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    • Ban on imported fish enforced on Dec 4 

      Cariaso, Bella (, December 2, 2022, on page )
      An official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday said the ban on the imported pompano, salmon and other unauthorized imported fish will be implemented as scheduled on Sunday, December 4. In ...
    • Bangus producer to expand markets in MidEast 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (, January 18, 2017, on page )
      The country’s largest breeder, processor and exporter of premium milkfish products is expanding its market in the Middle East this year. Jose Maria Cabrera, export manager of Alsons Aquaculture Corporation, said the company ...
    • BFAR program targets ‘poorest of the poor’ 

      Domingo, Leander C. (, March 2, 2015, on page )
      A total of 3,123 individuals in the Cagayan Valley region will be assisted under the poverty alleviation program of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). According to BFAR, the figure represents 5.0 percent ...
    • BFAR to give importance to 'halal' industry 

      Jannaral, Julmunir I. (, July 8, 2010, on page )
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region XII, which is based in General Santos City, is looking forward to a reinforced halal industry in the country in accordance with economic policy of the Aquino ...
    • BFAR-Region 2 enforces crab-saving measures 

      Domingo, Leander C. (, May 2, 2020, on page )
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has rolled out two measures expected to conserve and protect crab and lobster species in the region. Milagros Morales, BFAR-Region 2 director, ...
    • Cagayan Valley records P97-M rice eel exports 

      Domingo, Leander C. (, November 6, 2020, on page )
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said an invasive fish species turned out to be the top outgoing commodity from Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) for October this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. The BFAR’s ...
    • Carpio: PH imports galunggong from China 

      Roxas, Patrick (, May 13, 2021, on page )
      Retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio, in a statement aired over DZMM Teleradyo on Monday, said the Philippines is now importing galunggong from China, which sources it from the West Philippine Sea. Galunggong, ...
    • China invites Philippine firms to export fish 

      Pilapil, Jaime R. (, April 27, 2017, on page )
      The Chinese government is inviting Philippine companies to export fish to the mainland that will be processed by China Asean Marine Product Exchange (Campe), which transacts online, delivers offline and settles cross-border ...
    • DA to call for fish imports before closed season 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (, August 13, 2018, on page )
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing for fish imports ahead of the closed fishing season from November to March to stabilize supply and domestic market prices. According to Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol, ...
    • DA to import up to 17,000 MT of galunggong 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (, August 16, 2018, on page )
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) will import 17,000 metric tons of galunggong (round scad) to curb the increasing prices of fish and ensure food security. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol signed a Certificate of ...
    • DA urged to consult agriculture stakeholders 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (, November 12, 2020, on page )
      Agriculture stakeholders across the country are urging Agriculture Secretary William Dar to hold consultations with them, saying the failure to do led to the failure of the implementation of the two-decade-old Agriculture ...
    • DENR warns against invasive species importations 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (, February 18, 2013, on page )
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has warned the public against the importation of exotic animals, in light of the increasing cases of the so-called bioinvasion that threaten the survival of local wildlife ...
    • Department of Agriculture Administrative Circular No. 09, Series of 2020 

      Department of Agriculture (DA) (, July 7, 2020, on page )
      Allowing the transport of wild caught mangrove crablets and juvenile mangrove crabs (Scylla spp). that are already in stock prior to the effectivity of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 264, Series of 2020.
    • Department of Agriculture, Fisheries Administrative Order 264, Series of 2020 

      Department of Agriculture (DA) (, April 14, 2020, on page )
      Subject: Regulation on the catching, possession, transporting, selling, trading and exporting of mangrove crablets, juvenile mangrove crabs and gravid mangrove crabs (Sylla spp.)
    • Department of Agriculture, Fisheries Administrative Order 265, Series of 2020 

      Department of Agriculture (DA) (, April 14, 2020, on page )
      Subject: Regulation on the catching, possession, transporting, selling, trading and exporting of puerulus, juvenile and gravid spiny lobsters (Palinuridae).
    • Department of Agriculture, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 259, Series of 2018, Rules and regulations on the importation of frozen fish and fishery/aquatic products for wet markets during closed and off-fishing seasons of during the occurrence of calamities 

      Department of Agriculture (DA) (, September 14, 2018, on page )
      WHEREAS, there is significant increase in the price of fish which can be attributed to the increasing fuel prices, presence of unnecessary market layers, adverse weather conditions, inadequate post-harvest infrastructure, ...
    • Eel production in Region 2 on the rise 

      Tabangin, Melissa (, August 17, 2015, on page )
      Cagayan Valley is experiencing an increase in eel production that can allow the region to ship more to the world market and increase supply to the domestic market. Meanwhile, there is an initiative in Butuan City in Agusan ...
    • EU move to boost PH fishing targets 

      Palaña, Voltaire (, April 27, 2015, on page )
      Lifting of the yellow card issued to the Philippines by the European Union in connection with measures to fight illegal fishing is a big boost to the country attaining its inclusive growth objectives in the EU-Generalized ...
    • Fish importer faces raps for diverting funds 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (, February 14, 2021, on page )
      The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has filed an administrative case against a Manila-based fish importer for misdeclaration and diversion of some P1.9 million worth of ...
    • Fish: the overlooked destabilizer in the South China Sea 

      (, February 15, 2016, on page )
      South China Sea tensions will rise in the long-term as China exhausts its near-shore fisheries and continues to push outward to secure further stocks. In Asia, consumption of fish will increase with population and ...