Browsing by Subject "FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries"
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BFAR urged to fast track fishing vessel trackers
(The Manila Times,May 21, 2020 , on page A7)The government needs to install tracking devices in commercial fishing vessels, that has been delayed for four years now. The League of Municipalities of the Philippines in Romblon (LMP-Romblon), Pangisda Natin Gawin Tama ... -
BFAR-Region 2 enforces crab-saving measures
(The Manila Times,May 2, 2020 , on page B2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has rolled out two measures expected to conserve and protect crab and lobster species in the region. Milagros Morales, BFAR-Region 2 director, ... -
BFAR-Region 7 fails to collect P33.6 M in fishpond rentals
(The Philippine Star,September 20, 2010 , on page A-26)The Cebu-based Central Visayas office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has failed to collect a total of P33.6 million in rentals from fishpond owners in the past years, the Commission on Audit (COA) ... -
BFAR: Visayan Sea deserves rest
(SunStar Philippines,November 16, 2020 , on page 6)Citing the need for the Visayan Sea to have the rest that it deserves, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has started to implement the three-month closed season in the area. Starting ... -
BFAR: Visayan Sea deserves rest
(SunStar Philippines,November 17, 2020 , on page 13)Citing the need for the Visayan Sea to have the rest that it deserves, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has started to implement the three-month closed season in the area. Starting ... -
Brown algae sale banned
(Manila Standard,April 26, 2014 , on page B1)The Agriculture Department has imposed a ban on the harvesting and selling of brown algae and seagrass to preserve the country’s marine ecosystems. The agency issued Fisheries Administrative Order No. 250, which prohibits ... -
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 236-4, Series of 2015
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 1, 2015 , on page B5)Subject: Extension of FAO 236-3 Series of 2015 on the Rules and Regulations on the Operations of Purse Seine and Ring Net Vessels Using Fish Aggregating Devices (FADS) locally known as Payaos during the FAD Closure Period ... -
Carles bares new strategy to enforce 3-month fishing ban
(Panay News,November 22, 2019 , on page 2-14)If between November this year to Feb. 15, 2020 sardines, herrings and mackerels continue to be sold in public markets most especially in northern Iloilo, it means local fishermen ar violating the three-month fishing ban ... -
Cebuanos charged with illegal fishing
(Panay News,March 12, 2015 , on page 2-15)Eight fishermen from Bantayan Island in Cebu were charged with illegal fishing here. They were caught using super hulbot-hulbot 12.46 kilometers off the coast of Baliguian Island in Concepcion town. Iloilo Provincial Bantay ... -
Closed season in Visayan Sea takes effect
(The Daily Guardian,November 18, 2015 , on page 1-10)Gathering of sardines, herring, mackerel, and other pelagic fishes in the Visayan Sea by commercial fishers is prohibited starting November 17. The move is in compliance with Fisheries Administrative Order 167-3 that ... -
'Closed season' at Visayan Sea starts today
(The Daily Guardian,November 15, 2017 , on page 3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has declared November 15, 2017, to February 15, 2018, as closed season for sardines, herrings and mackerels fishing, as provided in the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) ... -
'Closed season' in Visayan sea looms: 20% increase in production seen – BFAR
(Panay News,November 5, 2018 , on page B1-B11)An increased production of fishery products is expected as the three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea is set to begin Nov. 15. The 20-percent boost in production in one of the country’s richest fishing grounds will ... -
DA Administrative, Circular No. 02, Series of 2021
(SunStar Philippines,March 15, 2021 , on page 7)Subject: Partial Suspension of Section 3 (a) of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 264, Series of 2020 (Regulation on the catching, possession, transporting, selling, trading and exporting of mangrove crablets, juvenile ... -
DA Administrative, Circular No. 02, Series of 2021
(The Philippine Star,March 11, 2021 , on page B6)Subject: Partial Suspension of Section 3 (a) of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 264, Series of 2020. -
DA Administrative, Circular No. 02, Series of 2021
(SunStar Philippines,February 16, 2021 , on page 7)Subject: Partial Suspension of Section 3 (a) of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 264, Series of 2020 (Regulation on the catching, possession, transporting, selling, trading and exporting of mangrove crablets, juvenile ... -
DA allows imports of black tiger shrimps
(Manila Bulletin,January 20, 2010 , on page B-3)Government has allowed the importation of broodstock and post-larvae of black tiger shrimps. The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has issued three administrative ... -
DA eyes shrimp production of 1000,000 MT
(The News Today,July 11, 2008 , on page 8)The Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing to increase shrimp production to 1000,000 metric tons (MT) in five years via the large- scale production of Penaeus vannamei, or Pacific white shrimp. Agriculture Undersecretary ... -
DA forges fisheries deal with Papua New Guinea
(Manila Bulletin,February 4, 2019 , on page B-9)The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has forged a deal on fisheries development with the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) of the Independent State of Papua New ... -
DA to call for fish imports before closed season
(The Manila Times,August 13, 2018 , on page B2)The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for fish imports ahead of the closed fishing season from November to March to stabilize supply and domestic market prices. According to Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol, ... -
DA to import up to 17,000 MT of galunggong
(The Manila Times,August 16, 2018 , on page A3)The Department of Agriculture (DA) will import 17,000 metric tons of galunggong (round scad) to curb the increasing prices of fish and ensure food security. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol signed a Certificate of ...