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Red tide in Gigantes Islands
Red tide recurred in the waters of popular tourist destination Gigantes Islands in Carles town, Iloilo province, less than two months after the area was cleared of the toxin. In a shellfish bulletin, the Bureau of Fisheries ...
- November 21, 2022
BFAR releases baby eels
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 1 has released 38,000 elvers or baby eels in the Agno River in Barangay San Felipe here as part of the agency’s stock enhancement activity. The stock enhancement activity ...
- October 29, 2022
BFAR, USAID partner vs illegal fishing
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Luzon and the United States Agency for International Development recently conducted a Training of Trainers on the Philippine Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing ...
- October 26, 2022
BFAR aids seaweed farmers in Leyte
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 8 distributed fiberglass boats and propagules totaling P5 million on Thursday, Nov. 3, to seaweed farmers in Dawahon Island, Bato, Leyte, the seaweed capital of ...
- November 7, 2022
BFAR cracks down on unauthorized sale of imported fish
The Bureau of Fisheries and ASuatic Resources (BFAR) has warned against the sale of imported fish unauthorized for wet markets, particularly diverted froTen fish commodities intended only for canning, processing, and ...
- November 26, 2022
Philippines files two new diplomatic protests vs China
The country’s close ties with China took another twist on Monday when Foreign Affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin told the latter to “get the f– out” of the Philippine waters. Locsin made the remarks as the country fires off ...
- May 4, 2021
Sardines
The latest in the growing list of foodstuff in short supply, or about to be, is sardines. The folks manufacturing those canned sardines have raised an alarm about the scarcity of their basic raw material some months ago. ...
- September 23, 2022
Lanao Norte fisherfolk get boost
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has distributed fingerlings and feeds to farmers and fisheries groups in Lanao del Norte to support the livelihood of fisherfolk communities there. The BFAR Northern Mindanao ...
- September 9, 2023
Palace suspends fishing vessels monitoring
Malacañang suspended the implementation of a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) order, which required fishing operators to install satellite transponders so their commercial fishing vessels could be monitored. ...
- April 11, 2023
Fisherfolk warn of fake sardine shortage
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has warned the government about a shortage of tamban or Indian sardines that is allegedly being “fabricated” by big fishing firms and ...
- September 8, 2022