ILOILO CITY (PIA) -- The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) 6 recently led here the Visayas Leg of the regional consultations for the review and assessment of Republic Act (RA) 8550 as amended by RA 10654, otherwise known as the Philippine Fisheries Code.

The Act aims to deter and eliminate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, specifying new management and conservation measures to conserve and manage living marine resources, fisheries, and aquaculture in the Philippines.

DA-BFAR Assistant Director for Administrative and Other Support Services Zaldy P. Perez discussed topics of governance and institutional arrangements and aquaculture, post-harvest, and support services.

comments, and proposals from various stakeholder groups.

The forum was held with the support of the BFAR- United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Fish Right Program, a partnership between the Philippines and the United States that is geared towards promoting sustainable and resilient fisheries in the country. (AAL/AGP/PIA 6 with reports from DA-BFAR 6 and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)