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52nd Fish Conservation Week: Highlights Stiffer Philippine Fisheries Code
Only a month after the promulgation of its newly signed implementing rules and regulation (IRR), Republic Act (RA) 10654, which amended the Philippine fisheries code 1998, is the highlight of this year's celebration of the ...
- October 22, 2015
Fisheries bureau eyes no more areas for adequate supply
BFAR National Director Eduardo Gongona told The Manila Times the agency had submitted its proposal to the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (NFARMC) designating 15 major fishing grounds as FMAs. ...
- November 5, 2018
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
Villar Lauds lifting of EU ban on Phl fish products
Sen. Cynthia Villar welcomed yesterday the lifting of the ban imposed by the European Union on Philippine fish products to Europe due to the proliferation of illegal fishing. “We recognize the seriousness of this warning ...
- May 1, 2015
Efforts to protect Visayan Sea hailed
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol on Monday commended stakeholders in the just concluded seaborne law enforcement operations in the Visayan Sea. “I commend the men and women of the Department of Agriculture’s ...
- May 15, 2019
PHL won't accept WTO fisheries deal without an 'IUUF' provision
Manila maintains its stance to refuse supporting any fisheries subsidies deal at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that excludes a provision on “illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, or IUUF, infringements” in ...
- December 27, 2020
Aklan agri-fishery council aims for nat'l Gawad Saka
The Aklan Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council (PAFC) is vying for honors in the national Gawad Saka search for outstanding agricultural achievers. The council was recognized as regional awardee for Outstanding ...
- June 6, 2017
BFAR toughens up vs illegal fishing activities
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is taking a more stringent approach in implementing the Philippine Fisheries Code in a bid to curb and address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities. ...
- March 29, 2015
Bureau of Fisheries on fish holiday
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources of the Depart of Agriculture (DA-BFAR) recognizes the sentiments of the fisheries sector - particularly, the fisherfolk. The agency shares the fisherfolk's interest to make ...
- September 5, 2015
WWF working to certify RP tuna fisheries by 2016
If fish were cars, then tuna would be the Ferraris of the sea. Ranging in size from the 1.5-foot bullet tuna to the gigantic 15-foot Atlantic blue fin, these tasty torpedo-shaped fish are among earth’s most valuable marine ...
- November 10, 2015