCE PH AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) officially launched the National Aquaculture Development and Management Plan (ADMP) 2025-2030 on September 26, 2024, at the Seda Hotel in Quezon City.
The ADMP, the first-ever development and management … continue reading
DA-BFAR CELEBRATES 61st FISH CONSERVATION WEEK, URGES FILIPINOS TO TAKE ACTION FOR SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT
The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) marked the start of the 61st Fish Conservation Week at its headquarters in Quezon City on Monday, September 16, 2024, underscoring the agency’s commitment to fostering a united stakeholders for … continue reading
BATAAN OIL SPILL BULLETIN NO. 06 Series of 2024
The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has conducted a series of monitoring activities and analyses to ensure the safety of consumption of fish and other seafood products from the fishing areas surrounding Manila Bay, following the … continue reading
BATAAN OIL SPILL BULLETIN NO. 05 Series of 2024
Three weeks into the oil spill incident that happened in Limay, Bataan, the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) is still conducting on-ground monitoring and assessment of potentially affected fishing areas and communities surrounding the Manila Bay.… continue reading
TUNA CONVENTION’S SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE MEETING TO BENEFIT PH TUNA INDUSTRY
Nearly 20 years since the Philippines first hosted the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Regular Session of the Scientific Committee in 2006, the country was again selected as the venue for the Scientific Committee’s 20th Regular Meeting (SC20) from … continue reading
BATAAN OIL SPILL BULLETIN NO. 04 Series of 2024
Since the onset of the oil spill in Limay, Bataan, the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has been conducting on-ground monitoring and assessment of potentially affected fishing areas and communities surrounding the Manila Bay.
Fish … continue reading
BATAAN OIL SPILL BULLETIN NO. 03 Series of 2024 07 August
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has been conducting on ground monitoring and assessment of fishing areas and communities that are potentially affected by three consecutive maritime incidents in the waters of Bataan: oil spill following … continue reading
BATAAN OIL SPILL BULLETIN NO. 02 Series of 2024
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has been monitoring the situation in fishing areas that are potentially affected by the oil spill following the capsizing and sinking of the motor tanker (MT) Terra Nova near the … continue reading
BATAAN OIL SPILL BULLETIN NO. 01 Series of 2024
The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) assures fisheries stakeholders and the general consuming public that it is actively working with partner government authorities in mitigating any potential impact on marine life and public health following the … continue reading
DA-BFAR, Jose Dalman LGU Inaugurate First-Ever Government Multi-Species Marine Hatchery in the Zamboanga Peninsula
The country’s Sardines Capital just took a significant stride towards aquaculture development with the inauguration of the region’s first-ever government multi-species marine hatchery in Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte on July 10, 2024.
Established through Republic Act No. 10859, the … continue reading
DA-BFAR AWARDS BIGGER, UPGRADED FISHING BOATS TO QUALIFIED FISHERFOLK ASSOCIATIONS NATIONWIDE
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has set sail its biggest ever distribution ceremony to date for its flagship program in fisheries development, the Capacitating Municipal Fisherfolk Program. On July 3, 2024, the Bureau awarded a … continue reading
DA-BFAR, USAID Vow Stronger Cooperation Against Illegal Fishing
Quezon City, PHILIPPINES — The Department of Agriculture (DA) – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday affirmed their commitment to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in … continue reading
Fifty-sixth Meeting of the Council Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
At the kind invitation of the Government of the Philippines through its Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources as the host, the Fifty-sixth Meeting of the SEAFDEC … continue reading
BFAR opens farmers, fisherfolk month celebration; conducts turn-over ceremony for Mangingisdang Direktor Program
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) kicked off the Farmers’ and Fisherfolk Month celebration with the symbolic turn-over ceremony for the Mangingisdang Direktor Program on May 6, 2024 at the BFAR Central Office.… continue reading