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Sculpting change: Women artists shine in FishCoRe sculpture contest; 1st wins P-15k, heads to nationals

BAGUIO CITY | Two young women in Baguio City and Sagada, Mt Province joined this year’s FISHCOREXHIBIT OF ARTWORKS: Raising Awareness on Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency Art Competition (Sculpture category), an initiative aimed at using art to engage audiences and promote awareness about fisheries and coastal resilience. Similar to last year, the competition has emerged […]

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TRAINING THE TRAINERS: BFAR-CAR strengthens enforcement, collaborative governance through I-FIT Tool to curb illegal fishing

La Trinidad, Benguet | With the aim of strengthening compliance, regulation, and resource management, of our fisheries sector, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), through its FishCoRe Project under the FishCRRM subcomponent 1.3 or the Strengthening Management of Coastal Resources in Municipal Waters, conducted a two-day Training of Trainers (ToT) on the Philippine Illegal, Unreported, […]

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STRENGTHENING FIGHT AGAINST IUU FISHING IN CAR: BFAR-CAR’s fishing regulations officers convene; draft standard protocol on foot patrol operation

Facing the persistent challenge of policing remote and hard-to-reach inland waters, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources–Cordillera Administrative Region (BFAR-CAR) has taken a decisive step to strengthen enforcement against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing. Through a two-day workshop to draft a Fisheries Office Order (FOO) for Foot Patrol Operations, the bureau is moving […]

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Environmental and Social Screening: Proposed FishCore projects in Abra assessed through scoping activities

Ten new subprojects under the Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) Project are set for rollout this year, as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-CAR) conducts comprehensive screening and scoping activities to ensure they meet the World Bank’s environmental and social standards, strengthening fisheries resilience and community livelihoods here in Abra province. Each project […]

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