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🌊 Saving fish, strengthening futures! 🐟✨ In the eastern Philippines lies the island municipality of Daram. With the longest coastline in its province of Samar, the island is making waves in the fight against post-harvest fish loss—a major challenge for food security and the livelihoods of small-scale fishers. 🎣 At a recent Stakeholders’ Forum & Field Visit, Vice Mayor Lucia Astorga spoke to emphasize the importance of reducing fish loss to ensure more food, better nutrition, and stronger incomes for coastal communities. Big changes are happening! Daram is implementing a game-changing fish loss reduction plan and catch monitoring system across 58 barangays, the smallest local government unit in the Philippines. These innovations, which are supported by small-scale fishers, government agencies, and universities, prioritize real solutions for a more sustainable ocean & future. 🌏 Oceana’s Vice President Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos was able to visit and show her support for Daram...

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