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Galunggong closed season to be enforced in north Palawan
The fisheries bureau is seeking to protect the galunggong fishery by declaring a no-harvest season during spawning in northern Palawan, in a bid to raise the long-term numbers of the species, an important food for low-income ...
- October 19, 2015
Farm fishing
For the first time in human history, farmed fish production overtook that of beef in 2012, based on data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the United States Department of Agriculture. Where ...
- June 30, 2013
Fisheries biotechnology center to rise in Central Luzon
Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Central Luzon State University (CLSU) president Edgar Orden presided over the signing of the memorandum of agreement on the construction of the National Fisheries Research and Development ...
- March 30, 2022
Bureau lifts sardine fishing ban in southwestern seas
The Bureau of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has lifted on Thursday the three-month fishing ban on sardines and related species in the southwestern part of the country. However, operators of commercial fishing ...
- March 1, 2013
Aklan solon pushes for fisheries center
Rep. Carlito Marquez is pushing for the creation of a center for fisheries and aquatic resources training, development and production in the province. The congressman filed House Bill 3063, which also seeks to promote ...
- September 2, 2016
Coral Triangle fishery officials meet in Iloilo City
Representatives from six countries including the Philippines will converge in Iloilo City for the 3rd Fishers Forum and Tuna Governance Workshop from July 4 to 6, 2017. Country representatives of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua ...
- July 4, 2017
Fish production boost expected from Misamis marine project
Misamis Occidental wants to become a major fisheries producer in northern Mindanao through its new marine fishery, the Agriculture department said yesterday. "The hatchery is expected to produce an annual output of 576, ...
- February 5, 2009
Sustained fish output growth seen in April-June
The government is optimistic to sustain positive growth in the country’s fish production in the second quarter of 2019, as it shifts focus on aquaculture farming due to the expected weather disturbances during the rainy ...
- June 28, 2019
BFAR assures WV has sufficient fishery production
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Dir. Drussellah Ong has assured that Western Visayas has sufficient fishery production to meet the daily consumption requirements of the people here. Ms. Ong said ...
- April 24, 2008
Closed season for galunggong fishing starts November 15
A three-month ban on "galunggong" (round scad) fishing in north eastern Palwan starting Nov. 15 will be implemented by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso ...
- November 3, 2015