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 ...
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 plan of the Bureau solely dedicated to aquaculture, aims to ...
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 sustainable fisheries development under the administration’s “Bagong Pilipinas” (New Philippines) ...
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 oil spill incident in Limay, Bataan on July 25, 2024 ...
