The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the municipality of Dingalan in Aurora province has the potential to become the country’s next “tuna capital,” after General Santos City in Mindanao. BFAR said in a statement that the municipality, which only has one main cemented road and branching alleys, is blessed to be bounded by the Philippine Rise on its eastern side. Philippine Rise, a 13-million hectare undersea extinct volcanic ridge, is known to have rich biodiversity and abundant natural resources that becomes a safe spawning haven for oceanic tuna species such as the endangered Pacific bluefin, according to BFAR.

Arcalas, J. E. Y. (2020, August 4). BFAR: Govt to help Dingalan become next 'tuna capital'. Business Mirror, p. B7.