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Ban on imported fish sale put off for now
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has postponed the enforcement of the ban on selling imported pampano and salmon in wet markets. The ban was to have taken effect on December 4, but Officer in Charge ...
- December 3, 2022
BFAR mulls moratorium on crackdown vs imported fish
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday said it was considering imposing a moratorium on the crackdown of imported frozen fish in wet markets amid criticisms that it was anti-poor. In a radio ...
- December 1, 2022
Red tide warning up in 10 areas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned the consumption and sale of shellfish in at least 10 areas in the country because of the presence of red tide toxins.The shellfish ban covers Roxas City, ...
- October 11, 2022
Ban on imported fish enforced on Dec 4
An official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday said the ban on the imported pompano, salmon and other unauthorized imported fish will be implemented as scheduled on Sunday, December 4. In ...
- December 2, 2022
BFAR reports fish kill in Batangas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday reported fish kill at fishponds in Agoncillo, Batangas affecting at least 29 tons of tilapia amounting to P3.2 million. BFAR 4-A Director Sammy Malvas said ...
- August 11, 2022
Canned sardines shortage looms
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. on Wednesday warned of a looming shortage of canned sardines because of a three-month fishing ban starting in November. The group's president Danilo Fausto said that the ...
- October 6, 2022
Imported galunggong floods markets
The Association of Fish Traders of the Philippines Inc. confirmed on Saturday the proliferation of imported frozen galunggong or round scad in the wet markets in Metro Manila. In a radio interview, the group's president, ...
- September 18, 2022
BFAR: P100M alotted for salt production
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) claimed that it allotted P100 million for salt production last year. "Last year, BFAR has set in motion a P100-million Development of the Salt Industry Project (DSIP) ...
- August 30, 2022
Manila Bay water quality improves
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Saturday said that the water quality in Manila Bay has improved. Jacob Meimban, executive director of the DENR Manila Bay Coordinating Office (MBCO), said the ...
- January 8, 2023
BFAR exec denies shortage of sardines
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Monday denied a shortage in the supply of tamban or sardines amid reports of unavailability in the wet market of the fish. In a radio interview, BFAR spokesman Nasario ...
- September 6, 2022