Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "mackerel fisheries"
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3-month fishing ban begins
(Manila Bulletin,November 15, 2017 , on page 8)The three-month ban on fishing of three species along the Visayan Sea begins on Nov. 15. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is enforcing the ban for fishermen to harvest and trade herrings, mackerels and ... -
3-month fishing ban imposed in Visayan waters
(Manila Bulletin,November 23, 2015 , on page 19)The Bureau Of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has started implementing a three-month prohibition on certain fishing activities in the Visayan Sea. BFAR Regional Director for Western Visayas (BFAR-6) Remia Aparri ... -
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 ... -
3-month fishing season to boost fish stocks
(DailyGuardian,February 21, 2020 , on page 2)The implementation of the three-month closed season on the Visayan Sea is seen to increase the population of three fish species in the area by 10 to 20 percent, according to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ... -
Aquaculture in dams, protected areas pushed
(The Philippine Star,January 26, 2021 , on page B6)Allowing aquaculture to flourish in dams and certain protected areas is expected to boost food security and stabilize prices amid rising prices of pork and chicken. In a virtual briefing, agricultural advocacy group Tugon ... -
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 lifts fishing ban in Visayan Sea
(The Philippine Star,March 22, 2013 , on page A-30)Fishing in the Visayan Sea now resumes, with the lifting of the four-month fishing ban two days ago. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 6 lifted the fishing ban which it imposed in the Visayan ... -
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 woos canneries to locate in W. Visayas
(The Daily Guardian,March 25, 2013 , on page B1)Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional director Drusila Esther E. Bayate is encouraging more canneries to locate in Western Visayas because of the region's abundant marine resources. Bayate echoed what ... -
BFAR woos canneries to locate in WV
(Panay News,March 24, 2013 , on page B1)Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Dir. Drusila Esther E. Bayate is encouraging more canneries to locate in Western Visayas because of the region's abundant marine resources. Bayate echoed what BFAR ... -
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' 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 ... -
Commercial fishing allowed in Philippine Rise — Duterte
(The Manila Times,May 17, 2018 , on page A2)On board BRP Davao del Sur: President Rodrigo Duterte said he would still allow but “strictly” enforce commercial fishing in the Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) after he proclaimed the 13-million hectare undersea region a ... -
Due to Weather, Laws: Fisheries yield in Guimaras slows down by 3.41 percent
(The Daily Guardian,June 26, 2018 , on page 7-11)Total fisheries production in the province of Guimaras decelerated by 3.41 percent in 2017 to 8,643.83 metric tons (MT) against 8,949.08 MT in 2016 due to a 13.67 percent output reduction in municipal fisheries. However, ... -
Fisherfolk turn over tags to gov't for study
(Manila Bulletin,May 25, 2009 , on page 4)Fishermen have started returning tags recovered from their catch to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), which is engaged in multilateral scientific-projects to develop regional conservation management plans ... -
Fisheries production drops in Q1
(The Philippine Star,May 13, 2018 , on page B4)Fisheries production in the country fell 3.03 percent in the first quarter due to lower output in all sub-sectors. Based on latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, commercial fisheries output declined three ... -
Fishermen complaint with closed season in Visayan Sea - BFAR-6
(Panay News,October 4, 2018 , on page B1)Fishermen are observing the three-month closed season in the Visayan Sea leading to the 20 percent jump in the production of sardines, herrings and mackerels, reported the regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and ... -
Fishing ban allows spawning
(Panay News,December 13, 2015 , on page 5)No one is allowed to catch sardines, mackerels and herrings at the Visayan Sea for three months. The "closed season," which lasts until Feb 15, 2016, will allow these fish species to breed, according to the Bureau of ... -
Fishing ban bodes well for Visayan Sea - BFAR
(Panay News,September 30, 2018 , on page 2-14)A three-month fishing ban on herrings, mackerels and sardines has been proven to bode well for the Visayan Sea, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Every “closed season” from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15 the ...