Browsing by Subject "FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries"
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17 charged with illegal fishing
(Panay News,April 24, 2015 , on page 2-19)Seventeen fishermen engaged in Danish Seine fishing were charged with illegal fishing before the Provincial Prosecutor's Office. The complaint was specifically for violation of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 246 that ... -
20 illegal fishing vessels seized
(Panay News,March 19, 2015 , on page 2-15)More illegal fishers were caught in the waters of northern Iloilo. Before dawn yesterday, the Iloilo Bantay Dagat Force and Dumangas Police Station apprehended six motorboats and 17 illegal fishers. The Philippine Fisheries ... -
3-month fishing ban on Visayan Sea ends in Feb.
(Panay News,January 6, 2019 , on page 3)The closed season in the Visayan Sea for sardines, herrings and mackerels that started on Nov. 15, 2018 would end next month. “Prohibiting fishers from catching them will increase the population of these species. It is ... -
3-month fishing ban: ‘Closed season’ in Visayan Sea starts Nov. 15 - BFAR
(Panay News,November 1, 2017 , on page 1-14)The yearly threemonth closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s major fishing grounds suffering from overfishing, starts this Nov. 15. Sardines, herrings and mackerels make up one-third of the fish ... -
Agriculture Department expands sardine fishing ban
(The Daily Guardian,October 19, 2012 , on page B3)Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala announced Wednesday that the government is expanding its three-month sardine fishing ban. It will now include the Visayan Sea in addition to the Zamboanga waters. Alcala said during the ... -
Ban on Danish Seine fishing method strengthened
(The Manila Times,July 13, 2018 , on page B5)The nationwide ban on the use of the fishing device Danish Seine (hulbot-hulbot) that destroys marine habitats has been strengthened after the Department of Agriculture (DA) approved an order declaring mere possession of ... -
Ban on field trips to theme parks with captive dolphins, whales sought
(The Philippine Star,September 9, 2012 , on page 6)A party-list lawmaker has filed a resolution urging the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ban school field trips to theme parks that have captive dolphins and whales that ... -
Bantay Dagat arrests 13 illegal fishermen
(Panay News,October 6, 2014 , on page 2)Thirteen fishers engaged in the prohibited Danish seine fishing or hulbot-hulbot were caught in the municipal waters of Concepcion, Iloilo. Over the weekend, the illegal fishers were on board "F/B Raymond Joy 25" when the ... -
BFAR assures nonstop fight against illegal fishing
(The Manila Times,April 7, 2020 , on page B1)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Monday assured its continuous monitoring, control and surveillance of the country’s waters to counter illegal fishing attempts of groups or individuals trying to take ... -
BFAR bans harvest of juvenile mangrove crabs, spiny lobsters
(BusinessWorld,April 27, 2020 , on page S1/10)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it has banned the harvest of juvenile mangrove crabs and spiny lobsters to prevent overfishing and implemented a registration system for fishermen harvesting these ... -
BFAR bans imported fishery products
(Manila Standard,September 24, 2017 , on page B3)The Cagayan Valley regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will be imposing the ban on sale of imported fish and fishery products in local wet markets. Officials also warned fish transporters and ... -
BFAR eyes lifting of ban on P. vannamei shrimp
(Malaya,October 14, 2005 , on page B12)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has temporarily suspended the breeding of the Pacific White shrimp also known as Peneus vannamei broodstocks in Dagupan City due to the pond's low salinity. Dr. John ... -
BFAR gears up for fishing ban at PH ‘seafood capital’
(Panay News,November 7, 2018 , on page 13)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has officially launched in this “Seafood Capital of the Philippines” the “closed season” for sardines, herring, and mackerel at Barangay Baybay, Roxas City on Nov. 1. ... -
BFAR leads closed season for fishing in Visayas
(Panay News,November 18, 2016 , on page B9-B15)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Field Office 6 spearheaded the kickoff of the closed season for fish capture by conducting an information caravan on Nov. 16 and an Information, Education and ... -
BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in Visayan Sea
(The Manila Times,February 18, 2021 , on page A7)The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has lifted the three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea effective Tuesday. Under the Fisheries Administrative Order 167-3, series of ... -
BFAR opens Fish Conservation Week
(The Daily Guardian,October 17, 2017 , on page B7)The Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) opened on Oct 16, 2017 the week-long Fish Conservation (FishCon) celebration with ceremonies at Iloilo Provincial Fishery Office, Fishing ... -
BFAR rallies support for Visayan Sea fishing ban
(Panay News,December 12, 2019 , on page 13)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has reiterated its call for the public to support the closed season implemented in the Visayan Sea. “We need to keep watch of the Visayan Sea because ... -
BFAR seeks to boost fishery areas
(The Manila Times,February 26, 2020 , on page A7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 rolled out a measure to establish fisheries management areas (FMAs) to provide science-based solutions, enhance stakeholder participation and increase ... -
BFAR seizes nine vessels in Quezon for illegal fishing
(BusinessWorld,January 8, 2021 , on page S1/6)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it seized nine commercial fishing vessels in Mauban, Quezon for using illegal fishing methods. In a virtual briefing Thursday, BFAR National Director Eduardo B. ... -
BFAR taps NegOcc to strengthen Visayan Sea fishing restriction
(Panay News,September 13, 2019 , on page 13)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has engaged the Negros Occidental provincial government for stronger implementation of the closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea, an official said Wednesday. In a ...