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Ban on imported fish sale put off for now
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has postponed the enforcement of the ban on selling imported pampano and salmon in wet markets. The ban was to have taken effect on December 4, but Officer in Charge ...
- December 3, 2022
Seafood consumption of Filipinos decline
The seafood consumption of Filipinos has declined over the years, a study showed, with poor families consuming the least. The study revealed that the quantity of fresh fish consumed increased with the level wealth, while ...
- October 27, 2022
FAO to help in campaign vs illegal fishing
Delegates of the United Nations Food and Agriculture (UN FAO) arrived on Monday to assist the Philippines in its effort to combat illegal fishing, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. DA Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- August 16, 2022
Fisheries production in the red - group
Fishers' group Oceana on Tuesday said that fisheries production in the country is in the red due to overfishing. The total production in 2021 declined by 3.4 percent, with an output of 4.251 million metric tons compared ...
- October 12, 2022
Beneficiary harvests 522 kilos of bangus
A Technology Business Incubation (TBI) beneficiary in Leyte harvested 522 kilos of bangus (milkfish) after a four-month culture period. TBI is part of the Department of Agriculture-National Fisheries Research and Development ...
- August 11, 2022
BFAR mulls moratorium on crackdown vs imported fish
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday said it was considering imposing a moratorium on the crackdown of imported frozen fish in wet markets amid criticisms that it was anti-poor. In a radio ...
- December 1, 2022
BFAR opens marine hatchery in Quezon
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has opened a new multi-species marine hatchery in Alabat, Quezon to boost aquaculture production in the province. Sammy Malvas, DA-BFAR ...
- October 20, 2022
Red tide warning up in 10 areas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned the consumption and sale of shellfish in at least 10 areas in the country because of the presence of red tide toxins.The shellfish ban covers Roxas City, ...
- October 11, 2022
Ban on imported fish enforced on Dec 4
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 ...
- December 2, 2022
BFAR reports fish kill in Batangas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday reported fish kill at fishponds in Agoncillo, Batangas affecting at least 29 tons of tilapia amounting to P3.2 million. BFAR 4-A Director Sammy Malvas said ...
- August 11, 2022