DA-BFAR AWARDS BIGGER, UPGRADED FISHING BOATS TO QUALIFIED FISHERFOLK ASSOCIATIONS NATIONWIDE
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has set sail its biggest ever distribution ceremony to date for its flagship program in fisheries development, the Capacitating Municipal Fisherfolk Program. On July 3, 2024, the Bureau awarded a total of 15 units of newly constructed 62-footer fiberglass reinforced ...
DA-BFAR, USAID Vow Stronger Cooperation Against Illegal Fishing
Quezon City, PHILIPPINES — The Department of Agriculture (DA) - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Wednesday affirmed their commitment to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the country following the launch of a new fishery law ...
Fifty-sixth Meeting of the Council Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center
6–9 May 2024Tagaytay City, Philippines PRESS STATEMENT At the kind invitation of the Government of the Philippines through its Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources as the host, the Fifty-sixth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Council (56CM) was convened on 6–9 May 2024 in Tagaytay City, Philippines. In attendance at the ...
BFAR opens farmers, fisherfolk month celebration; conducts turn-over ceremony for Mangingisdang Direktor Program
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) kicked off the Farmers' and Fisherfolk Month celebration with the symbolic turn-over ceremony for the Mangingisdang Direktor Program on May 6, 2024 at the BFAR Central Office.BFAR Officer-in-Charge Mr. Isidro M. Velayo, Jr. handed over the symbolic key of leadership ...
BFAR LAUNCHES LAYAG-WPS, SPARKS LIVELIHOOD ACTIVITIES FOR FISHERFOLK IN WPS
16 April 2024 The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Department of Agriculture formally launched LAYAG-WPS or Livelihood Activities to Enhance Fisheries Yields and Economic Gains from the West Philippine Sea in Subic, Zambales on April 16, 2024. Dubbed "LAYAG-WPS," the new project aims to improve the lives ...
