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BFAR urged to lead fight vs HB 7853
Environmental group Oceana, along with more than 1,100 fisherfolk groups across the country, urged Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to lead the opposition to House Bill ...
- April 30, 2021
BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in Visayan Sea
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has lifted the three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea effective Tuesday. Under the Fisheries Administrative Order 167-3, series of ...
- February 18, 2021
BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in Visayan Sea
The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has lifted the three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea effective Tuesday. Under the Fisheries Administrative Order 167-3, series of ...
- February 18, 2021
Oceana supports BFAR in pushing sustainable management of fisheries
National and local government units (LGUs) have committed to do their part to strengthen sustainable fisheries management in the Philippines. “We’re starting 2021 with renewed hope for our oceans and our artisanal fisherfolk ...
- February 6, 2021
Group opposes 3-month closed fishing season
A fisherfolk group is against the implementation of a closed fishing season, claiming it causes an artificial shortage that hurts both fisherfolk and consumers. The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas ...
- October 13, 2021
DA takes stronger stance vs illegal fishing
The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Friday reiterated its commitment to deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in the country's ...
- August 31, 2021