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    • BFAR: Imported fish stabilizes market prices 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, January 27, 2023, on page A3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources revealed that more than half of the 25,056.27 metric tons of imported round scad or galunggong ordered in November last year has entered the country to stabilize local supply ...
    • DA stops importation of certain fish species 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, December 15, 2022, on page A2)
      The Department of Agriculture has temporarily halted the issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearances to import frozen Roundscad, Bonito, Mackerel, Moonfish, Pompano and Tuna by-products to "prevent (its) ...
    • Importation of 60-K scad fishes not needed 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, January 24, 2022, on page B12)
      A former representative in the agriculture sector has slammed the planned importation of 60,000 metric tons (MT) of scad fish (galunggong) and mackerel of the Department of Agriculture (DA) despite an ample supply of fish ...
    • Imported fish sale ban under review 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine; Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, December 13, 2022, on page A6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said on Monday that it is reviewing the rule that says frozen salmon and pompano from other countries can't be sold in the wet markets. BFAR officer-in-charge Demosthenes Escoto ...
    • Moratorium on imported fish ban issued 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, December 3, 2022, on page B16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources announced on Friday a moratorium on its planned crackdown on vendors of imported fish in local markets effective immediately, which means selling imported pampano and pink ...
    • Salt to the agri wound 

      (Daily Tribune, January 20, 2023, on page A5)
      First, it was onions at almost P700 per kilo. Following the shock of these "golden" bulbs, eggs became quite precious at P215 per tray. Now it's salt - and lawmakers are rubbing it in a wound that seems to have afflicted ...