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Fisheries industry expected to grow 5%
The fisheries sector is seen to grow by at least 5% this year amid increased presence of pelagic fish on the eastern side of the country as a result of El Niño. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is ...
- January 20, 2010
'Sustainable fishing can help RP meet MDG's
"The Philippines, being a tropical country, relies heavily on its underwater resources, especially fish," Sarmiento fish. He said this is the reason why it is imperative to develop sustainable methods of fishing that are ...
- September 26, 2010
Ban on tuna fishing in the Pacific: Boon or bane?
Conservation measures are generally instituted to prevent the collapse of fish stocks due to overfishing. These can be in the form of closing an area for any fishing activity, limiting the amount of fish that can be caught ...
- April 4, 2010
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
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
Burnham lake clean-up drive starts with fishing
Residents turned up with fishing rods at the Burnham lake on Sunday to take part in what Baguio oldtimer Virgilio Cruz described as “our first time to fish in these waters legally." Over 200 people signed up to fish for ...
- October 12, 2010
Taal Lake fishkill seen likely owing to dry spell
Like in other bodies of inland waters, occasional fish kill may likely occur at the famous Taal Lake this summer because of the recurrence of El Niño phenomenon and the unprecedented changing of temperature in the lake ...
- March 12, 2010
Sardine industry banking on warmer seas to increase catch
While most businesses in the agriculture sector are bracing for the negative impact of El Niño this year, the Fishery bureau and the sardine industry are banking on the warmer seas in the western Pacific Ocean to bring in ...
- February 2, 2010
Philippines, Brunei explore partnership on sardine processing
The government of the Philippines and of Brunei are working on a tie-up that will see Brunei availing of Philippine expertise in sardine processing and the latter riding on the former's halal brand to penetrate the lucrative ...
- February 10, 2010
Region 1 enjoys fish sufficiency
The sufficiency of fish supply in Region 1, particularly bangs (milk fish), is 130-132 percent based on the latest evaluation of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office here. Nestor Domenden, ...
- October 8, 2010