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Fisheries talks with Taiwan readied
The Philippine government is conducting an inventory of its laws related to fisheries and patrimony in preparation for talks with Taiwan. Any talks for a possible fisheries agreement between the Philippines and Taiwan, ...
- June 9, 2013
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
Guidebook on coral reef protection launched
Local government units (LGUs) and fisherfolk in the Philippines, which encompasses the Coral Triangle Region, known as the world's center of marine biodiversity, will find a useful guide to monitor marine protection in a ...
- July 1, 2010
Fishing rebounds in Tayabas Bay
Three years after fishermen complained of dwindling catch, Tayabas Bay now hosts schools of fish through a fish cage culture project pushed by the Department of Agriculture (DA). To arrest the depletion of marketable fish, ...
- December 9, 2011
3-month Visayan sea Fishing ban on
The Visayan Sea will be off limits to fishermen for three months starting November 15. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has enforced the moratorium on the harvest and trade of sardines, mackerel and ...
- November 17, 2018
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
End of 3-month ban to yield more fish for Davao Region
The end of a three-month fishing ban that was enforced from June 1 to August 31 in the Davao Gulf will drastically increase the supply, and ease the rising prices, of fish products in the Davao Region, according to National ...
- September 13, 2018
DA urges suspension of LGU officials who fail to stop illegal fishing
The Department of Agriculture (DA) will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the suspension of local government officials, even mayors, and barangay chairmen, who will fail to stop illegal fishing in their areas. The ...
- January 5, 2017
Fishing at Davao Gulf banned for three months
The 308,000-hectare Davao Gulf is now closed for commercial fishing until August 31 to give tuna and pelagic fishes such as mackerels, scads and sardines to spawn and let key fishing grounds to recover, an official of the ...
- June 2, 2019
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