The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has laid out its catch-up plan for the Philippine fisheries sector in a bid to help boost local production and minimize the need for fish importation this year. The plan, which also aims to ensure fish sufficiency in the country, is a measure to continue reading : #BFARPressRelease | DA-BFAR TO BOOST LOCAL FISH PRODUCTION
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) forging a partnership for the organization, capacity building, and development of fisherfolk cooperatives Thursday, March 24, at BFAR Central Office, Quezon City. Represented by BFAR National Director Eduardo B. Gongona and CDA Chairperson continue reading : #BFARPressRelease | DA-BFAR, CDA pen a MOA strengthening fisherfolk cooperatives
In line with the government’s push for a more productive aquaculture sector, the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has turned over 12 mangrove crab nursery sites to fisherfolk at the BFAR Palnab Brackishwater Demonstration Fish Farm and Nursery in the province of Catanduanes on March 8, 2022. Apart from the continue reading : #BFARPressRelease | MANGROVE CRAB NURSING SITES AND AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY SEEN TO BOOST PRODUCTION IN CATANDUANES
Closed Fishing Season | SARDINES CLOSED SEASON IN ZAMBOANGA LIFTED MARCH 1 For more than a decade, the closed fishing season has been implemented in accordance to Bureau Administrative Circular (BAC) No. 255 as a marine conservation measure to help protect and conserve sardines in the Zamboanga Peninsula. With the pause in sardine fishing activities, continue reading : Closed Fishing Season | SARDINES CLOSED SEASON IN ZAMBOANGA LIFTED MARCH 1
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has inaugurated, today, February 28, two government-procured, 62-footer steel-hulled fishing vessels at the Sual Fish Port Complex in Sual, Pangasinan. The Filipino-built ringnet fishing vessels, each costing over Php 23 million, are equipped with full machinery and accessories designed to provide identified municipal fisherfolk organizations continue reading : #BFARPressRelease | MUNICIPAL FISHERFOLK ASSOCIATIONS TO GET 62-FOOTER FISHING BOATS FROM THE GOVERNMENT
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), along with the representatives from the fisheries sector, has formally launched the new Comprehensive National Fisheries Industry Development Plan (CNFIDP) on February 22, 2022, at the Seda Hotel, Quezon City. Through extensive consultations with hundreds of stakeholders and industry players from four (4) major continue reading : #BFARPressRelease | GOV’T, STAKEHOLDERS FORGE NEW FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES INDUSTRY