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    • 2 girls in suspected 'red tide poisoning' 

      Mijares, Ralp John (Panay News, September 30, 2015, on page 1-23)
      Two girls from Sitio Bat-os, Barangay San Ramon, Pilar, Capiz were rushed to the hospital for suspected paralytic shellfish poisoning. The sisters were three and five years old, according to the Provincial Health Office ...
    • 2 P'sinan areas cleared of red tide 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 25, 2015, on page A-25)
      The coastal waters in this city and in Barangay Wawa in Bani town were declared free of algae that causes the red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said yesterday. In an advisory dated Jan. ...
    • 5 P'sinan areas red tide-free 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 20, 2019, on page 16)
      Five coastal areas in Pangasinan remain free of the algae that produces red tide, authorities said yesterday. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said that shrimps, crabs and seashells such as mussels and ...
    • AANI farm tour to visit Spirulina Farm 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 31, 2015, on page B-6)
      Participants in the AANI Farm Tour tomorrow, February 1, will visit the Aztec Spirulina Farm of Pol Puente in Cainta, Rizal. This is a very modern farm that produces high-quality spirulina in the form of granules and ...
    • Abalone: an opportunity for sustainable livelihood for fishermen 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2016, on page B-2)
      A team of scientists and researchers from the Western Philippines University (WPU) in Palawan province received a P4.3 million financial assistance from the United States Agency for International Aid to help increase the ...
    • Abalone: Galician marine aquaculture (GMA) 

      (BusinessWorld, February 23, 2017, on page S2/9)
      It is very unlikely that you can call Spain an abalone producing country, and that was why I did not pass up visiting the booth of Galician Marine Aquaculture or GMA. GMA was founded in the 2003 not as a company but as a ...
    • Above Sea Level fast-food chain: Serving the bounty of the sea 

      (BusinessMirror, September 26, 2018, on page E4)
      Less than two years after opening its first location, Above Sea Level Restaurant (ASL) is looking at becoming the first successful fast-food chain in the Philippines sourcing its main ingredients from the sea. ASL came ...
    • Aklan free from red tide – BFAR 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, November 5, 2016, on page 3-13)
      Coastal waters in the province are free from toxic red tide, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Fish, squids, shrimps, and crabs may be eaten provided they are fresh, washed thoroughly, and ...
    • ‘Antique has enough supply of rice, fish amid quarantine’ 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, March 25, 2020, on page B1)
      Nick Calawag, chief of OPA on Tuesday said the province being rice self-sufficient has enough supply for the consumption of its people. For fish, Calawag said that it is sufficient especially that fishermen are able to ...
    • Antique still red tide-free 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 10, 2015, on page 5)
      Fish caught in Antique's waters are safe for human consumption, an official assured on Wednesday. Allette Gayatin, Office of the Provincial Agriculture Fisheries division head, said there is no red tide in Antique unlike ...
    • An appetite for sustainability 

      Pañares, Joyce Babe (Manila Standard, March 13, 2017, on page D2)
      A local firm based in Antique is poised to export Philippine slipper oysters to China within the first semester of the year. It will be a pioneering feat for Crystal Bay Oyster Co., and proof that striving to keep our seas ...
    • Bataan, red tide-free 

      Supnad, Mar (Manila Bulletin, February 28, 2015, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has finally lifted the shellfish ban in Bataan, after imposing it for more than a year in eight coastal towns. BFAR imposed the prohibition on the gathering, transporting ...
    • Bay in Samar now rid tide-free 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, March 10, 2017, on page 13)
      Cambatutay Bay in Samar has no more traces of the red tide toxin. An advisory issued Monday by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stated that shellfish samples from bay yielded negative results for red ...
    • The beginner’s guide to cooking fish the Pinoy way 

      Vanzi, Sol (Manila Standard, June 11, 2020, on page B-7)
      One of the positive effects of the pandemic quarantine is the sudden interest in cooking by individuals who had never before ventured into the field. Social media postings have shifted dramatically from photos of restaurant ...
    • BFAR 6 says Western Visayas is free from fishkill threat 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, June 9, 2011, on page 16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here has given assurances that marine products being sold in markets in Western Visayas are safe for human consumption. The agency issued the assurance amid fishkill ...
    • BFAR issues shellfish ban in Davao, Visayas 

      Galvez, James (The Manila Times, December 3, 2015, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned against eating of shellfish after sampling of 16 coastal waters in the Visayas and some parts of Davao region showed positive for red tide toxin, or paralytic ...
    • BFAR lifts Bohol shellfish ban 

      Mosqueda, Mars W. Jr. (Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2017, on page 20)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the ban on shellfish harvested in the waters off Tagbilaran City and the municipality of Dauis in Bohol and declared the same safe for human consumption. BFAR ...
    • BFAR lifts red tide advisory 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, February 20, 2015, on page A6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ( BFAR) on Wednesday announced that it has lifted the red tide warning in all coastal waters nationwide, except for the Bataan Peninsula. In its Shellfish Bulletin No. 4- 2015, ...
    • BFAR lifts red tide alert in Aklan, Capiz 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, October 14, 2015, on page 6)
      Shellfish captured from Sapian Bay in Capiz and Batan in Aklan are now safe for eating, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Based on the BFAR's latest test, Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian) in Capiz ...
    • BFAR lifts shellfish ban 

      Cervantes, Ding; Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, February 28, 2015, on page A-23)
      Shellfish collected in all coastal areas in the country are now free of red tide toxins, based on the results of the latest laboratory analysis of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local government ...