IMPACT STORY #1: Futuristic Aviation and Maritime Enterprise (FAME) Improving Small-scale Fishers Capacity to Meet Traceability Requirements

Through a partnership with USAID, a local Philippine technology start-up was able to develop its business and become a viable solution to catch reporting and communications challenges...

Paving over the Global Gender Gap in Fisheries: Dispatch from the Philippines

This feature by SALT looks at ways women and gender champions are closing the gender gap in fisheries in the Philippines.

Engaging Small-scale Fishers in the Philippines in eCDT Systems Proves the Feasibility of Scaling eCDT for Municipal Fishers Regionally

As USAID Oceans nears completion in May 2020, the project has subcontracted the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines, in partnership with the private technology company, Futuristic Aviation and Maritime Enterprise (FAME), to expand one of these proven eCDT tools—FAME technology for small-scale fishers—to Occidental Mindoro and Bicol, Philippines.

PRESS RELEASE: USAID Celebrates Accomplishments in Combating Illegal Fishing and Promoting Sustainable Fisheries in the Asia-Pacific Region

In February, public and private sector leaders in the seafood industry gathered in Manila, Philippines, and Jakarta, Indonesia, to celebrate the accomplishments of the USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership’s work in Southeast Asia. The two closeout events highlighted the significant work of partners from ASEAN member states and the regional seafood industry to promote resource conservation and maritime security.

USAID Oceans Engages Conservation International to Lead Implementation of the First Sub-regional Fisheries Management Plan in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines

From March 10-11, 2020, with support from USAID Oceans, Conservation International-Philippines partnered with the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Regional Secretariat and members of National CTI Coordinating Committees of Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines to conduct a “Sulu-Sulawesi Sub-Regional EAFM Plan Implementation Workshop in Manila, Philippines.”

Tech Companies, Academics, and Management Experts Convene to Develop Technological Solutions to Improve Fisheries Management in Southeast Asia

In March, 2020, USAID Oceans held convened project grantees developing innovative eCDT tools and fisheries management experts to explore ways these digital can be used to improve fisheries management practices.

BFAR to tap new catch documentation system to fight illegal fishing

The Philippine government can soon utilize a new catch documentation system – which took five years to be developed – in addressing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. A statement showed that the Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), in partnership with the USAID Oceans and SEAFDEC, completed the establishment of the electronic catch documentation and traceability (eCDT) system after five years.

System to boost the Philippines’ sustainable fishing efforts

Through collaboration with the USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, the Philippines Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources launches a newly-developed electronic catch documentation and traceability (eCDT) system to strengthen the Philippine government’s fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and sustainable management of the country’s waters

BFAR to use new catch documentation system to curb illegal fishing

The Philippine government is set to use a newly-developed electronic catch documentation and traceability (e-CDT) system to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. The e-CDT system will document key information about harvest, processing and transportation of fisheries products to enable traceability from harvest and point of origin to its destination – a process that eliminates the chances of IUU fishing and illegally–caught fish from entering the market. It is a partnership project of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, the USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC).

Newly-Developed fisheries catch documentation system set to improve Philippine’s sustainable resource management

QUEZON CITY, Feb. 6 — The Philippine government’s fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF) and sustainable management of the country’s waters will soon become more effective with the newly-developed electronic catch documentation and traceability (e-CDT) system.

A partnership project of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, the USAID Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (USAID Oceans) and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), the e-CDT system will document key information about harvest, processing and transportation of fisheries products to enable traceability from harvest and point of origin to its destination – a process that eliminates the chances of IUU fishing and illegally–caught fish from entering the market.