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Bohol hosts farmers forum
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that affordable fish was being sold at Tagbilaran’s Agriculture Promotions Center. The market opened Wednesday and buyers have until end of day Friday to buy ...
- September 21, 2018
3-month fishing ban begins
The three-month ban on fishing of three species along the Visayan Sea begins on Nov. 15. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is enforcing the ban for fishermen to harvest and trade herrings, mackerels and ...
- November 15, 2017
'Duong' causes Taal fishkill
Fishkill in Taal Lake is a predictive phenomenon. It happens every year during the months of January and February. Provincial Environment Specialist Joe Torreja, in an exclusive interview yesterday, said that recent reports ...
- January 30, 2014
Isabela town backs protection of 'Ludong' fish
The local government of San Mariano, Isabela, announced its support for the initiative of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to preserve the endangered freshwater specie of "Ludong," known as the "President's ...
- October 2, 2014
Saline tilapia
Little girl Chloe Mercado shows a big saline tilapia which can be cultured in marine fishcages such as those in mariculture parks. It can also be raised in brackish fishponds that were previously used for raising tiger ...
- September 18, 2010
BFAR: Overstocking caused fish kill
Overstocking of fish in cages caused the fish kill in Taal and Pangasinan. This was the gist of the report made by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on the loss of 700 metric tons (MT) of tilapia in Taal ...
- June 2, 2011
Chemicals in tilapia feeds, Changes in temperature cause lake buhi fish kill; town state calamity
A state of calamity was declared in this municipality because of the occurrence of a fish kill over the past few weeks, delivering a big blow to almost a thousand fish cage owners and operators. The initial estimate of ...
- November 26, 2016
Seized fish donated to jails, hospitals
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has distributed a ton of seized fish to various institutions and government agencies, including government hospitals and jails in Baler, Aurora. BFAR director Malcolm ...
- May 19, 2010
Fishe from Agno and Balog rivers safe to eat - BFAR
A government agency study has revealed that fishes from the Agno and Balog River are safe for human consumption. The study conducted by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Cordillera showed that recent ...
- October 15, 2012
Crackdown on rising prices
Meanwhile, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said there was nothing wrong with the forthcoming importation of 17,000 metric tons (MT) of galunggong, which will be sold directly to local markets — the first time it will ...
- August 24, 2018