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BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in Visayan Sea
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 ...
- February 18, 2021
$200-M WB funding eyed for fisheries
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking World Bank funding for its $200-million Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project that aims to improve the country’s fishery production. In a statement on Monday, ...
- June 2, 2020
Giant sperm whale dies in Dimasalang, Masbate
The sperm whale (Physeter catodon) that was stranded on June 25 in the shallow waters of Dimasalang, Masbate died on June 26. "A giant sperm whale was stranded, struggling, breathing, and swimming in the shore of Banahao ...
- June 30, 2022
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries Administrative Order 264, Series of 2020
Subject: Regulation on the catching, possession, transporting, selling, trading and exporting of mangrove crablets, juvenile mangrove crabs and gravid mangrove crabs (Sylla spp.)
- April 14, 2020
PH, SKorea in talks to boost fishery exports
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and its South Korean counterpart have forged a partnership for the increased exports of Filipino seafood and fisheries products while ensuring food safety for the Korean consumers. In a ...
- June 2, 2022
Sustainable fishing pushed in workshop
Representatives of the Philippine and US governments last week lent support to a workshop attended by 135 participants to measure and understand the negative impacts of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) in ...
- September 10, 2020
Oceana supports BFAR in pushing sustainable management of fisheries
National and local government units (LGUs) have committed to do their part to strengthen sustainable fisheries management in the Philippines. “We’re starting 2021 with renewed hope for our oceans and our artisanal fisherfolk ...
- February 6, 2021
BFAR lifts fishing ban in Zamboanga Peninsula
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Monday lifted the 10th closed fishing season for sardines in Region 9 (Zamboanga Peninsula). For a decade now, the closed fishing season ...
- March 2, 2021
Tilapia from Taal Lake safe for consumption amid volcano unrest
Amid the current restiveness of Taal Volcano, fish pen operators and fisherfolk assured the public that tilapia from Taal Lake is safe for consumption. "Yun pong phreatic explosion dito sa amin ang tawag eh pabusngi-busngi ...
- July 6, 2021
Chinese ships harass PH boats in Ayungin
Chinese coast guard vessels blocked and fired water cannon at two civilian boats resupplying Filipino troops stationed in the Ayungin Shoal, Philippine government officials reported. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ...
- November 19, 2021