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BFAR reports fish kill in Batangas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday reported fish kill at fishponds in Agoncillo, Batangas affecting at least 29 tons of tilapia amounting to P3.2 million. BFAR 4-A Director Sammy Malvas said ...
- August 11, 2022
Fish from Taal Lake safe to eat, says fisheries body
Despite the eruption of Taal Volcano, the consumption of fish from Taal Lake is safe, according to the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA- BFAR). The volcano sits on top of the lake. ...
- January 21, 2020
Canned sardines shortage looms
The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. on Wednesday warned of a looming shortage of canned sardines because of a three-month fishing ban starting in November. The group's president Danilo Fausto said that the ...
- October 6, 2022
Group opposes 3-month closed fishing season
A fisherfolk group is against the implementation of a closed fishing season, claiming it causes an artificial shortage that hurts both fisherfolk and consumers. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas ...
- October 13, 2021
Oxygen lack may have killed fish in Manila Bay - BFAR
The fish kill in Manila Bay this week might have been due to an “oceanographic phenomenon called the upwelling or overturn caused by the depletion of dissolved oxygen among fish,” the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of ...
- September 20, 2020
Usaid urges creation of 'blue jobs'
A forum organized by the United States Agency for International Development (Usaid) urged municipal and village leaders to create more “blue jobs” for locals to patrol inland waters, conduct coastal cleanups and other ...
- August 22, 2020
Imported galunggong floods markets
The Association of Fish Traders of the Philippines Inc. confirmed on Saturday the proliferation of imported frozen galunggong or round scad in the wet markets in Metro Manila. In a radio interview, the group's president, ...
- September 18, 2022
Is creation of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources a good idea?
A number of stakeholders in the fishery sector had been calling for the establishment of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR), separate from the Department of Agriculture (DA). Its proponents cite two ...
- December 24, 2020
BFAR urged to fast track fishing vessel trackers
The government needs to install tracking devices in commercial fishing vessels, that has been delayed for four years now. The League of Municipalities of the Philippines in Romblon (LMP-Romblon), Pangisda Natin Gawin Tama ...
- May 21, 2020
Collaboration eyed to revive PH salt industry
The Philippine Chamber for Agriculture and Fisheries (PCAF) urged all stakeholders and government agencies to work together to revive the local salt industry in light of the continuous decline in local salt production. ...
- November 3, 2023