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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
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: Davao region under 3-month fishing ban
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has started with the implementation of a three-month closed season in the Davao Gulf, which serves as a massive spawning ground for tuna and other fish species this time ...
- June 3, 2015
Red tide hits Davao Oriental waters
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has included the coastal waters of Davao Oriental in the list of areas positive for red tide toxin. In its Shellfish Bulletin No. 9-15, BFAR said that the coastal waters ...
- April 15, 2015
WWF seeks okay for PH tuna industry
Environment solutions provider World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is now working to secure certification for Philippine tuna fisheries by next year to promote sustainable fishing and fair trade prices. Joann Binondo, project ...
- November 4, 2015
Fisherfolk now earn little from less catch-Oceana
Filipino fishermen are catching less and less from depleted oceans compared with previous decades as a result of overfishing, illegal activities, and going for juvenile catch. In the process, the fisherfolk are earning ...
- August 19, 2015
BFAR files case vs Taiwanese poachers
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 2 office has filed criminal and administrative complaints against suspected Taiwanese poachers apprehended off Babuyan Claro in Batanes last week. Atty. Samuel ...
- June 19, 2015
PH taken off EU fish trade blacklist
The European Commission has removed the Philippines from the list of countries challenged with the implementation of measures to address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing(IUUF). In a statement released on its ...
- March 23, 2015
Anakpawis urges assistance for fisherfolk
Partylist group Anakpawis urged the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to provide alternative livelihood programs for fisherfolk who will be affected by the three-month moratorium ...
- November 6, 2015
BFAR lifts red tide advisory
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ( BFAR) on Wednesday announced that it has lifted the red tide warning in all coastal waters nationwide, except for the Bataan Peninsula. In its Shellfish Bulletin No. 4- 2015, ...
- February 20, 2015