To maintain a national germplasm center for Cyprinids (common carp and major carps), Silurids (catfishes), and indigenous fishes.
To serve as a repository for important threatened endemic and indigenous fishes.
To organize and establish a network of satellite Cyprinids, Silurids, and indigenous fish multiplier stations in selected strategic regions to produce quality fingerlings for dispersal to fish farmers.
To implement a national commodity-based fish stocking program to rehabilitate inland water resources in coordination with FARMCs, LGUs, and relevant resource management agencies/councils.
To showcase, package and disseminate appropriate commodity-based aquaculture technologies for replication and adoption by the freshwater aquaculture sub-sector.
To operate and maintain biosafety facilities for quarantine and conduct of studies related to introduced exotic species.
To provide policy recommendations related to commodity specialization.
Provide specialized and commodity-based technical assistance/advisory services to aquaculture project management and operation.
Main implementor of Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) – is an initiative aimed at revitalizing the country’s lakes, rivers, and reservoirs. It integrates strategies like habitat restoration and culture-based fisheries to improve aquatic ecosystems while empowering stakeholders to sustain these efforts.
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