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The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources assured the public it has been taking steps to ensure an adequate supply of fish and other seafood products amid concerns over the reinstatement of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 266.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it has completed the construction of nine legislated multi-species hatcheries and aquaculture facilities nationwide. The number of completed hatcheries by BFAR is only about 25 percent of the 37 hatcheries and facilities that it is mandated to build under 22 Republic…
(Photo courtesy ofDA Comms Group) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) commits to complete 32 more multi-species hatcheries next year. This, as DA-BFAR aims to boost aquaculture production by providing local sources of fry. "Our goal is to build end-to-end support system for aquaculture and promote commercial fish farming to provide diversified sources of food fish and income," DA Undersecretary for Fisheries Cheryl Marie Caballero told the Philippine News Agency. Before 2021 ends, DA-BFARwill complete one multi-species hatchery and three mangrove crab nurseries in the provinces of Lanao del Norte and Catanduanes. Under the Legislated Hatcheries Program, 37 hatcheries and aquaculture facilities under 27 Republic Acts are set to be established nationwide. The program is in parallel with one of the key strategies of Secretary William Dar's "OneDA Reform Agenda" which seeks to modernize the agri-fisheries