DA-BFAR Hosts 1st National Catfish Dialogue to Propel the Catfish Industry in the Philippines

the National Inland Fisheries and Technology Center, National Freshwater Technology Center, an The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) successfully held the 1st National Catfish Dialogue on November 4 to 6, 2024, in Quezon City. Led by d Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, through the Technical Working ...

DA-BFAR: 9th Galunggong Closed Fishing Season in Northern Palawan Begins

The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) announces the start of the annual three-month closed fishing season for round scad or galunggong in Northern Palawan. Starting November 1 until January 31 next year, the use of purse seine, ring net, and bagnet in catching galunggong within ...

DA-BFAR Stages FishCoRe Talakayan, Urges Fisherfolk to Take Ownership of Fisheries Projects

The Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency Project, known as the FishCoRe Project, of the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is rolling out “FishCoRe Talakayan,” an activity which aims to popularize the government’s flagship project to fisherfolk communities in target Fisheries Management Areas (FMA) 6 and ...

PRESS RELEASE ON THE SIDESWIPING OF BRP DATU CABAYLO (MMOV 3001) BY A CHINESE MARITIME MILITIA VESSEL ON 11 OCTOBER 2024 IN THE VICINITY WATERS OF PAG-ASA (SANDY) CAY 4

On 11 October 2024, two Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels were conducting a routine maritime patrol (MARPAT) in the vicinity of Pag-asa (Sandy) Cays, at about five nautical miles from Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in Bgy Pag-asa, Kalayaan, Palawan. At around 0745H, as BRP Datu Cabaylo (MMOV 3001) ...

DA-BFAR Statement on the recent CCG water cannon incident in Bajo de Masinloc

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 vicinity of Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea ...