date:Jul 10, 2012
In a press statement, BFAR Director Atty. Asis G. Perez said that planning and collaboration with stakeholders will help in this task.
He noted that in Western Mindanao for instance, both marginal and commercial fishers are reporting increases in their sardine catch. He said that the success was attributed to the industrys compliance with the three-month closed season along with the governments strict enforcement of the ban.
Taal Lake is also another case in point. Whereas last year, our fish