DA-BFAR Caraga, SIKAT hold I-FIT workshop in Siargao Island By Venus L. Garcia
The Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Caraga with Sentro ng Katutubong Agham at Teknolohiya (SIKAT, INC.), as the partner and support non-government organization, recently conducted a workshop assessment using the Philippine Illegal Unreported Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Index and Threat Assessment or
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| June 26-July 2, 2021
I-FIT tool among the nine municipalities in Siargao Island. The I-FIT focal persons presented the different components of the said tool - prevalence, vulnerability, and response of IUU fishing to readily fill up the indicator and annex forms. The training participants actively engaged in
the sessions such as arranging of focuser statements to give them an idea of what the workshop was all about and identifying IUU fishing activities present in their respective areas of jurisdiction. They also worked together in providing inputs on the questions required to assess IUU fishing activities in their municipal waters. They Caraga INFOCUS
