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Management framework for sardines needed
The Philippine government needs to craft a national management framework to address the overfishing of sardines, a number of local fisheries experts said. University of the Philippines- Visayas scientist Wilfredo Campos ...
- March 11, 2018
Probe Cavite fish kill, BFAR urged
A fisherfolk group has urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to investigate a fish kill in the coastal waters of Cavite. Fernando Hicap, chairman of the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng ...
- October 19, 2016
Tañon Strait protection to be strengthened to ensure fisheries sustainability
The government is strengthening protection efforts at the Tañon Strait, the country’s biggest marine protected area, to ensure sea safety and fisheries sustainability. The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- December 25, 2017
Fishing vessels monitoring rules sought
Local government units continue to appeal to the Department of Agriculture to implement a vessel monitoring mechanism to deter illegal entry of commercial vessels in municipal waters. Under the Amended Fisheries Code, the ...
- July 27, 2020
Scientists bat for wider coverage of marine protected areas
As the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Luzon establishes needed support to help marginalized fisherfolk in coastal villages of Manila Bay, scientists are raising the need to safeguard marine ...
- August 6, 2015
BFAR offers scholarships
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will conduct its nationwide recruitment examination for its fisheries scholarship program on Feb. 24. Nestor Domenden, BFAR Region 1 director, said the scholarship is ...
- January 22, 2018
Fisherfolk group to defy ban on catching galunggong
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said that small fishermen would defy the three-month, government-imposed ban on catching galunggong (roundscad) in Northern Palawan. The Philippines ...
- November 9, 2015
Vietnamese fishermen caught poaching off Cagayan
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently apprehended 10 Vietnamese fishermen on board two boats allegedly caught illegally fishing in Northern Luzon. PCG spokesman ...
- June 4, 2019
BFAR seeks tighter rules to fight illegal fishing
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is seeking better coordination among government agencies and better enforcement of laws to further strengthen its fight against illegal fishing. “We believe that one of the key ...
- October 14, 2018
'Remember Recto Bank sinking'
A year after the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank, former foreign affairs chief Albert del Rosario is urging Filipinos not to forget the incident or surrender to China’s ...
- June 10, 2020