Browsing by Subject "fishery management"
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BFAR angling for P6.6-B budget, off-books fishers
(BusinessWorld,October 29, 2015 , on page S1/5)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) seeks a P6.6-billion budget in 2016, the bulk of which would be spent on programs to combat illegal, unreported, and uncontrolled fishing (IUUF), as supported by the ... -
BFAR cites outstanding partners
(The Daily Guardian,October 24, 2016 , on page 2-14)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6) recognized its outstanding partners in local governments, law enforcers, and the media for helping achieve a sustainable fishery sector. The awardees are the Maritime ... -
BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in Visayan Sea
(The Manila Times,February 18, 2021 , on page A7)The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has lifted the three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea effective Tuesday. Under the Fisheries Administrative Order 167-3, series of ... -
BFAR looking to buy multi-mission ship, bid invite says
(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 orders vessel tracking systems for all commercial fishing boats
(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 rallies support for Visayan Sea fishing ban
(Panay News,December 12, 2019 , on page 13)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has reiterated its call for the public to support the closed season implemented in the Visayan Sea. “We need to keep watch of the Visayan Sea because ... -
BFAR seeks tighter rules to fight illegal fishing
(The Philippine Star,October 14, 2018 , on page B4)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is seeking better coordination among government agencies and better enforcement of laws to further strengthen its fight against illegal fishing. “We believe that one of the key ... -
BFAR seeks to boost fishery areas
(The Manila Times,February 26, 2020 , on page A7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 rolled out a measure to establish fisheries management areas (FMAs) to provide science-based solutions, enhance stakeholder participation and increase ... -
BFAR to tap new catch documentation system to fight illegal fishing
(Manila Bulletin,February 15, 2020 , on page B-4)The Philippine government can soon utilize a new catch documentation system – which took five years to be developed – in addressing illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF). A statement showed that the Department ... -
BFAR's P281M fish centers waste of money, says COA
(Malaya,September 18, 2018 , on page B2)Government auditors have labeled the P281.2 million community Fish Landing Centers (CFLC) project of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources as a "wastage of government funds" after discovering that only 19 out of ... -
BFAR-6 to spend P10M for fingerling dispersal project
(Panay News,January 5, 2017 , on page B1)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will spend around P10 million for its free fingerling dispersal project in Western Visayas this year. In an interview Tuesday, BFAR-6 director Remia A. Apari said the ... -
BFAR: Govt to help Dingalan become next 'tuna capital'
(BusinessMirror,August 4, 2020 , on page B7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the municipality of Dingalan in Aurora province has the potential to become the country’s next “tuna capital,” after General Santos City in Mindanao. BFAR said in ... -
BFAR: Sardine management plan ready to roll out
(The Manila Times,June 4, 2020 , on page B5)The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) is set to implement the country’s first sardine management plan that mainly aims to achieve the sustainable use and management of fishery ... -
BFAR: Vessel monitoring systems to be required for fishing boats
(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 ... -
Bicolano fishers act to conserve tuna
(Manila Standard,July 16, 2015 , on page C3)Along the coast of Tiwi in Albay, a group of fishermen’s wives mends fishnets as they wait for their husbands to return. It is June, the season for yellowfin tuna. The first of the bancas arrive, unloading a decent haul ... -
Biliran town sets fishing ban
(Manila Bulletin,February 23, 2017 , on page 9)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 ... -
Biodiversity in Samar Sea
(Panay News,October 5, 2016 , on page 12)The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that by 2050, catches of main fish species could decline by up to 40 percent in the tropics, where livelihoods, food and nutrition security ... -
BoatR registration of fishing boats, gears ongoing
(Panay News,July 17, 2015 , on page 21)A total of 662 boats and 24 fishing gears in Western Visayas has already been registered under the National Program for Municipal Fishing Vessels and Gears Registration, known as BoatR, of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 236-4, Series of 2015
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 1, 2015 , on page B5)Subject: Extension of FAO 236-3 Series of 2015 on the Rules and Regulations on the Operations of Purse Seine and Ring Net Vessels Using Fish Aggregating Devices (FADS) locally known as Payaos during the FAD Closure Period ... -
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 245-3, Series of 2015
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 1, 2015 , on page B5)Subject: Regulations and Implementing Guideline on Group Tuna Purse Seine Operations in High Seas Pocket Number 1 as a Special Management Area.