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Aquino grants fishing boats to fishermen
President Benigno Aquino 3rd led the awarding of newly built fishing boats to fisherfolk in coastal communities affected by the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda. During the 28th anniversary of EDSA People Power in Visayas, ...
- February 26, 2014
Support fishing boat operators
The Department of Agriculture is asked to extend financial support to fishing boat operators who lost their livelihood due to the implementation of certain Fisheries Code provisions, particularly the ban on hulbot-hulbot. ...
- March 26, 2014
Dust used to sterilize fishponds
The use of chemicals like cyanide in the preparation and sterilization of fishponds nationwide post a threat to both the environment and millions of fish consumers. The promotion of an alternative that is both effective ...
- January 23, 2014
Damage to fisheries, farm sectors hits ₱31.1B
The Damage that the farming and fisheries sector sustained in the aftermath of supertyphoon "Yolanda" has reached P31.1 billion and the Department of Agriculture plans to spend a third of that amount for recovery efforts. ...
- January 9, 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
Feeling shortage of crabs, prawns? Solon blames virus
The vice chair of the House Committee on Agriculture to Address the spread of the "white spot syndrome virus" which has been threatening the country's fishpond industry, infecting crustaceans. "It has been reported that ...
- April 16, 2014
BFAR Acquiring More Vessels
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture said the agency will implement more livelihood projects for the fisheries sectors after getting seven percent increase in this year's ...
- January 11, 2014
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 04, Series of 2014, 10 February 2014
Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGU's), shellfishes collected at Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and Bataan coastal waters ...
- February 13, 2014
Introduced freshwater fishes in Phl: An assessment and recommendations
Introduced or exotic fishes are those that have been imported from other countries for food, recreation and other purposes. Many introduced fishes have become invasive or harmful for causing ecological damage, economic ...
- February 6, 2014
Fish and sea creatures
If you’re walking or driving down Manila’s streets this morning and find yourself in the midst of sea creatures—turtles, fish, crabs, squids, dolphins and maybe even a mermaid or merman (what we call siokoy)—don’t be ...
- May 30, 2014