MANILA - The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has implemented the Integrated Marine Environment Monitoring System (IMEMS) Project, aiming to enhance the government's capability in the monitoring, control, and surveillance system over its maritime domain while intensifying the campaign against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The IMEMS project is an innovative, optimized, and integrated monitoring system that expands and improves the DA-BFAR's current program. With the IMEMS project, the DA-BFAR can now track and communicate with Philippine-flagged fishing vessels in real-time on a national scale, integrating communication, licensing, and law enforcement functionalities to ensure compliance with various conservation and management measures being implemented in Philippine waters, exclusive economic zones (EEZ), and other coastal states. "Implementing IMEMS project gives us the opportunity to benefit from technologic