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Underrated crisis in agriculture and fisheries
Year after year — in fact, government after government — we get piecemeal revelations about our dismal food production. Agriculture and fisheries consistently contribute a measly part of our gross domestic product. And ...
- April 24, 2019
Higher tuna catch expected in Q4
The Philippines should see a higher tuna catch starting next month after the country deployed 36 high-seas fishing vessels to the Pacific, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said. BFAR Director ...
- October 16, 2012
Fisheries bureau announces new bid for P360-million boat contract
In a rebid invitation published on Thursday, BFAR announced the order will be funded through the 2015 General Appropriations Act. The invitation specified twin marine diesel power plants of a combined 3,000 horsepower per ...
- June 19, 2015
Bicol gets P76-M fishery, farm project
Bicol Region has received P76 million worth of fishery infrastructure and farm projects, the Agriculture department said in a statement yesterday. Agriculture secretary Proceso J. Alcala inaugurated four fishery facilities ...
- September 28, 2010
BFAR backs closed fishing season for tawilis
The harvesting of tawilis, a freshwater sardine, should be reduced if possible by means of a closed fishing season and eliminating illegal fishing methods, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). ...
- January 25, 2019
Fisheries output seen rising in Q3 as El Niño boosts plankton growth
Fisheries production could continue to improve in the third quarter, with the weather favoring the growth of plankton that fish depend on for food, a former fisheries official said. “That is the trend that I am seeing with ...
- July 3, 2023
Fisheries department pushed
Tuna industry leaders in the South Cotabato-Cotabato-Sultan Kudarat-Sarangani-General Santos City (Socsksargen) region have urged the current 15th Congress to craft a law elevating to department status the Bureau of Fisheries ...
- September 30, 2010
BFAR director proposes galunggong buffer stock
A buffer stock system is needed to ease supply disruptions in the market for round scad, or galunggong, which will require cold storage sufficient for at least six months of reserves, a fisheries official said. Bureau of ...
- September 13, 2018
BFAR medium-term plan targets major output increases for shellfish, crabs
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) next five-year plan has set aggressive targets for shellfish and crab output, with more modest goals for other segments of the fishing industry, the Agriculture department ...
- February 24, 2022