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Saving Laguna de Bay
The restoration of Laguna de Bay to a relatively pristine state is a major concern. This is a scientist’s account on a multidisciplinary two to three-year scientific endeavor that culminated in an Environmental Health ...
- February 2, 2017
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 262, Series of 2018, Subject: Regulation on the use of superlights and fishing light attractors in commercial fishing
Rule 44.1 of Section 44 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 8550 as Amended by Republic Act 10654 requires that DA-BFAR shall, within eighteen (18) months from the effectivity of IRR, determine the ...
- November 14, 2018
Oceana opposes plan to import more galunggong
Oceana Philippines is opposing the proposal of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to allow more fish imports, particularly roundscad or galunggong, into the country. Bringing in more fish could affect the ...
- January 27, 2019
Stranded dolphin rescued in Cagayan
A stranded dolphin has been rescued by fishermen off Cagayan's northern coast. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office in Tuguegarao City said the Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei), measuring ...
- March 3, 2013
Phl buying 100 fisheries patrol boats vs poachers
The government is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect its fisheries, an official said yesterday, in a substantial expansion from its current fleet of 20 as it responds to poaching by Chinese and Taiwanese fishermen. ...
- June 23, 2015
Harvesting the full potential of seaweed, bangus in Davao
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will underscore its marketing chain projects for Davao Region’s seaweed and milkfish industries at the 24th Agrilink, Foodlink and Aqualink ...
- July 23, 2017
Prosecute butchers of butanding - WWF
An international conservation group is calling for the prosecution of people responsible for the “butchery” of an 18-foot butanding (whale shark) on the shores of Tingloy town in Batangas, with the marine animal’s dorsal ...
- February 18, 2010
DA allots P594 M for irrigation, agri projects in Palawan
The Department of Agriculture is allocating P594-million worth of irrigation projects, farm machinery, and inputs, and fishery initiatives in Palawan, to help make the province sufficient in rice, major staples, fishery ...
- January 23, 2012
Gov't should enforce law on reclamation - Oceana
A conservation group last Tuesday urged the government to uphold and enforce the law in several reclamation projects submitted to the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) for process. “We are alarmed by the apparent ...
- March 28, 2019
DA rolling out 1-M fishing boats
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will be distributing one million fishing boats in the next five years to improve marine sufficiency. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol intends to provide 200,000 fiberglass boats ...
- August 21, 2016