Twenty-one participants from the handline sector completed the 40-hour Basic Occupational Safety and Health (BOSH) Training for Safety Officer 2 with DOLE Region XII.
Two days of hands-on training on installing and troubleshooting the SRT-100 and ALON A8000 VMS units used in the handline fleet.
The FIP presented its Year 4 progress at the 2026 All About Handline Summit.
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) upgraded the FIP’s progress rating from “C” to “A” (Advanced Progress), the highest rating in its FIP evaluation.
The FIP followed and joined BFAR regulatory updates on the proposed amendments to the Catch Certification and Documentation Scheme (FAO 268).