The remote, landlocked town of Dumalneg in Ilocos Norte, Philippines, traditionally reliant on farming and fishing, is experiencing a transformation, thanks to the Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD) Phase II program. A recent profiling activity conducted by Area Coordinators (ACs) has identified 25 fisherfolk potential beneficiaries who will receive much-needed support. This four-day house-to-house continue reading : 𝐃𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐠’𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐒𝐀𝐀𝐃 𝐏𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐈𝐈 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬.

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Regional Fisheries Office 1 participated in the first quarter of this year’s Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) today, March 13, 2025. Provincial Fisheries Offices (PFOs) and Technology Outreach Stations (TOS) also took part in this activity showing readiness by exercising what should be done before, during, and continue reading : 𝐁𝐅𝐀𝐑 𝐔𝐧𝐨 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥 (𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐃).

Source BFAR Philippines QUEZON CITY – The Fourth Implementation Support Mission of the FishCoRe Project has successfully concluded, marking a significant milestone in evaluating and advancing the project’s goals. From February 25 to March 7, the mission focused on assessing progress and advancing initiatives related to livelihood support, infrastructure development, and sustainable resource management for continue reading : 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐂𝐨𝐑𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐖𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐔𝐩 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Source BFAR FishCore Project – FMA 6 The 4th FMA6 FishCoRe Project Implementation Support Mission (ISM) has concluded its assessment of fisheries management challenges in Zambales, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte last March 2, 2025, highlighting concerns over declining fish stocks, policy enforcement, vessel monitoring, and the need for livelihood support for continue reading : 𝗙𝗠𝗔𝟲 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗖𝗼𝗥𝗲 𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀, 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟭.

Women’s contributions to society continue to break barriers, as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Regional Fisheries Office 1 (BFAR-RFO1), through its Gender and Development (GAD) section, hosted a regional opening ceremony on March 6 at the BFAR1 Building, Government Center, Sevilla, La Union. The day started with an energetic Zumba session, setting the tone continue reading : 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐀 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐅𝐀𝐑-𝐑𝐅𝐎𝟏 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲.

Gregorio Del Pilar, Ilocos Sur—The Baclayen Fisherfolk Association, is thriving in its third cycle, thanks to the continued support from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Special Area for Agricultural Development (SAAD)-Phase II program. In October 2024, the association received another round of support including 30,000 tilapia fry sourced from the Bureau of Fisheries continue reading : 𝐒𝐀𝐀𝐃 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫, 𝐍𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞.

The Regional Fisheries Office 1 of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, through the Regional Fisheries Training and Fisherfolk Coordination Division and the Provincial Fisheries Office of Ilocos Sur, facilitated the reorganization and enhancement of the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (MFARMC) in Suyo, Ilocos Sur on March 3-4, 2025. The council continue reading : 𝐒𝐮𝐲𝐨 𝐌𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧.