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Red tide warning
Red tide infestation continues in 13 bays in Eastern Visayas this week as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) raised a stern warning against the consumption of shellfish meat. In an advisory issued Tuesday, ...
- October 7, 2020
Antique to host 1st int'l fishing tourney in May
The province of Antique gets to showcase its rich marine biodiversity when it hosts the 1st International Sports Fishing Tournament in May. “Sports fishing is another tourism product that we are promoting. When they go ...
- February 23, 2020
River fish kill puzzles Hinoba-an authorities
After the fish kill in a river early this week, the Hinoba-an municipal government submitted fish and water samples for analysis to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Affected areas covered at least a ...
- February 22, 2020
Taal Volcano eruption agri damage hits P578 M
Damage to agriculture due to the eruption of Taal Volcano has reached P578 million. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it would prepare seven million tilapia fingerlings, 20,000 ulang, 50,000 mudfish, ...
- January 15, 2020
BFAR bans harvest of juvenile mangrove crabs, spiny lobsters
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 ...
- April 27, 2020
SEAFDEC turns up the heat to meet bangus fry shortage
Despite being widely regarded as the unofficial national fish, about half of the milkfish on Filipino tables are born in hatcheries in Indonesia and Taiwan. This is the result of a perennial shortage of fry, the baby bangus ...
- April 18, 2020
DA-BFAR's statement: No outbreak of Diseases in Tilapia and shrimps
The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic clarifies that there is no outbreak of diseases in tilapia or shrimp and that the recent cases of fish mortality in the Taal Lake and Laguna de Bay area were ...
- June 28, 2020
Fish cage operations in Taal allowed to resume
Fish cage operators can now resume feeding their fish stock in Taal Lake as the government said water quality has improved. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, citing tests from January 14 to 30 conducted by the Bureau of ...
- February 6, 2020
Minalin fisherfolks get P135-K worth of fishing gears
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) continues to assist fisherfolks despite the virus pandemic as it distributed on Wednesday morning various fishing gears in this town. BFAR Central Luzon Regional Director ...
- July 3, 2020
BFAR raises red tide warning over three provinces
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned consumers against eating shellfish harvested from three areas due to red tide contamination. The BFAR said that shellfish from Dauis and Tagbilaran City in ...
- May 11, 2020