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    • BFAR lifts red tide warning in Cancabato Bay 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, April 19, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared the area of Cancabato Bay in Leyte province as officially free from red tide contamination. In its 10th shellfish bulletin, BFAR said all types of shellfish ...

    • BFAR lifts red tide warning in parts of Leyte, Negros Oriental 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 28, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that areas in Leyte and Negros Oriental are officially free from red tide contamination. BFAR said in its 19th bulletin that shellfish harvested in Cancabato ...

    • BFAR looking to buy multi-mission ship, bid invite says 

      Monzon, Alden (BusinessWorld, January 5, 2015, on page S1/3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has initiated the procurement process for a 50-meter steel-hulled multi-mission ship for a contract price of P360 million. In a bid invitation published on Sunday, the ...

    • BFAR needs at least 6 more vessels to monitor waters, marine resources — advocacy group 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 29, 2021, on page S1/9)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) should have more big vessels for patrolling Philippine waters, food advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan said. Tugon Kabuhayan convener Asis G. Perez, a former BFAR national ...

    • BFAR orders vessel tracking systems for all commercial fishing boats 

      Ignacio, Reicelene Joy N. (BusinessWorld, October 11, 2018, on page S2/7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), said all commercial fishing vessels are subject to government tracking and must have vessel monitoring measures (VMM) and ...

    • BFAR plans fishing ban in Palawan, Zambales 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, September 7, 2015, on page S1/3)
      A closed fishing season will be implemented in Palawan and Zambales by December this year following a similar program was first undertaken in the Zamboanga Peninsula and the Davao Gulf. Undersecretary Asis G. Perez, national ...

    • BFAR plans more floating fish cages in mariculture parks 

      Meniano, Sarwell Q. (BusinessWorld, September 23, 2010, on page S1/6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will expand marine agriculture (mariculture) zones in Eastern Visayas by setting up floating fish cages in Leyte’s open seas. The Fisheries bureau will also redevelop ...

    • BFAR prepares Mindanao food processors for ASEAN integration 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, April 24, 2014, on page S1/7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stressed the need to train small and medium entrepreneurs (SMEs) on the proper processing, packaging and labeling requirements for halal fish and fishery products to ...

    • BFAR raises red tide warning over parts of Leyte, Samar islands 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, December 4, 2020, on page S1/2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has raised the red tide warning over parts of Leyte and Samar and discouraged consumption of shellfish harvested from those waters. The advisory covers shellfish from ...

    • BFAR raises red tide warning over three provinces 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, May 11, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned consumers against eating shellfish harvested from three areas due to red tide contamination. The BFAR said that shellfish from Dauis and Tagbilaran City in ...

    • BFAR says fisheries modernization goal is to reduce import reliance 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, August 25, 2022, on page S1/2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) described its 2022 fisheries modernization plan as a catch-up program designed to minimize the need for importing fish this year. According to the BFAR, the plan hopes ...

    • BFAR seizes nine vessels in Quezon for illegal fishing 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, January 8, 2021, on page S1/6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it seized nine commercial fishing vessels in Mauban, Quezon for using illegal fishing methods. In a virtual briefing Thursday, BFAR National Director Eduardo B. ...

    • BFAR to finish fisherfolk database 

      Meniano, Sarwell Q. (BusinessWorld, August 15, 2013, on page S1/2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) aims to complete this year a nationwide database for subsidy beneficiaries in the fisheries sector. BFAR Director Asis G. Perez said the database will be the basis for ...

    • BFAR wraps up 'high-tech' fisheries caravan in 10 regions 

      (BusinessWorld, May 10, 2001, on page S1/1)
      The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has just concluded its fisheries technology caravan, covering 10 regions and serving tens of thousands of small fishermen, pond operators ...

    • BFAR: Vessel monitoring systems to be required for fishing boats 

      Monzon, Alden (BusinessWorld, August 26, 2015, on page S1/11)
      The implementating rules and regulations (IRR) for a new law mandating the installation of monitoring systems on fishing vessels will be released early next month. a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official ...

    • Bicol gets P76-M fishery, farm project 

      (BusinessWorld, September 28, 2010, on page S1/3)
      Bicol Region has received P76 million worth of fishery infrastructure and farm projects, the Agriculture department said in a statement yesterday. Agriculture secretary Proceso J. Alcala inaugurated four fishery facilities ...

    • Big gulp: feeding strategy of blue whales revealed 

      (BusinessWorld, October 9, 2015, on page 4/S3)
      The blue whale is the largest creature on Earth and perhaps the biggest that ever lived, so it is no surprise it has a huge appetite. But the strategies this behemoth uses to get enough food has not been well understood - ...

    • Biggest fish market set for new home 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, January 2, 2014, on page S1/7)
      As most of Tokyo sleeps, men in rubber boots haggle over tuna in the cavernous halls of Tsukiji market. The clang of a bell around 5:30 a.m. kicks off the action at the world’s biggest fish emporium. Traders flash hand ...

    • Bill filled to strengthen Laguna Lake agency 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, February 15, 2021, on page S1/12)
      A Senator filed a bill to strengthen the powers of Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) for the rehabilitation of Laguna de Bay. Senator Richard J. Gordon filed Senate Bill No. 2047, which will repeal Republic Act No. ...

    • Blast fishing 

      (BusinessWorld, November 17, 2017, on page S1/9)
      About 360 kilos of fish were confiscated in Real, Quezon on Nov. 14 by a joint team of the Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) northern Quezon and Real stations, along with the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Council, ...