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Fishing ban set in Visayan Sea
Fishing within the Visayan Sea is prohibited for three months starting Nov. 15, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said. Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 167-3 series of 2013 established the closed season ...
- November 14, 2020
5-year ludong fish ban pushed
The imminent extinction of the rare “ludong” fish species, also known as the lobed river mullet, depends on the proactive moves of local government units hosting the fish’s habitats and their support of the fishery sector ...
- March 21, 2017
Closed fishing seasons violators detected
Illegal fishing activities thrive in the Visayan Sea during the enforcement of the three-month closed fishing season, lawyer Gloria Estenzo Ramos, vice president of Oceana Philippines said over the weekend. Oceana, the ...
- February 25, 2019
BFAR declares closed season for Ludong
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared a closed fishing season for the high-value Ludong for the provinces of Cagayan, Abra and the Santa River in Ilocos Sur, a senior official said on Wednesday. ...
- October 3, 2014
Zamboanga fishermen get green light to cast nets
Fishermen in the Zamboanga Peninsula can start fishing for sardines this March, as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources officially lifted the off-season period at midnight of Thursday. The three-month fishing ban ...
- March 2, 2018
Benham eyed as ‘food zone’
Benham Rise could be the key to securing the country’s food security and the Philippines should build a research facility on its shallowest portion to assert its ownership of the resource-rich 13-million-hectare undersea ...
- May 9, 2017
'GG' fishing ban proposed
Because of overfishing of mackerel scada, popularly known as galunggong, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will impose a fishing ban off Northern Palawan within Sulu Sea from Nov.15 to January next year. BFAR ...
- October 19, 2015
Zambo peninsula under fishing ban
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will implement a five-month ban against fishing for sardine fish, Tamban, in the waters of Zamboanga peninsula, Sulu, Basilan and Tawi-Tawi starting in November, a senior ...
- October 7, 2014