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Ex hunter-gatherer turns into sea champ
Gerry Grospe, 53, used to hunt pawikans and collect their eggs for food 8 years ago. Sometimes, he would even sell his catch in the public market. "Turtle meat, although sold at very high prices, tastes better than beef, ...
- March 31, 2015
BFAR Region 2 offers scholarships
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is offering an educational scholarship to assist the children of small-scale fisherfolk who are interested to pursue their college education. BFAR Region 2 Director ...
- February 9, 2015
Go into farming
The Department of Agriculture (DA) urged this year’s high school graduates to enroll in farming and fisheries-related courses. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said recent figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority ...
- April 14, 2015
Fisheries boom hinges on sustainable use of resources
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects a boom in the country’s fisheries sector as it continues to engage with stakeholders to craft and implement policies and programs for sustainable utilization and management of ...
- July 24, 2015
Legazpi declares fishing ban in Demson Reef
The City Government of Legazpi has declared the three-hectare Demson Reef, locally known as “Pulang Buya,” in Albay Gulf as off-limits to fishermen. The move marks the start of rehabilitation work on the 1,200-square-meter ...
- July 3, 2015
Shellfish ban lifted in Bataan
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has lifted the shellfish ban in Bataan after laboratory tests showed that all kinds of shellfish ban in Bataan after laboratory tests showed that all kinds of shellfish ...
- February 26, 2015
Bicol waging war vs illegal fishers
The operations of bigtime illegal fishers poaching the waters of the Bicol region are numbered, Chief Supt. Victor Deona of the region’s police force said over the weekend. Deona’s declaration was lauded by church and ...
- May 25, 2015
43 Pinoy fishermen repatriated from Indonesia
Some 43 Filipino fishermen caught illegally fishing in Indonesian waters last year were repatriated this week from Jakarta, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Wednesday. The DFA coordinated with the ...
- February 26, 2015
Protest staged vs new fisheries policy
Fisherfolk from different provinces trooped to Manila on Wednesday to hold one of several expected “fish holidays” as part of protest actions against the decision of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to ...
- September 3, 2015
BFAR program targets ‘poorest of the poor’
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 ...
- March 2, 2015