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Fisheries boom hinges on sustainable use of resources
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects a boom in the country’s fisheries sector as it continues to engage with stakeholders to craft and implement policies and programs for sustainable utilization and management of ...
- July 24, 2015
Shellfish ban lifted in Bataan
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has lifted the shellfish ban in Bataan after laboratory tests showed that all kinds of shellfish ban in Bataan after laboratory tests showed that all kinds of shellfish ...
- February 26, 2015
Red tide escalating in Capiz, Aklan
Toxic red tide cases in the provinces of Capiz and Aklan continue to escalate despite expectations by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) that paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) was on the wane due to the ...
- December 22, 2015
Law enforcers deployed to protect 'Ludong'
As part of the government’s conservation effort, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the region has deployed law enforcers to protect the most expensive fresh water species. BFAR Director Milagros Morales ...
- November 4, 2015
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 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
Protest staged vs new fisheries policy
Fisherfolk from different provinces trooped to Manila on Wednesday to hold one of several expected “fish holidays” as part of protest actions against the decision of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to ...
- September 3, 2015
Red tide hits Davao Oriental waters
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has included the coastal waters of Davao Oriental in the list of areas positive for red tide toxin. In its Shellfish Bulletin No. 9-15, BFAR said that the coastal waters ...
- April 15, 2015
WWF seeks okay for PH tuna industry
Environment solutions provider World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is now working to secure certification for Philippine tuna fisheries by next year to promote sustainable fishing and fair trade prices. Joann Binondo, project ...
- November 4, 2015
WWF working to certify RP tuna fisheries by 2016
If fish were cars, then tuna would be the Ferraris of the sea. Ranging in size from the 1.5-foot bullet tuna to the gigantic 15-foot Atlantic blue fin, these tasty torpedo-shaped fish are among earth’s most valuable marine ...
- November 10, 2015