Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "Season regulations"
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3-month fishing ban begins
(,November 15, 2017 , on page )The three-month ban on fishing of three species along the Visayan Sea begins on Nov. 15. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is enforcing the ban for fishermen to harvest and trade herrings, mackerels and ... -
3-month fishing ban imposed in Visayan waters
(,November 23, 2015 , on page )The Bureau Of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has started implementing a three-month prohibition on certain fishing activities in the Visayan Sea. BFAR Regional Director for Western Visayas (BFAR-6) Remia Aparri ... -
3-month Visayan sea Fishing ban on
(,November 17, 2018 , on page )The Visayan Sea will be off limits to fishermen for three months starting November 15. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has enforced the moratorium on the harvest and trade of sardines, mackerel and ... -
Assessment on tuna species set
(,October 14, 2010 , on page )The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) in cooperation with the National Stock Assessment Project (NSAP) of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 12 (BFAR XII) has kicked off here ... -
BFAR 11 sets sights on record fish catch in Davao Gulf in 2017
(,January 3, 2017 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 11 (BFAR 11) is looking at an increase in fish catch in the Davao Region in 2017 in a bid to set a record fish haul of 65,597 metric tons (MT). BFAR 11 director Fatma ... -
BFAR 2 starts construction of Ludong Research Center
(,March 16, 2019 , on page )The fisheries bureau in Region 2 held last month the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of Ludong Research and Breeding Center in Claveria, Cagayan. The R10 million worth building will be established within the ... -
BFAR implements 3-month ban on tuna fishing in Davao Gulf
(,June 3, 2015 , on page )The government has started the implementation of a three-month closed fishing for tuna in Davao Gulf to protect the fish species at vulnerable stage in their life cycle, particularly during the spawning season. This is the ... -
BFAR invites local fishermen to catch fish in the West PH Sea
(,November 2, 2018 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Mimaropa is inviting local vessels and large commercial fleets to catch fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to help meet the country's fish consumption targets. ... -
BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in Zamboanga waters
(,March 6, 2018 , on page )Even as the government continuously implements a three-month ban on sardine fishing every year, the sardines industry in Zamboanga still ended up growing P20 billion, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said. The Department ... -
BFAR plans closed fishing season
(,September 21, 2012 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and allied agencies are finalizing plans to suspend all fishing and caning operations in Zamboanga and nearby islands and provinces. BFAR Regional Director Ahadulla Sajli ... -
BFAR told to regulate fishpens, not ban total harvest of tawilis
(,January 28, 2019 , on page )A local fisherfolk group urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to regulate fishpen structures instead of imposing fishing ban on Sardinella tawilis following reports that the only freshwater sardine ... -
Biliran town sets fishing ban
(,February 23, 2017 , on page )This town is planning a temporary fishing ban to stop over fishing and poaching in the municipal waters. Cabucgayan Mayor Edwin Masbang, chairman of Biliran Coastal Eco-system Fishery Management Council, said the ban will ... -
Catching of 'Ludong' fry banned in Cagayan
(,January 7, 2010 , on page )Poachers are warned not to collect the fry of the extremely rare Ludong fish that will migrate upstream of the Cagayan River this February, Jack Enrile, adviser to his father, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, and the ... -
Closed season for galunggong fishing starts November 15
(,November 3, 2015 , on page )A three-month ban on "galunggong" (round scad) fishing in north eastern Palwan starting Nov. 15 will be implemented by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso ... -
Closed season for Samar Sea fishing set in April
(,February 1, 2017 , on page )The Samar Sea Alliance through an agreement with fishing boat operators has Samar Sea declared as Close Season in the months of April, May, July and August. This measure, to prohibit commercial fishing boats to fish in ... -
Crackdown on rising prices
(,August 24, 2018 , on page )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 ... -
DA secretary opposes creation of separate fishieries department
(,September 16, 2016 , on page )Agriculture chief Emmanuel Piñol said he is against the creation of a separate fisheries department as this would go against President Rodrigo Duterte's call for "effective government" and will require additional expenditure ... -
DA urges suspension of LGU officials who fail to stop illegal fishing
(,January 5, 2017 , on page )The Department of Agriculture (DA) will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the suspension of local government officials, even mayors, and barangay chairmen, who will fail to stop illegal fishing in their areas. The ... -
End of 3-month ban to yield more fish for Davao Region
(,September 13, 2018 , on page )The end of a three-month fishing ban that was enforced from June 1 to August 31 in the Davao Gulf will drastically increase the supply, and ease the rising prices, of fish products in the Davao Region, according to National ... -
Fishermen appeal to PNoy over looming Manila Bay fishing ban
(,July 24, 2015 , on page )Several groups of fishermen trooped to Mendiola, Manila yesterday and sought an audience with President Aquino to protest the looming fishing ban to be imposed in Manila Bay by September which they fear would 'bring death ...