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Sardine industry banking on warmer seas to increase catch
While most businesses in the agriculture sector are bracing for the negative impact of El Niño this year, the Fishery bureau and the sardine industry are banking on the warmer seas in the western Pacific Ocean to bring in ...
- February 2, 2010
Fisheries sector hoping to match or top Q1 growth rate in 2019
The fisheries regulator said he hopes to match or top the sector’s first quarter growth rate of 0.97% over the course of 2019. “We would rather (keep pace) or improve… Positive at the end of 2018, and then another positive ...
- June 27, 2019
More than P500M worth of crops and livestock damaged by Taal eruption
Taal volcano's eruption has damaged more than P500 million worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Agriculture damage in the Calabarzon Region — made up of the provinces of Cavite, ...
- January 15, 2020
BFAR says fisheries modernization goal is to reduce import reliance
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) described its 2022 fisheries modernization plan as a catch-up program designed to minimize the need for importing fish this year. According to the BFAR, the plan hopes ...
- August 25, 2022
Galunggong closed season to be enforced in north Palawan
The fisheries bureau is seeking to protect the galunggong fishery by declaring a no-harvest season during spawning in northern Palawan, in a bid to raise the long-term numbers of the species, an important food for low-income ...
- October 19, 2015
Bureau lifts sardine fishing ban in southwestern seas
The Bureau of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has lifted on Thursday the three-month fishing ban on sardines and related species in the southwestern part of the country. However, operators of commercial fishing ...
- March 1, 2013
Fisheries bureau planning to establish mariculture park in Sultan Kudarat
Plans to set up a mariculture park in Central Mindanao have gained ground for the propagation and production of high-value fish stocks, a regional fisheries official here said. Sani D. Macabalang, regional director of the ...
- June 14, 2010
Ocean conservation effort warrants new gov't department, experts say
A new government department is needed to manage and conserve ocean resources, which is too big a job for the agriculture-focused agencies currently tasked with protecting the country’s seas, experts said. “UPMSI (UP Marine ...
- July 4, 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 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