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BFAR revokes commercial fishing vessel license
For the first time, the government has permanently revoked the license of a fishing vessel for repeatedly encroaching municipal waters. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has revoked the license of FV ...
- January 19, 2020
DA ramps up fisheries plan
The Department of Agriculture is ramping up its efforts to synergize plans and programs in the fisheries sector as it moves toward achieving a sustainable and inclusive blue economy for the Philippines. Agriculture Secretary ...
- February 7, 2020
Tañon Strait protection to be strengthened to ensure fisheries sustainability
The government is strengthening protection efforts at the Tañon Strait, the country’s biggest marine protected area, to ensure sea safety and fisheries sustainability. The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- December 25, 2017
Fishing vessels monitoring rules sought
Local government units continue to appeal to the Department of Agriculture to implement a vessel monitoring mechanism to deter illegal entry of commercial vessels in municipal waters. Under the Amended Fisheries Code, the ...
- July 27, 2020
GenSan fishport to undergo rehabilitation
The government is set to rehabilitate and modernize the General Santos Fish Port Complex in a bid to spur growth in the local tuna industry. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said there is strong need for the modernization ...
- February 12, 2020
Fisheries production improves in 2019
The local fisheries production continued its positive streak, rising by 1.5 percent in 2019 amid better output in the municipal and aquaculture sectors. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that ...
- February 1, 2020
Masterplan for sardine industry hits snag
The development of a sound sardine management plan may take a while as the government shifted its focus on tuna. The development of a sound sardine management plan may take a while as the government shifted its focus on ...
- January 21, 2018
Taal fish feeding resumes as water quality improves
Fish cage operators can now resume feeding their fish stocks in Taal Lake after tests showed improvements in the quality of water. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said tests conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- February 9, 2019
DENR, BFAR move to protect tawilis
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) may have failed to fully implement the closed fishing season in Taal Lake that placed tawilis on the list of endangered species. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- January 27, 2019
Catanduanes blast fishing kills 9 whales
Nine melon-headed whales, believed to be victims of dynamite fishing, washed ashore in Barangay Bonot, San Andres, Catanduanes yesterday. “These whales suffered acoustic trauma due to a strong explosion in the water,” ...
- October 9, 2020