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Drive against illegal fishing sought
The unabated illegal fishing activities in the coastal waters of Ilocos Sur have caused the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to raise alarm calling for reinforcement of counter offensive to stop the practice. ...
- December 1, 2015
Displaced fishermen seek UN assistance
A group asked the United Nations to stop Beijing from harassing them as they cast their nets around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which the Chinese Coast Guard annexed in 2012, their lawyer said on Thursday. which has ...
- June 26, 2015
Tuna group slams officials over illegal fishing
A GROUP of tuna fishers in General Santos City (GenSan) decried the government’s failure to curb illegal fishing that threatens the local tuna industry. Jake Fajurano, owner of Melvi Fishing Industry and officer of the ...
- June 27, 2018
BFAR: Fisheries sector to post 2019 recovery
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) expects the country’s fisheries sector to rebound beginning next year on the back of intensified government support for fisherfolk suffering from a lack of post-harvest ...
- December 26, 2018
BFAR hit for fish kill in Surigao
Fisherfolk belonging to Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) slammed the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for failing to address the cause of the fish kill in Lake Mainit in ...
- December 17, 2015
Fish landing center in Cagayan town to benefit small fishermen
To provide better post-harvest handling, processing and marketing of fish and marine products, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has inaugurated the Community Fish Landing Center (CFLC) in this pilgrimage ...
- August 8, 2019
Fishermen fish out dead sperm whale in Albay
A week after typhoon Basyang hit in Southern Luzon, local fishermen in the island town of Rapu-Rapu caught a dead 20-ton sperm whale floating over the waters off Carogcog village on Monday. The incident was reported by the ...
- July 21, 2010
Fisherfolk want businessmen out of Laguna lake rehabilitation
The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) told the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on Thursday to stop meddling in the Laguna de Bay master plan ...
- January 6, 2017
Japanese fishermen kill 30 more dolphins in Taiji
Fishermen in the small Japanese town of Taiji killed more than two-dozen striped dolphins on Thursday, cam–paigners said, as global outrage over the slaughter grows. Activists from the militant environmentalist group Sea ...
- January 24, 2014
New fishing boats, gears bring better income to fisherfolks in Quezon
The coastal communities in the Quezon province are gifted with rich natural resources, both in land and sea. It is a major coconut producer and fishing thrives in Tayabas Bay. Despite these advantages, the province still ...
- May 20, 2019