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BFAR hoists 'red tide' flag anew in 21 coastal areas in 12 provinces
(BusinessMirror,December 16, 2020 , on page A4)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared 21 coastal areas in 12 provinces across the country as “positive” for red tide. In its latest Shellfish Bulletin, BFAR through its Information and Fisherfolk ... -
BFAR hoists 'red tide' warning in 15 areas
(BusinessMirror,October 7, 2020 , on page A3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has hoisted the “red tide” warning anew in 10 areas, raising to 15 the total number of localities whose waters were found to be positive of paralytic shellfish poison ... -
BFAR raises red tide alert in four Vismin provinces
(BusinessMirror,April 24, 2020 , on page A4-https://businessmirror.com.ph/2020/04/23/bfar-raises-red-tide-alert-in-four-vismin-provinces/)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared four areas in the Visayas and Mindanao as positive for paralytic shellfish. Based on the latest laboratory results jointly conducted by BFAR with concerned ... -
BFAR: 20 areas tested positive for 'Red tide'
(BusinessMirror,February 1, 2021 , on page A4)A total of 20 coastal areas in various parts of the country have tested positive for “red tide poisoning” This was revealed through Shellfish Bulletin 2 dated January 28, 2021, issued by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
DENR says Manila Bay water quality improves but still not good enough for bathing, swimming
(BusinessMirror,February 19, 2021 , on page A4)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said water quality in Manila Bay continues to improve more than two years after launching the ambitions P47-billion, 7-year “Battle for Manila Bay” rehabilitation ... -
DENR should’ve used ₱389M for mangrove forest rehab–Group
(BusinessMirror,September 7, 2020 , on page A3)The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) said the P389 million used in overlaying “white sand” over a 500-meter portion in Manila Bay’s baywalk area along Roxas Boulevard could have been used ... -
'Farmers, fishers must get Covid vax promptly'
(BusinessMirror,December 22, 2020 , on page A8)Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan prodded the Duterte administration on Monday to include farmers and fisherfolk in the government’s anti-Covid game plan. Pangilinan pointed out Monday that farmers and fisherfolk are “frontliners ... -
Health, legal, economic issues bug DENR's Manila Bay 'white sand'
(BusinessMirror,September 8, 2020 , on page A8-A2)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has come under increasing pressure to revisit its controversial P400-million “white-sand” project in Manila Bay, with critics citing economic, health and legal ... -
Shellfish from Mindanao bays still positive for red tide-BFAR
(BusinessMirror,March 25, 2013 , on page B3)Shellfish collected from two bays in Mindanao remain positive for red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said ahead of Holy Week, when many Filipinos eat less meet and more seafood. In its Shellfish ... -
Surfing events wiped out until June amid outbreak
(BusinessMirror,March 18, 2020 , on page C2)The World Surf League is canceling or postponing all events through the end of May, citing the continued evolution of the coronavirus pandemic. WSL events at Bells Beach in southeast Australia and at the Margaret River on ... -
Toward a 'bluer normal'
(BusinessMirror,August 16, 2020 , on page A7)Impacted by the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19), fishermen can play a crucial role in coastal and marine biodiversity protection and conservation. But they will need all the assistance that they could get. As the ...