The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 11 raised concerns on the decreasing fish catch in the Davao Gulf. The decline in the number of catch was seen even BFAR’s implementation of the annual closed season for pelagic fishes for five years now. BFAR Region 11 director Fatma Idris said the decreasing fish catch has already been noted since 2015.

Climate change takes toll in Davao Gulf: High temperature prompts fish catch decline. (2018, July 1). Panay News, p. 13.