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 plan of the Bureau solely dedicated to aquaculture, aims to ...

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 sustainable fisheries development under the administration’s “Bagong Pilipinas” (New Philippines) ...

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 oil spill incident in Limay, Bataan on July 25, 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. Based on the results of latest analyses, four (4) municipalities ...

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 August 14 to 21, 2024 in Quezon City. One of ...