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BFAR says no major fish kill expected this year
Saying the situation is more manageable, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said no major fish skill is anticipated this year. BFAR director Asis Perez told local journalists here he is confident that the ...
- June 5, 2012
BFAR lifts shellfish ban
Shellfish collected in all coastal areas in the country are now free of red tide toxins, based on the results of the latest laboratory analysis of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local government ...
- February 28, 2015
Cold weather affects fish, too, says fisheries expert
The prevailing cold weather affects not only humans but fish, too, like the bangus (milkfish) and tilapia, as it stops their spawning, slows down their growth, and makes them susceptible to diseases. Dr. Westly Rosario, ...
- January 22, 2014
2 P'sinan areas cleared of red tide
The coastal waters in this city and in Barangay Wawa in Bani town were declared free of algae that causes the red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said yesterday. In an advisory dated Jan. ...
- January 25, 2015
Dagupan bangus growers urged to tap export market
Mayor Belen Fernandez is urging bangus (milkfish) growers to tap the export market. Fernandez rallied Dagupan bangus growers to tap the export market during the recent Regional Bangus Summit held April 23 at Star Plaza ...
- April 27, 2014
De Venecia makes strides in aquaculture
Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and a fish scientist were honored by the Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines Inc. (SAEP) and Philippine Aquaculture Society Inc. (PAS) for their outstanding leadership ...
- December 11, 2016
2 dolphins, sea turtle found dead
Two dolphins and a sea turtle were found dead in this capital town’s coastal waters yesterday. One of the dolphins had three bullet wounds. Fernando de Guzman, chairman of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management ...
- March 23, 2013
Make way for 'Hipon 911' ambulance for white shrimps
Make way for “Hipon 911,” an ambulance basically for white shrimps called Penaeus vannamei. A first in the country, the Hipon 911 has a licensed veterinarian and four other personnel of the Department of Agriculture and ...
- September 4, 2008
Wounded dolphin rescued in Pangasinan
A wounded false killer whale rescued off the coast of an island in Dasol town on May 10 is being treated at a government center in this city. “It is strong but is not yet eating,” Hasmin Chogsayan, veterinarian at the ...
- May 14, 2021
Thousands flock to fish cemetery
Like other graveyards, a fish cemetery here draws visitors this time of the year. Thousands visit the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center to see the cemetery, ...
- November 1, 2016