(Update) THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines (CSAP) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to prevent the looming shortage of tamban (sardines) during the closed fishing season starting in December.
(From left) DA-BFAR Assistant Director for Technical Service Isidro Velayo Jr., DA-BFAR Officer-in-Charge Demosthenes R. Escoto, Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines President Benjamin Sy and CSAP Executive Director Francisco Buencamino during the MOA signing at the DA-BFAR head office in Visayas Avenue, Quezon City on Monday, October 24, 2022. PHOTO BY MIKE DE JUAN
To prevent this, the agreement will tap municipal fishermen in supplying the fish requirements of 72 million kilos during the three-month ban.