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- Silliman launches ‘Fish Tiangge’Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2020-05-13)AN online platform to enable Filipino fishermen to sell their produce to consumers amid the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) community quarantine was launched at Silliman University in Dumaguete City. Fish Tiangge is an online marketplace that was developed by the United States government through the United States Agency for International Development (Usaid) Fish Right project. The Fish Right program is being implemented by the University of Rhode Island in partnership with local universities and nongovernment organizations.
- US-BFAR partner to improve fish production in the VisayasMabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2018-11-21)The United States government and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) have jointly launched “Fish Right,” a P1.3 billion five-year sustainable fisheries project aimed to increase fish biomass and strengthen management of marine areas in some parts of the Visayas region. According to the US Embassy in Manila, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) project will focus on addressing biodiversity threats, improving marine ecosystem governance, and increasing the number and weight of fish in the Calamianes Island Group, Visayan Seas, and South Negros. The partnership between the US government and BFAR, an agency under Department of Agriculture (DA) is expected to benefit two million people who depend onmarine resources for food and income, the Embassy said.