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Half of Agri department's fish landing, cold storage projects due after 2016
More small fish landing centers and cold storage facilities are being planned by the Department of Agriculture (DA) after the 252 lined up this year until 2016. Asis G. Perez, director of the DA’s Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- October 16, 2015
Experts urging gov't to craft framework to protect sardines
Experts are urging the government to craft a national management framework to address overfishing sardines in the country, citing declining stocks due to heavy fishing pressure and environmental changes. "Sardines are being ...
- March 21, 2018
PH allots P10.5M for SEAFDEC/AQD to establish 15 pilot multi-species hatcheries
The Philippine Government through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has allotted P10M for the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC/AQD) to conduct feasibility ...
- March 1, 2018
Galunggong imports to arrive ahead of closed fishing season
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allowed the entry of up to 17,000 metric tons (MT) of round scad, commonly known as galunggong, which will reach markets ahead of the closed fishing season when supply of the fish is ...
- August 16, 2018
Fishing ban at Visayan sea lifted
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea earlier this week. Under the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 167-3 Series of 2013, the government ...
- February 20, 2021
Milkfish fry shipments seized at airport
Airport customs authorities on Sunday seized three shipments of milkfish fry that were unloaded separately from three international airlines from Singapore, Hongkong and Malaysia, at the Paicargo and Miascor bonded warehouse ...
- March 10, 2013
Capiz joins SEAFDEC, BFAR to boost fisheries
The provincial government of Capiz has forged a collaboration with the Aquaculture Department of Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to pursue ...
- November 21, 2006
Ban on tuna fishing in the Pacific: Boon or bane?
Conservation measures are generally instituted to prevent the collapse of fish stocks due to overfishing. These can be in the form of closing an area for any fishing activity, limiting the amount of fish that can be caught ...
- April 4, 2010
Proposed fisheries dep't budget estimated at P2B
A separate fisheries department will cost about P2 billion a year to run if the budgets of the agencies currently dealing with fisheries are combined, a former industry regulator said. In a virtual briefing Monday, Asis ...
- December 8, 2020
DA ramps up fisheries plan
The Department of Agriculture is ramping up its efforts to synergize plans and programs in the fisheries sector as it moves toward achieving a sustainable and inclusive blue economy for the Philippines. Agriculture Secretary ...
- February 7, 2020