The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is launching next month a five-year plan that will promote "optional development and long-term sustainability" of the benefits derived from the country's marine resources. " With a plan crafted by the stakeholders for the fisheries industry through participatory approach, we are very confident that we will be seeing a more improved globally competitive Philippine fisheries in the next five years," Agriculture Undersecretary and BFAR National Director Asis G. Perez said in a statement yesterday.

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