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    • BFAR mulls moratorium on crackdown vs imported fish 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, December 1, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday said it was considering imposing a moratorium on the crackdown of imported frozen fish in wet markets amid criticisms that it was anti-poor. In a radio ...
    • BFAR shelves plan to seize imported fish in wet markets 

      Lagare, Jordeene B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 3, 2022, on page A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will defer, for now, its crackdown on the sale of imported fish, such as salmon and pompano in wet markets, amid its ongoing review of government regulations concerning ...
    • Gene- edited salmon may soon hit menus 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 22, 2019, on page A10)
      Inside an Indiana aquafarming complex, thousands of salmon eggs genetically modified to grow faster than normal are hatching into tiny fish. After growing to roughly 4.5 kilograms (10 pounds) in indoor tanks, they could ...
    • Imported fish sale ban under review 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine; Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, December 13, 2022, on page A6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said on Monday that it is reviewing the rule that says frozen salmon and pompano from other countries can't be sold in the wet markets. BFAR officer-in-charge Demosthenes Escoto ...
    • Lawmaker calls for probe on fish crackdown in markets 

      Crisostomo, Sheila; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, November 30, 2022, on page 2)
      A senior lawmaker yesterday filed a resolution seeking a House probe on the crackdown initiated by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on vendors in local wet markets found selling imported fish such as ...