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'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
Cagayan tourism town to boost fishery industry
With P10 million worth of fisheries livelihood projects as its prize, the municipality of Claveria in Cagayan province has laid down its plans to develop a sustainable fishing industry in its coastal villages. Last year, ...
- August 3, 2018
Fisheries bureau eyes no more areas for adequate supply
BFAR National Director Eduardo Gongona told The Manila Times the agency had submitted its proposal to the National Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (NFARMC) designating 15 major fishing grounds as FMAs. ...
- November 5, 2018
Fishing boat captain apologizes to Duterte
The captain of the fishing boat that figured in an incident at midnight of June 10 with a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank, apologized to President Duterte on Wednesday. In a press conference at the municipal hall, Capt. Junel ...
- June 20, 2019
Fish kill looms anew over Taal Lake
Rep. Angelo Palmones of the Agham Party-list on Tuesday has called on the attention of concerned institutions and individuals for appropriate action to avoid another incidence of fish kill in Taal Lake, saying that fishes ...
- May 30, 2012
Protest staged vs new fisheries policy
Fisherfolk from different provinces trooped to Manila on Wednesday to hold one of several expected “fish holidays” as part of protest actions against the decision of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to ...
- September 3, 2015
P400-M loan fund to boost fisheries
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said a total of P400 million can be loaned out for fishermen nationwide so they can buy machinery and equipment needed to boost their output and income and eventually improve the fisheries ...
- December 10, 2018
High-value fish breeding can sustain PH aquaculture
High-value fish species such as Yellowfin tuna is a potential breeding specie that can help establish sustainable tuna aquaculture in the Philippines, a communication think-tank said. Best Alternatives, an environment ...
- August 10, 2018
Fish output slightly down to 972,910 MT in Q3 – PSA
The country's fish production slightly decreased in the third quarter of the year as output from commercial and municipal fisheries declined, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In its latest Fisheries Situation ...
- November 19, 2018
Govt fishing ban to leave 50k stakeholders jobless
Some 50,000 fishermen and canning workers in the Zamboanga Peninsula have appealed for livelihood support from the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) on the heels of a government-imposed fishing ban in the area. The ...
- December 1, 2017