The total volume of fisheries production increased by 2.92%, or 62,017 metric tons in the first semester of 2022 from last year’s production volume of the same period of 2,123,058 metric tons. The report was based on the Philippine Statistics Authority data presented by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to the National continue reading…
“Nasaan ang Tuna?” This was the problem raised by Francisco Buencamino, Executive Director of the Tuna Canners Association of the Philippines (TCAP), as he identified a specific issue that the supposed Technical Working Group (TWG) for the National Tuna Management Plan (NTMP) could help address. Buencamino said that 2020 was a bad year for the continue reading…
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, in the last 20 years, the Philippine’s global ranking in fisheries and aquaculture production had fallen due to unsustainable management systems and structures The Philippine government’s medium-term response was the implementation of the Comprehensive National Fisheries Industry Development Plan (CNFIDP), prepared by the Bureau of Fisheries continue reading…
