Filipino commercial fishermen gained new access to the High Seas Pocket 1, providing boost to the country’s commercial fish production and revitalizing the tuna industry that has been sagging since 2008, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said.
During the send-off ceremony in General Santos City, BFAR Director Asis Perez said that 84 commercial fishing vessels will troop to the tuna-rich High Seas Pocket 1 of the Western Pacific Ocean in time for the opening of the fishing season on November 1 this year.
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