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Mariculture parks
Three mariculture parks are up for development in Palawan by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in partnership with Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for fish culture and other products in the open sea. ...
- May 31, 2018
Seaweed farming project launched in Zambales town
A seaweed farming project is underway in Barangays Cawag and Matain here, a joint initiative of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Central Luzon, Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. (RP Energy), and the people ...
- May 31, 2018
Leave PH Rise alone – Duterte
Insisting the Philippine Rise is ours, President Duterte is putting a stop to the marine research and other exploration activities by foreign groups in the area. The President has decided that only Filipinos would be allowed ...
- February 7, 2018
Dead great white shark washed ashore in Dipaculao, Aurora
The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) has alerted barangay officials of this coastal town to take precautionary measures following the discovery of a great white shark washed ashore in ...
- January 25, 2018
BFAR partners with energy firm for seaweed farming project in Zambales
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has partnered with Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. (RP Energy), the developer of a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, to allow several ...
- June 7, 2018
BFAR hopes rain will flush red tide from Samar bay
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Eastern Visayas is hoping the coming rainy season will clear Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar of red tide contamination. BFAR Regional Director Juan Albaladejo said ...
- September 13, 2018
Time to consider the creation of a Dep't of fisheries and aquatic resources
The recent decision of President Duterte to return the National Food Authority (NFA), the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) ...
- May 13, 2018
PH's existing policies not enough to stop overfishing
The Philippine government is being urged to craft a national management framework to address overfishing as the country’s existing policy measures are apparently not enough to deal with this issue. This, as studies show ...
- March 25, 2018
Shellfish ban up in Eastern Visayas bays due to red tide
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) imposed a shellfish ban in two bays in Eastern Visayas due to the recurrence of red tide.Just last week, BFAR found the red tide algal bloom in Cancabato Bay in Leyte ...
- November 15, 2018
USDA to help PH sell more seaweed products in US market
It only takes one decision from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Philippines’ seaweed products to continue making headway in the United States (US). And several position papers later, the Philippine government ...
- April 21, 2018