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To reinforce compliance with sustainable fishing practices, DA-BFAR 6, in collaboration with the USAID Fish Right Program, organized a three-day Communication Design Workshop from August 13 to 15, 2024, at Damires Hills Resort.  ... Read more

In celebration of this year’s Fish Conservation Week, the Province of Guimaras through its Provincial Office for Agricultural Services, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 6 (DA-BFAR 6) ... Read more

Dr. Erwin E. Ilaya, the Bureau's Chief of the Fisheries Management, Regulatory, and Enforcement Division, served as the keynote speaker during  ... Read more

Regional Director Remia A. Aparri showcased the Blue Economy initiatives of Western Visayas as a keynote speaker at the 28th National Conference and 7th International Conference  ... Read more

The Second Quarter Meeting of the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing  (RIATF-IUUF)                                 ... Read more

To establish a holistic value chain and ensure the sustainability of the Blue Swimming Crab (BSC), locally known as kasag, industry in Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 11... Read more

The National Stock Assessment Program (NSAP) of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in collaboration with the BFAR-USAID Fish Right Program has successfully completed the Second Phase of the Blue... Read more

IWith a mission of increasing the seaweed production of the Province of Iloilo, the Provincial Local Government Unit (PLGU) of Iloilo, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources... Read more

Iloilo Governor Arthur R. Defensor, Jr. and Local Chief Executives from the municipalities of  Barotac Viejo, Ajuy, Concepcion, San Dionisio, Batad, Sara, Lemery, San Rafael, Balasan... Read more

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources VI (BFAR 6) Regional Director Remia A. Aparri, Blue Swimming Crab (BSC) Technical Working Group (TWG) Chairperson, together... Read more

Following a series of virtual meetings and consultations, the Fisheries Management Area 11 Technical Working Group (FMA 11 - TWG) finally conducted its face-to-face meeting last... Read more

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director, Eduardo B Gongona and Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 11 Chairperson Regional Director Remia A. Aparri hosted a consultation meeting... Read more

In February 2022, Oceana released a report that calls for the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP) to cover more species and strengthen traceability within the United States, among others. To illustrate... Read more

To mark the end of the implementation of the Visayan Sea Closed Season, BFAR 6 organized a virtual program last February 15, 2022 with the theme “Visayan Sea Aton Ginbatayan, Epekto sang Pagpahuway aton Matilawan” to... Read more

In a historic event for Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 11, eighty municipal fishers from the municipalities of Concepcion, Batad, and Carles in the Province of Iloilo gave up their... Read more

Armed with passion, goodness, and sense of service, stakeholders of Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 11 are in it to craft a participatory, science-based, and sustainable plan... Read more

The National Stock Assessment of the Philippines (NSAP) of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region VI (BFAR 6) presented two scientific studies during the... Read more

Starting from November 15 to February 15 the following year, the closed season for sardines (tuloy, tamban, tabagak), herrings (balantiyong), and mackerels (guma-a, bulao, hasa-hasa) is once again... Read more

The Scientific Advisory Group of Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 11 recently elected the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center – Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) as ... Read more

Synergy work for fisherfolk formalized with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by BFAR, UPV, NGO for Fisheries Reform (NFR) as consortium partner... Read more

In yet another first for Fisheries Management Area (FMA)11, the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office VI (DA-BFAR 6) launched the SEAtizen’s Field Guide... Read more

In the recently concluded Fisheries Management Area (FMA) Summit, DA-BFAR 6 Regional Director and FMA 11 Management Board Chairperson, Remia A. Aparri, presented the innovations and experiences  ... Read more

Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 11  Technical Working Group (TWG) member and secretariat, Maria Aimee A. Sobrevega, and DA-BFAR 6's Licensing Officer, Mateo Doyola Jr., presented  ... Read more