During their regular meeting for the Second Quarter of 2024, the Management Board (MB) of Fisheries Management Area (FMA) 11 approved the Blue Swimming Crab (BSC) adopt-a-village program as an approach to implement the BSC National Management Plan, deliberated the action plan to eliminate fine-meshed nets and gears, and invited the Institute of Contemporary Economics continue reading : FMA 11 Management Board Endorses Key Initiatives in 2nd Qtr Meeting

As part of the social preparation component of the SAAD Phase 2 Program, the DA-BFAR 6, in partnership with the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Concepcion, Iloilo, conducted a comprehensive Values Re-orientation and Leadership Skills Orientation for ring net or Sinsuro operators in Concepcion, Iloilo on June 4-5, 2024. Members of the Bagong Samahan Fisherfolk continue reading : Newly Formed Sinsuro Crew Association in Iloilo Trained in Values and Leadership

President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. personally awarded the 20-footer fishing boats, post-harvest kits, cash assistance, and various farm machinery to beneficiaries from the Provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, and Iloilo held at Binirayan Gym, San Jose, Antique. While the turnover of the aid to the beneficiaries of the Province of Negros Occidental was held continue reading : PBBM’s Presidential Assitance to Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Families Program Reaches Western Visayas

BFAR convened Fisherfolk Leaders/ Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Management Council (MFARMC) representatives from the different coastal cities and municipalities of Iloilo for the election of Provincial Fisherfolk Representative and Alternate. Mr. Gerald E. Bano from San Dionisio, Iloilo and Mr. Renato Togonon from Zarraga, Iloilo were elected as the Provincial Fisherfolk Representative and Alternate continue reading : Provincial Fisherfolk Representative Election in Iloilo