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Bicolano fishers act to conserve tuna
Along the coast of Tiwi in Albay, a group of fishermen’s wives mends fishnets as they wait for their husbands to return. It is June, the season for yellowfin tuna. The first of the bancas arrive, unloading a decent haul ...
- July 16, 2015
BFAR identifies 3 VisMin areas affected by red tide
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warns residents of at least three coastal areas in the Visayas and Mindanao against eating shellfish and alamang due to possible contamination of toxic red tide. In an ...
- August 23, 2022
Gov't urged to save its seas from overfishing
At least 13 fishing grounds in the Philippines have been heavily fished and the declining stocks will force local fishermen to go beyond the country's boundaries toward the Malaysian and Indonesian seas to look for catch, ...
- June 8, 2013
Red tide alert up on Samar island
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Friday raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of Daram Island in Western Samar. Cruz said all types of shellfish and “alamang” gathered from these coastal areas ...
- August 26, 2017
Forum tackles endangered tawilis
The University of Santo Tomas recently staged the Tawilis Summit 2019 in a bid to shed light on the most recent scientific information on Sardinella tawilis which was declared endangered species. Tawilis, a freshwater ...
- March 15, 2019
Rody 'abhors' Ayungin attack
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday condemned the latest flare-up in the West Philippine Sea after Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons at Filipino boats. Duterte made the remarks at the ASEAN-China summit hosted ...
- November 23, 2021
BFAR calls for additional bangus investments
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is pushing for more investments in the bangus (milkfish) industry. “We have to develop and entice more investors to put their money in breeding and hatchery,” said BFAR Region ...
- April 25, 2014
Plan B if fish cages destroyed
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said Friday his department must come up with a back-up plan to ensure enough supply of fish in Metro Manila once the dismantling of the fish pens in Laguna de Bay starts. The fish pens ...
- August 6, 2016
Aquafeed project shows promise for farmers’ income
To help lower the price of fish amidst volatile food prices across the country, an international aquaculture research center is coming up with a new fish feed formulation that is cost-efficient and eco-friendly. Using ...
- June 7, 2021
Tolentino: probe on BFAR orders must continue
The Senate must proceed with its investigation on the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) crackdown on the illegal selling of pompano and salmon in wet markets despite the moratorium issued on Friday, Senator ...
- December 5, 2022