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Red tide warning up in Bislig Bay
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned consumers from eating shellfish harvested from Bislig Bay, Surigao del Sur after the area tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison or red tide contamination. ...
- May 3, 2021
Shrimp industry confident of meeting demand during holidays
The shrimp industry said it expects production to keep up with demand as the holiday season approaches and with the recovery of the economy. Christopher G. Co, Oversea Feeds Corp. vice-president, said at a recent virtual ...
- November 11, 2021
Fishers' group to wage boycott campaign vs imported fish
Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) is preparing a nationwide boycott campaign against the government’s plan to import fish. “It would be a campaign to boycott the imported ...
- October 6, 2021
BFAR lifts red tide warning in parts of Leyte, Negros Oriental
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that areas in Leyte and Negros Oriental are officially free from red tide contamination. BFAR said in its 19th bulletin that shellfish harvested in Cancabato ...
- June 28, 2021
Fishing association opposes plan to import 60,000 MT
The government's plan to import 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish to augment supply during the closed fishing season has met with opposition from the association of small fishermen. The chairman of the Pambansang Lakas ng ...
- August 30, 2021
Fisherfolk urge navy to drive away China ships in disputed sea
A group of fishers on Thursday asked the Philippine government to send its navy to drive away Chinese vessels in the South China Sea within the country’s exclusive economic zone. “It is without a doubt that the vessels ...
- June 25, 2021
Fishermen object to proposed offshore mining in Pangasinan
Fishermen expressed opposition to the proposed offshore mining in Lingayen Gulf that will cover five coastal towns in Pangasinan, citing its potential effects to livelihood. Bobby Roldan, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
- September 14, 2021
Fishers' group says 15,000 people to lose livelihood from dismantling order in Manila Bay
The scheduled dismantling of allegedly illegal fishing structures in Manila Bay poses a threat to the livelihood of fisherfolks across four coastal towns in Cavite, according to fisher's group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...
- August 27, 2021
BFAR lifts red tide warning across several areas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) removed warnings issued in the areas of San Pedro Bay in Western Samar, Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar, and Biliran Islands after testing negative for paralytic shellfish ...
- September 13, 2021
Supply and prices of fish stabilize, Agri dep't says
The supply and prices of fish sold in the so-called “NCR plus” quarantine area, consisting of the National Capital Region and Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Bulacan provinces, have stabilized, the Department of Agriculture ...
- April 21, 2021