The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has urged fisherfolk to take advantage of the open fishing season in most parts of the country amid the coronavirus pandemic. Open fishing season is currently observed in Northern Palawan, the Visayan Sea, and Zamboanga Peninsula. The Davao Gulf is closed for fishing starting June 1 until August 31. In a recent statement released by DA-BFAR, it said: “fishing activities may continue despite the community quarantine enforced in different areas in the Philippines.” DA Memorandum Circular No. 9 states that “fishing activities shall continue to ensure food supply across the country”.

Open fishing season. (2020, June 8). SunStar Cagayan de Oro, p. 4.