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Mission formed to boost shrimp, milkfish fry industries
A government bureau and a Southeast Asian center here have created a joint Technical Project Formulation (TPF) mission to address the problem of the local milkfish fry and shrimp industries. The TPF is now composed of two ...
- February 28, 2000
Shrimp congress set in July
Scientific advances in shrimp culture technology and the establishment of diagnostic laboratories for shrimp diseases by the government provide hope that the Philippine shrimp industry can still recover after a series of ...
- June 2, 2002
Red tide alert
Shellfish in three areas in the Visayas and Mindanao have tested positive for red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said yesterday.
- August 23, 2022
DA seeks World Bank funding for fisheries project
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking a $200-million fund from the World Bank to finance its Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project to improve the country’s fishery production and protect the “blue ...
- June 3, 2020
Dry spell delays stocking of shrimp, prawn fry
The prolonged dry spell is delaying the stocking of pawn and shrimp fries, but this is not expected to dampen business prospects, an industry leader said during a recent forum here. Stocking may take place in May and the ...
- March 19, 2010
Red tide downs 25 in Masbate
Twenty-five persons, including four minor, were hospitalized after eating windowpane oyster, also known as "katipay" or "tipay", infected with red tide in Milagros, Masbate on Wednesday. Nonie Enolva, Bureau of Fisheries ...
- October 14, 2022
Miriam first to taste from SEAFDEC tilapia
Sen. Meriam Santiago was among the first to dine and taste from the first harvest of SEAFDEC-CPEU-BFAR (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Central Panay Economic Unification, Inc.-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- October 7, 1999
More fisheries mgmt areas seen key to cutting imports
The country will no longer need to import fish if the government declares more Fisheries Management Areas (FMA), as doing so will ensure sustained productivity and enough supply for the market, an environment lawyer said. ...
- September 29, 2018
Fisheries Code IRR ready for signing - BFAR
The implementing rules and regulations of the amended Fisheries Code are now ready for signing, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said. According to the BFAR, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala is ...
- September 21, 2015
Villar, BFAR establish urban aquaponics facility in Las Piñas
Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, together with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has set up an aquaponics facility to benefit a community in Las Piñas, where ...
- June 22, 2020