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Fishing ban in Visayan Sea seen to boost fish production
The three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea which will start on November 15 is expected to boost production by 20 percent in one of the country’s richest fishing grounds. Remia Aparri, regional director of the Bureau ...
- November 5, 2018
3-month fishing ban on Visayan Sea ends in Feb.
The closed season in the Visayan Sea for sardines, herrings and mackerels that started on Nov. 15, 2018 would end next month. “Prohibiting fishers from catching them will increase the population of these species. It is ...
- January 6, 2019
Sardines supply in WV enough, BFAR assures
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Western Visayas said the region continues to produce sufficient volume of sardines. BFAR regional director Remia Aparri said there is no need to worry about the shortage of ...
- November 29, 2018
Visayan Sea closed to fishing - BFAR
Fishing within the Visayan Sea is prohibited for three months starting Nov. 15, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here said. Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 167-3 series of 2013 established the ...
- November 17, 2020
Fishermen complaint with closed season in Visayan Sea - BFAR-6
Fishermen are observing the three-month closed season in the Visayan Sea leading to the 20 percent jump in the production of sardines, herrings and mackerels, reported the regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- October 4, 2018
BFAR woos canneries to locate in W. Visayas
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional director Drusila Esther E. Bayate is encouraging more canneries to locate in Western Visayas because of the region's abundant marine resources. Bayate echoed what ...
- March 25, 2013
Fishing at Davao Gulf banned for three months
The 308,000-hectare Davao Gulf is now closed for commercial fishing until August 31 to give tuna and pelagic fishes such as mackerels, scads and sardines to spawn and let key fishing grounds to recover, an official of the ...
- June 2, 2019
BFAR plans closed fishing season
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and allied agencies are finalizing plans to suspend all fishing and caning operations in Zamboanga and nearby islands and provinces. BFAR Regional Director Ahadulla Sajli ...
- September 21, 2012
Closed season in Visayan Sea takes effect
Gathering of sardines, herring, mackerel, and other pelagic fishes in the Visayan Sea by commercial fishers is prohibited starting November 17. The move is in compliance with Fisheries Administrative Order 167-3 that ...
- November 18, 2015
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