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Action to protect crab resources
Three municipalities in northern Cagayan have come-up with legislation aiming to protect and conserve crabs, as well as other fishery resources. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources here, on the other hand, continues ...
- January 19, 2019
More naval patrols at Recto Bank eyed
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is mulling increased naval patrols at Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea after the “collision” of a Chinese vessel and a Philippine fishing boat. Lorenzana admitted that the ...
- June 15, 2019
Boy dies after eating puffer fish
A five-year-old boy died while his parents and his four siblings were hospitalized after they ate puffer fish locally known as butete in Panganan Island, Lapu-Lapu City. The victims complained of dizziness after they ...
- March 28, 2019
China won't occupy Pag-asa Island: Beijing also reassures that traditional fishing rights of Filipino fishers will be safeguarded
China has committed not to occupy Pag-asa Island and continue to safeguard the traditional fishing ground in the disputed South China Sea, a Filipino diplomat here said Wednesday. Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago ...
- April 25, 2019
Locsin thanks Vietnam for 'act of mercy and decency'
Malacañang said the government is now determining the extent of liabilities in the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel to know what legal remedy is available to bring justice to the Filipino fishermen. ...
- June 19, 2019
Samar fisher's net snags dead whale shark
A young female whale shark was killed after getting entangled in a gill net in Marabut town, Samar, recently. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Director Juan Albaladejo said the 17.4-foot juvenile shark ...
- February 14, 2019
DA forges fisheries deal with Papua New Guinea
The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has forged a deal on fisheries development with the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) of the Independent State of Papua New ...
- February 4, 2019
Piñol distributes fish drying equipment in Catbalogan
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, together with Undersecretary for Fisheries Eduardo Gongona, led the turnover of P1.2 million worth of post-harvest equipment in Catbalogan City recently. BFAR Eastern Visayas Director ...
- January 9, 2019
Dolphin saved
A long spinner dolphin has been rescued after it was stranded recently along the shore of Barangay Napanpan, Mondragon, Northern Samar. The dolphin, which was about two meters long and weighing 40-50 kilograms, was ...
- March 6, 2019
Red tide info in E. Visayas pushed
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has stepped up efforts to enhance understanding and pro-active management of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), commonly known as red tide, in Eastern Visayas. The program, ...
- March 16, 2019