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LGUs in WV urged to fight 'hulbot' fishing
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is looking forward to the cooperation of local government units (LGUs) in its campaign against destructive fishing, particularly hulbot fishing. BFAR facilitated a ...
- July 28, 2018
Dolphin found dead in southern NegOcc
Another dolphin was found dead on the shoreline of Barangay Patic in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental. The Lumba Project, an advocacy group researching Irrawaddy dolphins and other marine mammals, posted on its Facebook page ...
- September 15, 2019
Aquaculture insurance to be introduced
Agriculture stakeholders engaged in aquaculture will soon be covered by crop insurance offered by the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation (PCIC). PCIC Officer-in-Charge Regional Manager Charlito O. Brilleta said they are ...
- August 22, 2010
Over 162k of waste hauled from Pasig River
The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission hauled 162,390 kilograms of waste (5,413 sacks of garbage), which were pushed by the high tide in Manila Bay into the Pasig River, during a series of massive clean-up operations ...
- May 10, 2019
No municipal waters commercial fishing drive pushed
An umbrella organization of small fishermen here is urging the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local government units (LGUs) to strengthen efforts against commercial fishing in municipal waters of the ...
- September 30, 2015
Reef restoration
Bagac, Bataan 9PNA) - This picturesque mountain town of Bataan adjacent to the West Philippine Sea has undertaken a continuing coral reef restoration project in 1.5 hectares of coastal land in the seaside villages of Saysain ...
- June 27, 2013
Boracay as ‘gold standard’
The Department of the Interior and Local Government wants to make Boracay the gold standard for all resort destinations in the country, even as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will allow citizens’ arrests ...
- October 21, 2018
P82-M fishery projects for Region 6 this year
Sixty-eight fishery projects worth P82 million will be implemented in Western Visayas this year. Among the projects are artificial reefs, procurement of motorized fishing boats and paraphernalia, payao, seaweed culture, ...
- May 26, 2015
'PH can be world's largest producer of mud crabs'
There is a chance for the Philippines to become the world’s largest producer of mud crabs, an emerging commodity in the domestic and export market, if the remaining gaps in the production aspect will be addressed with ...
- November 20, 2015
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