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BFAR issues shellfish ban in Davao, Visayas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned against eating of shellfish after sampling of 16 coastal waters in the Visayas and some parts of Davao region showed positive for red tide toxin, or paralytic ...
- December 3, 2015
Red Tide alert up in 8 Visayas bays
Shellfish ban is still up in eight bays in Eastern Visayas as red tide toxins continue to plague some coastal waters of the region since mid-2017. These red tide-infested bays are Cambatutay, Irong-irong, Maqueda, Villareal ...
- January 3, 2018
Dead fishes wash ashore in Zamboanga
Thousands of dead fish were washed ashore in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga and suspected to have died from lack or low level of dissolved oxygen. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar has dispatched a team ...
- May 3, 2019
Marriott Manila leads the Sustainable Seafood Awareness Week
A huge nationwide campaign is only fitting to be staged in the grandest venue in town. Hence, the 3rd Sustainable Seafood Week was launched nowhere else but at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, hosted by Marriot Hotel Manila. ...
- March 12, 2018
Red tide alert raised in E Visayas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has imposed shellfish ban in two bays and several municipal waters in Leyte, Samar and Biliran provinces. BFAR found the red tide bloom in bays and some coastal waters ...
- November 23, 2015
IOPC pays Mindoro oil spill victims
The provincial government of Oriental Mindoro has announced the initial release of the compensation for fishermen who were affected by an oil spill after a tanker sank in February this year. Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito ...
- October 4, 2023
SC dismisses writ of kalikasan case
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed the writ of kalikasan plea on the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea after the fishermen who filed the petition withdrew the case following revelations that their signatures ...
- September 4, 2019
Mayors reject BFAR-proposed contraction in municipal waters
More than 30 mayors from different coastal towns in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao are opposing a proposal from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to use the coast of the mainland as reference point in the ...
- October 23, 2020
Red tide alert up in 5 areas
Five coastal areas remain positive for the red tide toxin, with Palawan waters added to the list, according to the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). In its latest bulletin, ...
- June 28, 2018
'Yolanda' victims to get seaweed farm tools
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has deployed its vessel F/V Tambakol on a mission to distribute seaweed farming implements to growers affected by super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan.) ...
- February 10, 2014