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DA moves to curb illegal fishing, avert EU ban
The Department of Agriculture will conduct its first public hearing for the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Philippine Fisheries Code next week in an effort to implement measures that will curb illegal, ...
- April 8, 2015
Amended Fisheries Code ready for implementation
The country’s amended Fisheries Code will be ready for implementation soon since the Department of Agriculture (DA) is scheduled to sign the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) for this legislation this week. The DA ...
- September 21, 2015
Chinese caught poaching black coral
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard accosted a Chinese fishing vessel with ten Chinese nationals on board while gathering protected black coral along Babuyan Claro, Calayan. ...
- May 31, 2016
Cauayan fishers lament 'inaction' on poaching
The Fisherfolk in the coastal town of Cauayan were complaining about the continued inaction of local officials on the alleged illegal fishing in their municipal water. Despite the media expose on the intrusion of commercial ...
- August 24, 2013
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
Navy vows stricter campaign vs illegal fishing in Tañon Strait
The Naval Forces Central (Navforcen) vowed a stricter campaign against all forms of illegal and destructive fishing in Tañon Strait, the country’s largest marine protected area. In a joint maritime enforcement activity ...
- December 13, 2018
Gov’t, LGUs take tougher stance against Tañon Strait illegal fishers
Concerned government agencies and local government units (LGUs) will conduct more sea patrols and file cases against illegal and commercial fishers in Tañon Strait, the country’s largest marine protected area between Cebu ...
- January 26, 2017
More fish wardens for Bantay Dagat
Efforts to curb dynamite fishing that ruins corals and kill juvenile fishes daily has gained ground after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) joined hands with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) ...
- January 31, 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