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BFAR forum targets MSMEs
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is hosting an industry forum for the fisheries sector to enable small and medium businesses to take advantage of growth trends in the domestic and export market. Around ...
- October 18, 2015
Amended Fisheries Code takes effect this week
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will implement beginning this week the amended Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 that cracks down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The much-contested ...
- March 28, 2015
Phl, Taiwan ink fisheries law enforcement pact
The Philippines and Taiwan signed a fisheries law enforcement agreement to provide guidelines for law enforcement officials of both sides in addressing maritime disputes. The Agreement Concerning the Facilitation of ...
- November 20, 2015
COA to BFAR: Account for ₱237.5-M DAP funds
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture, received ₱237.5 million from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) of the government in 2011. Records showed ...
- February 23, 2015
Stiffer penalties face poachers in Phl waters
Poachers in Philippine waters now face stiffer penalties even though President Aquino failed to sign a consolidated bill in the Senate and House of Representatives seeking to amend Republic Act 8550, the Philippine Fisheries ...
- March 10, 2015
BFAR bans use of fish aggregating devices
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is implementing beginning this month until September a ban on unregulated use of fish aggregating devices (FAD) within Philippine waters. The annual three-month ban is ...
- July 3, 2015
How to be a good underwater guest
“We are the visitors to their underwater home. We should be gracious and respectful guests.” This was the principle from Marine Wildlife Watch Philippines (MWWP) which guided multi-sectoral participants during the National ...
- October 2, 2015
Two solons set to probe 'rampant' illegal fishing
Two lawmakers on Friday voiced their concern over what they call as “rampant illegal fishing in the country.” In House Resolution 1926, Reps. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro City and Maximo Rodriguez, Jr. of Abante ...
- March 14, 2015
Illegal fishing plagues Tañon Strait
An international non-government organization is urging the government to strictly enforce vessel monitoring measures pursuant to the newly-amended Fisheries Code. This after Oceana, the world’s biggest international NGO ...
- October 4, 2015
EU revokes warning on Phl illegal fishing
The European Union (EU) has revoked the yellow card warning issued to the Philippines in June 2014 for deficiencies in controlling illegal fishing. In a statement, the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines ...
- April 23, 2015