BFAR-13 accepts entries for outstanding coastal community
SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Caraga is still accepting entries for this year's National Search for Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan or MMK: Search for Outstanding Coastal Community.
It aims
to recognize the outstanding initiatives and contributions of coastal
municipalities/cities to sustainable fisheries management.
It has
five general criteria: 1) no illegal fishing; 2) observance of closed fishing
season; 3) establishment of marine protected areas; 4) clean coastal waters
without domestic and industrial wastes; and 5) effective mangrove protection
and rehabilitation program.
The top
three regional winners will receive P2 million, P1 million, and P500 thousand
worth of fisheries livelihood projects, respectively.
Also, the
top three national winners will receive P30 million, P18 million, and P10
million worth of fisheries livelihood projects, respectively.
Interested
local government units are advised to submit their application documents to
their respective Provincial Fisheries Office. The deadline for submission of
entries is on August 6, 2021.
For more
details, the MMK guidelines can be downloaded via this link: bit.ly/MMKSearch2021 and
feel free to contact the DA-BFAR XIII Fisheries Resource and Management Section
at frm.bfarregion13@gmail.com for
other queries and concerns.
The MMK
is the banner program of the Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries
and Aquatic Resources which aims to promote fisheries protection and
conservation, centers on the significance of sustainably managing our fisheries
and aquatic resources, and promotes stakeholder's engagement to the cause of
resource protection and conservation. (DA-BFAR Caraga/VLG/PIA-Surigao del
Norte)
