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BFAR to develop 300 fish cages in every region
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), which is under the Department of Agriculture (DA), will establish 300 fish cages in every region of the country to boost fish production and attain food sustainability. ...
- May 11, 2019
Commercial fishing in Palawan resumes as closed season lifted
The three-month closed fishing season in northeastern Palawan has been lifted starting Feb. 1, paving the way for the resumption of commercial activities in one of the country’s main fishing grounds. The annual November-January ...
- February 3, 2022
DA harnesses ‘aquaponics’ to boost food production in urban communities
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will distribute units of urban “aquaponics” to communities within Metro Manila as part of its programs to promote and increase food production in cities. Under its Plant, Plant, ...
- May 27, 2020
‘Remember Recto Bank sinking’
A year after the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank, former foreign affairs chief Albert del Rosario is urging Filipinos not to forget the incident or surrender to China’s ...
- June 10, 2020
DA to propose letting commercial boats inside 15-kilometer limit
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said they will propose adjustments to improve fishing yields, including permitting commercial boats to operate in municipal fishing ...
- July 16, 2018
BFAR sets up surveillance center at tip of Batanes
Government officials have embarked on a six-day mission to the country’s northernmost territory to initiate the installation of a new monitoring facility in Amianan Island (Y’ami) of Itbayat, Batanes. Lawyer Asis Perez, ...
- May 24, 2016
Aquaculture firms to mount rare setting at Agrilink 2009
Aquaculture-related firms led by Santeh Feeds Corp. will mount a unique setting at the forthcoming Agrilink, Foodlink and Aqualink 2009 to entice more and more people to engage in fish farming. This was bared by Agrilink ...
- September 6, 2009
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries administrative Order No. 198-1, Series of 2018, Amended rules and regulations on registration and licensing of commercial fishing vessels, fishing gears and fishworkers
In accordance with Republic Act No. 8550, as amended by Republic Act No. 10654, entitled "An Act to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, Amending Republic Act No. 8550, Otherwise Known ...
- September 16, 2018
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
QC RTC dismisses petition to stop re-export of dolphins to Singapore
A Quezon City declined yesterday to issue another temporary environment protection order (TEPO) that would stop the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) from re-exporting ...
- October 18, 2012