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Supply stable despite 'fish holiday' - BFAR
The "fish holiday" of commercial fishing boat operators has not affected the supply of fish in Western Visayas, according to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional director Remia Aparri. Commercial ...
- September 24, 2015
Carles illegal fishers nabbed
Six fishermen engaged in dynamite fishing off the island barangay of Balbagon in Carles town were apprehended by the Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force on March 31. Recovered from them were 30 kilos of dynamited fishes, a ...
- April 1, 2015
Crabmeat canning factory opens
Today, Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. will lead the inauguration of the first-ever crabmeat canning factory in the province. The Saravia Crabmeat Canning Factory is located in Barangay Poblacion, Concepcion town. According to ...
- March 4, 2015
IPPO, capitol, maritime cops join forces as 'hulbot-hulbot' returns: Oplan Octopus
An alarmed Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) and provincial government have joined forces with the Regional Maritime Unit (RMU). They agreed to conduct joint operations against illegal fishing called the campaign ...
- February 15, 2015
20 illegal fishing vessels seized
More illegal fishers were caught in the waters of northern Iloilo. Before dawn yesterday, the Iloilo Bantay Dagat Force and Dumangas Police Station apprehended six motorboats and 17 illegal fishers. The Philippine Fisheries ...
- March 19, 2015
Dead sea cow found in Tibiao
A dead sea cow was found a few meters off the shore of Barangay Malabor here. Also known as dugong, it was eight-foot long and weighed 350 kilograms. It had about 4-inch cuts in its belly and flippers. The dugong is a ...
- November 1, 2015
'Implementing amended fisheries code a challenge'
Implementing the amended law on fisheries, Republic Act 10654, will be challenge, said Regional director Remia Aparri of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Fishing boat operators and traders staged a ...
- September 30, 2015