BFAR turns over 9 hatcheries in 3 provinces
Freshwater satellite hatchery in Sitio Cienda, Barangay Gabas, Baybay City, Leyte(Photo courtesy of BFAR-8) MANILA - The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) recently completed the construction of nine multi-species hatcheries and aquaculture facilities. Twenty-one more are under construction and expected to be completed by the first half of 2022, according to a DA-BFAR report on Friday. There are 37 multi-species hatcheries and aquaculture facilities that must beput up nationwide under 22 Republic Acts passed during the 16th, 17th and 18th Congre...