The Fish Right Program of the United States Agency for International Development disclosed recently that it aims to reverse the depleted fishery resources in southern Negros as partners and stakeholders are already empowered for the sustainability of the program even if it ends next month. Launched in 2018 in partnership with the Philippine government through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, the Fish Right Program is implemented in three marine key biodiversity areas — Southern Negros, the Calamianes Islands in Palawan and the Visayas Seas.

Southern Negros fishery receive boost. (2023, February 6). Daily Tribune, p. B16.