Ecofish Project Floats
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala (2nd from right) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) environment chief Rolf Anderson (left) unveiled the ‘Ecosystems Improved for Sustainable Fisheries’ or EcoFish on October 17, 2012, at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources compound in Quezon City. EcoFish is a five-year project of the Philippines and the US which seeks to enhance the conservation and management of Philippine coastal and marine resources and replenish eight marine key biodiversity areas (or MKBAs) in the country. The project is designed to contribute to priority goals and actions laid out in the Philippine Development Plan (2011-2016) in the areas of sustainable agriculture and fisheries, as well as in the conservation and rehabilitation of natural resources. It also supports the current US country assistance strategy with regard to reducing threats to biodiversity, and improving natural resources and environment.With them is BFAR Director Atty. Asis Perez (extreme right).