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Guimaras moves to fortify local laws vs illegal fishing
To address the rampant incidents of marine resource exploitations and illegal fishing in the coastal waters of the provine, local government units here agreed to harmonize their municipal fishery ordinances. Officials ...
- May 21, 2013
Establishment of multi-species hatcheries kicks off with site suitability assessment in CARAGA
AQD Chief Dan Baliao and Dr. Rolando Platon started their week-long site suitability assessment in CARAGA Region. This is in view of the agreement between BFAR and SEAFDEC/AQD to establish multi-species hatcheries in fifteen ...
- March 26, 2018
BFAR's Tuna Management Plan (1st of two parts)
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched in 2018 the National Tuna Management Plan (NTMP). What is the NTMP all about? Will it benefit our ocean resources? Our Filipino fishers? Our population? Does ...
- July 19, 2019
Vessel tracking in Negros Occidental
In the August, Ocean-Philippines will pilot-test its Vessel Monitoring Measures (VMM) in some towns in Negros Occidental. VMM is now mandated by law through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Ocampo said. A VMM ...
- August 6, 2017
Illegal fishing
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 6 simulated an apprehension of an illegal commercial fishing vessel Thursday in Iloilo City for the benefit of judges and prosecutors. The goal was to make the courts ...
- August 3, 2019
PCAARRD renews partnership with stakeholders for knifefish control
The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) renewed its membership to the Technical Working Group (TWG) on the ...
- January 11, 2017
SEAFDEC to pursue ‘Oplan Balik Sugpo’ despite uphill battle
“OPLAN Balik Sugpo’ will be pursued despite uphill battle,” chief Dan Baliao told Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) representatives who came for a consultation meeting with Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- October 29, 2018
Hope springs eternal for seaweed farmers
In the beautiful and idyllic island of Maniguin in Antique, seaweeds are equivalent to life like the coconut is to farmers. With summer just around the corner, seaweed farmers are wondering if their replanted "seaweed of ...
- March 20, 2014
'Yolanda'-hit agri industry mending fast
The agriculture industry damaged by super typhoon "Yolanda" in the Visayas region last November is recovering fast, according to senator Cynthia Villar. The lady senator visited four Visayas provinces over the weekend ...
- February 5, 2014
Conservation urged to save native catfish
The bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), one of two native catfish species, was once a popular meal and is found in lakes, ponds, and rice fields across the Philippines. Based on studies and anecdotal reports, it is ...
- August 29, 2020