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BFAR hit for fish kill in Surigao
Fisherfolk belonging to Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) slammed the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for failing to address the cause of the fish kill in Lake Mainit in ...
- December 17, 2015
Concern raised on BFAR Fisheries Office Order
International non-government organization Oceana urges the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to recall its Fisheries Office Order No. 10, series of 2021 because it hampers the participation of local government ...
- April 24, 2021
Fishermen fish out dead sperm whale in Albay
A week after typhoon Basyang hit in Southern Luzon, local fishermen in the island town of Rapu-Rapu caught a dead 20-ton sperm whale floating over the waters off Carogcog village on Monday. The incident was reported by the ...
- July 21, 2010
Red tide alert still up in Bataan
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday announced that it has lifted red tide warning in coastal waters nationwide, expect in Bataan peninsula. BFAR said that selfish and other fish species from ...
- May 23, 2014
BFAR lifts red tide advisory
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ( BFAR) on Wednesday announced that it has lifted the red tide warning in all coastal waters nationwide, except for the Bataan Peninsula. In its Shellfish Bulletin No. 4- 2015, ...
- February 20, 2015
Shellfishes from Pangasinan sold in Baguio ‘poisonous’
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has found that shellfishes from Bolinao and Anda towns in Pangasinan being sold in Baguio City are not free of the so-called red tide and are therefore poisonous. Results ...
- March 28, 2014
Customs sues coral consignee
The Bureau of Customs said that they are filing cases today before the Department of Justice against the consignee of an illegal shipment of corals in the country. Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez said consignee ...
- June 2, 2011
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
Govt toughens protection of Tañon Strait
The Tañon Strait Protected Area Office is set to operationalize the enforcement plan for the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape, increasing seaborne patrol operations and speeding up the filing of cases against violators. ...
- January 26, 2017
Burnham Lake water safe for fish breeding
City Environment and Parks Management Officer (Cepmo) Rhenan Diwas said the results of water tests done at Burnham Park Lake have proven that it is safe for raising fish. Diwas said a water sampling was done at the lake ...
- September 22, 2022