Personnel from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regions 1, 2, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and National Capital Region (NCR) participated in the “Hands-on Training on Environmental Assessment for the Production Carrying Capacity of Marine Finfish Aquaculture” held on May 4-8, 2026, in Labrador, Pangasinan. Facilitated by the DA-National Fisheries Research and Development continue reading : NFRDI FISHCORE trains BFAR personnel on environmental assessment for marine finfish aquaculture

The Department of Agriculture – National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI), through the Freshwater Fisheries Research and Development Center (FFRDC), hosted the “FutureFish Aqua-Business Technology Incubation (ABTI) Project Workshop on Feasibility Studies and Operationalization of ABTI Centers” on April 21–24, 2026 in Butong, Taal, Batangas. The four-day activity was co-organized with FutureFish, the technical continue reading : NFRDI supports ABTI development through FutureFish operationalization workshop

The Department of Agriculture – National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI), through its Fisheries and Freshwater Resources Development Center (FFRDC) in Butong, Taal, Batangas, hosted a FutureFish field mission on March 13, 2026, as part of ongoing preparations for the establishment of Aqua-Business Technology Incubation (ABTI) Centers under the Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FISHCORE) continue reading : NFRDI hosts FutureFish mission to strengthen ABTI development under FISHCORE

The Department of Agriculture – National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) provided key technical inputs during a Consultation and Scoping Activity for the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 8 Regional Freshwater Aquaculture Production Center (RFAPC), held on April 28–30, 2026 in Tacloban and Babatngon, Leyte. The activity aimed to review and validate continue reading : NFRDI provides technical inputs for ABTI development in Eastern Visayas

To encourage prospective aquapreneurs to explore aquaponics, an innovative system that enables the simultaneous cultivation of fish and plants even in limited spaces, the training “FishKwela: Freshwater Aquaculture in Aquaponics” was conducted on April 23–24, 2026, in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan. The activity gathered 32 participants from Tarlac, Bulacan, Zambales, and Batangas. It was continue reading : Aspiring aquapreneurs capacitated through FishKwela aquaponics training