Governor, BFAR sign pact to protect Visayan sea
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Confronted and confounded by the unending problem of illegal fishing, Visayas governors and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) signed over the weekend a covenant for the conservation, protection, and restoration of the Visayan Sea.The parties agreed to collaborate and cooperate in the declaration of the Visayan Sea with coordinates 11~' to 12~'N 123~' to 124~'E covering an area of 10,000 square kilometers (sq. km.), more or less, to be a “Visayan Sea Fishery Management Area.” They also shall adopt a Management Framework for the Conservation, Protection and Restoration of the Visayan Sea, which will be the basis of a joint Management Plan formulated by each province for the harmonized implementation of the Visayan Sea Fishery Management Plan.
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Conseva, L. H. (2017, July 24) Governor, BFAR sign pact to protect Visayan sea. The Daily Guardian, pp. 1, 7.
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