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Sufficient fish supply assured amid COVID-19
Despite the COVID-19 triggered disruptions in the country’s food supply chain, Filipinos will have an adequate supply of fish, a staple food for majority of the population, throughout the entire year, an official data ...
- May 3, 2020
Red tide warning
Red tide infestation continues in 13 bays in Eastern Visayas this week as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) raised a stern warning against the consumption of shellfish meat. In an advisory issued Tuesday, ...
- October 7, 2020
BFAR opens Laguna tilapia intensive hatchery
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has successfully conducted the first trial run of its second tilapia intensive hatchery in the CALABARZON region, a development that ...
- September 2, 2021
Several fishing vessels caught using destructive fishing gears in PH seas
Several commercial fishing vessels have been caught using destructive fishing gear called Danish Seine, locally known as buli-buli or hulbot-bulbot, within Philippine seas despite the ban that was put in place in 2018. The ...
- January 10, 2021
PCG ships drive away 7 Chinese militia vessels from West PH Sea
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships drove away seven foreign ships believed to be manned by Chinese militias from the Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said the incident ...
- May 6, 2021
BFAR7: Do not disturb the sharks
"Do not disturb the sharks." This was the appeal of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) following reports of their presence in the coastal waters off Santander town in the southern tip ...
- February 28, 2020
BFAR, CSAP ink pact to ensure sardine supply
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines (CSAP) have agreed to ensure continuous and sufficient supply of raw materials for canneries in the country. The ...
- October 26, 2022
Freshwater Ulang and free-range chicken discussed this Saturday
Experts will discuss the production of freshwater Ulang and free-range Sasso chicken from France in two seminars this Saturday, March 25, at the Magallanes Weekend Market seminar room in Makati at the corner of EDSA and ...
- March 23, 2020
Fish mortality cases in Taal, Laguna lakes not due to disease
The recent fish mortality cases in Taal Lake and Laguna de Bay were not due to an outbreak of certain diseases, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). In a statement, BFAR said there is no ...
- June 25, 2020
PH imports 93% of salt supply - DA
Despite being surrounded by seawater, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said the Philippines has been importing 93 percent of its salt supply. “[It is] an unfortunate circumstance to a country with 36,000 kilometers of ...
- August 31, 2022