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Dili, Timor-Leste – 2-6 December 2024

The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) will hold its 19th Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM-19) and 9th Ministerial Meeting … continue reading

The Philippine government, through the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), hosted the 17th Regional Plan of Action (RPOA) Coordination Committee Meeting on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing on November 26 to 27, 2024, in … continue reading

The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) is improving the certification scheme on aquaculture standards in the country through its Good Aquaculture Practices (GAqP) certification initiative.
 

The system will highlight a step-by-step framework for aquaculture farms … continue reading

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 … continue reading

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 … continue reading

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 … continue reading

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, … continue reading

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

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

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

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

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

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

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