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Fishkill grips Anda, Bolinao in Pangasinan
A massive fishkill was reported in the municipalities of Bolinao and Anda and affected the price of milk fish in the market. The sudden harvest saw the market price of milkfish plunge from 1110 per kilo to as low as 190 ...
- March 26, 2016
Road map needed for sustainable fishing
Representatives from six Asia-Pacific nations were in this city to draw a road map for sustainable fishing in the Coral Triangle, which is home to 76 percent of all known coral species. The six-member nations wanted ...
- July 7, 2017
Crackdown on rising prices
Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said there was nothing wrong with the forthcoming importation of 17,000 metric tons (MT) of galunggong, which will be sold directly to local markets — the first time it will ...
- August 24, 2018
Red tide alert up in Bataan
A shellfish ban has been imposed in Bataan. In its latest bulletin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said shellfish gathered from the coastal waters of Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Balanga, Pilar, ...
- November 19, 2017
Red tide alert still up, weakening signs show
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has been seeing signs of weakening red tide that plagued several bays in Eastern Visayas since September. BFAR regional director Juan D. Albaladejo said typhoon-induced rains ...
- December 27, 2015
BFAR promotes 'ayungin' breeding
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources recently conducted a study on how to multiply the population of ayungin, an omnivorous silver-colored fish endemic to the Philippines. BFAR said it conducted the study as a ...
- April 15, 2014
'Yolanda' victims to get seaweed farm tools
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has deployed its vessel F/V Tambakol on a mission to distribute seaweed farming implements to growers affected by super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan.) ...
- February 10, 2014
Quezon fishermen have long been fishing at Benham Rise, says Infanta boat captain
Infanta, Quezon – Benham Rise may have entered the consciousness of most Filipinos only recently, but to the residents of Dinahican village here, it has long been part of the fisher folk’s lives for nearly four decades ...
- May 6, 2017
Farmer held for selling P30-M 'taklobo' in Cebu
Authorities arrested a 46-year-old farmer for selling endangered giant clams locally known as “taklobo” worth P30 million in Barangay Bongoyan, Borbon, Cebu last Wednesday. The suspect was identified as Anecito Pogado of ...
- October 16, 2022
Corn farmers, fisherfolk granted P3,000 to apply to fuel purchases
Corn farmers and fisherfolk have been granted P3,000 to apply to their fuel purchases, subject to conditions, in order to cushion the impact of rising oil prices, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. “We are confronted ...
- March 9, 2022