Project Updates

The SARGEN Tuna Handline Fisheries Improvement Project successfully conducted the Final Consultation Workshop on November 5, 2025, at Venue 88, General Santos City. The activity gathered crew members, captains, vessel owners, association leaders, and other key stakeholders, all working together to finalize essential policies that support safe, ethical, and responsible tuna handline fishing. Throughout the […]

The FIP successfully conducted a training for handline fishers on accurate logsheet reporting, species identification, and initial consultation on the Endangered, Threatened, and Protected (ETP) Species Policy. Held on October 24, 2025, the training aimed to enhance the capacity of handline fishers to accurately record catch data, identify species, and strengthen compliance with ETP conservation

To strengthen monitoring, control, and traceability within the local handline tuna fishery, a total of 18 handline vessels—9 municipal and 9 commercial—were recently installed with ALON vessel tracking units. The devices were donated by the City Government of General Santos, reaffirming its continuing support for sustainable and transparent fishing practices. Prior to the installation, a

Ms. Mercedes Ong, President of the SARGEN Handline presented the latest developments of the FFSAPI-SARGEN Handline Fisheries Improvement Project in two key events of the tuna industry: the All About Handline Summit on September 2 and the Plenary Session of the 25th National Tuna Congress on September 4. During the All About Handline Summit, Ms.

The FFSAPI-SARGEN Handline Fisheries Improvement Project actively showcased its initiatives during the 25th National Tuna Congress and Trade Exhibit, held at SM City General Santos from September 2 to 4, 2025. As part of its engagement efforts, the FIP set up an informative booth highlighting its ongoing work on sustainable fishing practices, human rights and

As part of the 25th National Tuna Congress and Trade Exhibit, the City Government of General Santos formally turned over its Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) support to two key organizations in the handline tuna sector: the FFSAPI-SARGEN Handline Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) and the United Tuna Handliners Association (UTHA). The ceremonial turnover, held at SM

On August 13, 2025 – Key stakeholders in the Philippines’ yellowfin and bigeye tuna handline fishery convened at The Village Events Place, General Santos City for the Fisher Awareness of Rights ‘Train the Trainer’ Workshop. The event gathered commercial and municipal handline vessel owners, operators, fishers, and officers of the SARGEN Fish Port Tuna Handline

In line with efforts to enhance safety and efficiency during nighttime fishing operations, Key Traceability has distributed headlamps to participants of the Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) in the yellowfin and bigeye tuna handline sector. The distribution was held on August 13, 2025, at the SARGEN Handline Office in Market 1, General Santos Fish Port, where

The two-day consultation workshop, held at Sun City Suites, General Santos City on June 19–20, 2025, brought together vessel owners, company representatives, and key stakeholders in the tuna handline sector for an in-depth discussion on improving labor practices at sea. The workshop focused on the development and refinement of operational policies that directly affect the

The ceremonial signing of the Human Rights and Social Responsibility (HRSR) Policies, Grievance Mechanism, and Age Verification Process of the SARGEN Fish Port Tuna Handline Fishing Association Inc.  and its members marked a significant milestone in institutionalizing social responsibility within the local tuna handline sector. Held on June 19, 2025, at Sun City Suites, General