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BFAR told to regulate fishpens, not ban total harvest of tawilis
A local fisherfolk group urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to regulate fishpen structures instead of imposing fishing ban on Sardinella tawilis following reports that the only freshwater sardine ...
- January 28, 2019
BFAR Director Dennis Araullo: Balancing fish production with conservation
The emphasis of BFAR's programs today, however, is not only on conservation but also on sustained production. "We are thinking of two things," says Director Araullo. "First is to produce enough for the present generation ...
- October 22, 1997
Gov’t urged to craft Benham Rise protection framework
The Philippine government was urged yesterday to create a protection framework for Benham Rise, an undersea territory east of Luzon brimming with natural resources, to prevent foreign vessels from trespassing. Oceana, the ...
- March 23, 2017
Duterte launches 2 PH-made vessels
President Duterte has commissioned two Philippine-made vessels to fortify agriculture and fisheries-related maritime operations in line with his official endorsement of mixed rice-corn meals for Filipinos to gain more ...
- December 24, 2017
Visayan Sea fishing season to start February 15 - BFAR
The fishing season for sardines, mackerel and herring in the Visayan Sea will officially start February 15, according to Regional Director Remia A. Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) – Western ...
- February 9, 2017
Fish experts push for advanced propagation of high-value wild fish
Fish experts from the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC), an office under the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), wants to elevate the production of high-value fish species ...
- August 30, 2017
Fish smugglers beating BFAR through online sales - Sen. Imee
“Smugglers selling online are one step ahead of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).” Senator Imee Marcos said this on Friday, Nov. 25 as she warned BFAR would have limited success in its campaign against ...
- November 26, 2022
Something fishy around our waters
Bangus (milkfish) is the Philippine national fish. But because someone close to a Philippine president had been granted a franchise to smuggle out bangus fry, Taiwan now grows the species in large fish ponds. In the event, ...
- August 27, 2018
Fish galore at Benham Rise
Benham Rise, Philippine Sea – There might be great oil reserves here at Benham Rise, but Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel ‘Manny’ Piñol is after the tuna. During the government expedition in this rich fishing ground, the ...
- May 8, 2017
Shellfish from Bohol unsafe
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) office here has warned that all kinds of shellfish gathered from Bohol are not safe for consumption. BFAR raised the warning after it issued a red tide alert in Bohol, ...
- March 11, 2017