ILOCOS NORTE—The Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources concluded its last leg of FishCoRe Talakayan activity for 2024 in Laoag City on December 11 after its successful launch in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Anda, Bohol, and Jasaan, Misamis Oriental.
The FishCoRe Talakayan is one of the major activities of FishCoRe Project to raise the knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of close to a hundred participants from different Fisherfolk Associations through open, comprehensive and engaging discussions with the help of partner Local Government Units and other stakeholders at the Grand Hall of Amici Resort Hotel.
BFAR Spokesperson and Chief of Information and Fisherfolk Coordinating Unit (IFCU) Nazario Briguera highlights the importance of sustainability, food security, and resiliency of ecosystems and communities among fisherfolks.
The FishCoRe Project is a seven-year collaborative project between DA-BFAR, the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI), the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), and the World Bank with a total funding of $209 million or P11.42 billion.
It is now in its second year of implementation to provide multiple fisheries interventions that would benefit over 1.15 million fisherfolks, small to medium enterprises, other fisheries stakeholders, and residents in coastal communities across 11 regions and 24 provinces in the country.
