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What we need to know about red tide
More than two weeks after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that the fish-rich Batan Bay and its tributaries in three coastal towns are affected by red tide, a desperate fisherman challenged ...
- December 9, 2015
BFAR bats for aquaculture to sustain fishery sector
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is pushing for aquaculture to maintain the sustainability of the fishery sector. BFAR director Asis G. Perez said that from 11 percent, they are now putting 60 percent ...
- November 2, 2015
Whale washes up in northern Iloilo town
The remains of a 10.48-meter male Sei whale (Balaenoptera borealis) washed up in the shores of Barangay Gabi, Gigantes Sur Island in Carles, Iloilo on February 4, 2019. According to a report from the Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- February 6, 2019
Governor, BFAR sign pact to protect Visayan sea
Confronted and confounded by the unending problem of illegal fishing, Visayas governors and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) signed over the weekend a covenant for the conservation, protection, and ...
- July 24, 2017
'FishR' to hasten help to fisherfolks
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) eyes to register more or less 100,000 fisherfolks in Western Visayas under the National Program for Municipal Fisherfolk Registration (FishR). ...
- February 19, 2014
Carles fisherfolk to get cash, food aid
Fisherfolks affected by red tide contamination in Isla de Gigantes in Carles, Iloilo will receive food and cash assistance, according to Mayor Sigfredo Betita. In a radio interview, Betita said food is the immediate need ...
- September 13, 2017
SEAFDEC, BFAR holds research on Capiz fisheries
The provincial government is collaborating with the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to pursue three research ...
- November 21, 2006
DOT targets one farm tourism site in every town
In its drive to empower farmers, the Department of Tourism (DOT) aims to establish one farm tourism site in every town in the country. Undersecretary Silvino Tejada said this is a long term goal that the agency envisions ...
- October 4, 2017
BFAR: Negros is red tide-free
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported that shellfishes from Negros are still safe for consumption according to its latest bulletin. This, after samples of shellfishes collected from different areas ...
- November 26, 2015
DOST 6 gears up for new int'l standard for labs
The Department of Science and Technology Regional Standards and Testing Laboratory (DOST VI-RSTL) in partnership with Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT-U) conducted last March 12-14, 2019 a training course on ...
- March 18, 2019