The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is the government agency responsible for the development, improvement, management and conservation of the country's fisheries and aquatic resources.
It was reconstituted as a line bureau by virtue of Republic Act No. 8550 (Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998). The bureau is under the Department of Agriculture.
Our Mission:
Conserve, protect and sustain the management of the country’s fishery and aquatic resources
Alleviate poverty and provide supplementary livelihood among municipal fisherfolk
Improve aquaculture productivity within ecological limit;
Utilize optimally the offshore and deep-sea resources; and Upgrade post-harvest technology.
From the Soviet Experiment to the New Krill Rush (Part 1 of 5) Worldwide
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Sockeye Recovers in Hawk Inlet, but Pink and Chum Remain Below Average United States
The fourth and final test of the season placed the sockeye salmon catch in line with the ten-year average. Pink reached 68% and chum 50%, while coho also remained below its usual levels.
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