Manila, Feb. 14 -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has tied up with a US-based non-government organization to help curb the depleting catch in fishery management areas (FMA) in the Eastern Visayas and Caraga regions.
BFAR-8 (Eastern Visayas) Director Juan Albaladejo said on Thursday they have signed a memorandum of agreement with Rare, Inc. last February 7 to bring awareness to key stakeholders on attaining a more sustainable strategy to manage fishery resources.
"Rare is expected to share technical expertise and resources on fisheries management to BFAR and 51 coastal towns in (the) Eastern Visayas and Caraga regions. Their expertise is very beneficial. We will help them find the right people where they can populariz...