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Candidates urged to come up with ‘blue agenda’ on sustainable fisheries
Presidential candidates are urged to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to build a stronger fishery sector in the next six years. In a statement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) has called on the presidential candidates ...
- April 23, 2016
Closed season for galunggong fishing starts November 15
A three-month ban on "galunggong" (round scad) fishing in north eastern Palwan starting Nov. 15 will be implemented by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso ...
- November 3, 2015
DA signs IRR amended Fisheries Code
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the amended Philippines Fisheries Code, which reinforces the safeguarding of the country's seas from illegal, unreported and ...
- September 27, 2015
Illegal fishing fight stepped up
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has formed the Regional Law Enforcement Coordinating CommitteeSubcommittee on Fishing and Marine Environment Protection (RLECC-SFMEP) in Eastern Visayas to strengthen ...
- July 14, 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
‘Colorum’ commercial fishing boats thrive in Eastern Visayas
All but 5 percent of the 32,000 commercial fishing vessels in Eastern Visayas are registered with authorities, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office. BFAR Regional Director Juan ...
- September 19, 2018
Something fishy around our waters
Bangus (milkfish) is the Philippine national fish. But because someone close to a Philippine president had been granted a franchise to smuggle out bangus fry, Taiwan now grows the species in large fish ponds. In the event, ...
- August 27, 2018