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    • Beware of fish caught in Pasig River: Authorities warn public vs eating catch from waterway after tests show high levels of toxic chemicals, coliform 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 15, 2019, on page A1-A13)
      Just this once, it would be better to let the “big fish” get away, especially if it came from Pasig River. Netizens have been caught up in a fish frenzy after photographs of gigantic dory, tilapia and catfish caught in one ...

    • Beyond the river: Caves, mangroves and quiet islands in Puerto Princesa 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 31, 2022, on page C1)
      The world-renowned Underground River in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, remains the city’s most venerable attraction, being a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) World Heritage Site and a ...

    • BFAR adds Biliran to red tide list 

      Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 4, 2018, on page A3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) issued a red tide alert for the coastal waters of Biliran province, bringing the number of areas covered by red tide warning to seven. These included Irong-Irong Bay in ...

    • BFAR advisory to fishermen: Harvest early 

      Soltes, Jonas Cabiles (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 2, 2010, on page A11)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Camarines Sur advised fishermen and fish cage owners in the three lakes in the province to harvest fish early to preempt the full onslaught of El Niño. Santiago ...

    • BFAR bans catching of 'ludong' for 45 days 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 3, 2014, on page A6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced the start of a ban on catching the high-value species called ludong or freshwater mullet, which is considered as the most expensive fish in the Philippines. ...

    • BFAR bans harvesting, trading of 3 sea cucumber species 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 8, 2020, on page A5)
      Starting Aug. 28, catching and trading of three species of sea cucumber will be prohibited, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Wednesday. The species, which are collectively known as teatfish, are ...

    • BFAR imposes 3-month fishing ban in Visayan sea 

      Semilla, Nestle (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 19, 2022, on page A5)
      For the next three months, fishing of some species at the Visayan Sea would be prohibited, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7). Starting on Nov. 15 until Feb. 15, 2023, fishers ...

    • BFAR putting up 50 municipal ports 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2013, on page B2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has set a target of putting up over the next three years at least 50 municipal port projects all over the country. BFAR Director Asis G. Perez said in an interview that the ...

    • BFAR raises red tide alert in 3 provinces 

      Ocampo, Karl R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 9, 2020, on page A4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned consumers against eating shellfish at this time due to another red time contamination. Shellfish from Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Balite Bay, Mati ...

    • BFAR readies plans to raise fish production 

      Lagare, Jordeene B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 20, 2022, on page A11)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has outlined various plans for the country’s fisheries sector as a group of fishers is asking the government to immediately address the declining fisheries output. In a ...

    • BFAR says Lake Bato fish deaths 'normal' 

      Barrameda, Shiena M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 26, 2014, on page A25)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Bicol region has declared that the incident of tilapia dying in Lake Bato in Camarines Sur province is not a case of fish kill but part of the normal life cycle ...

    • BFAR seeks regulation of shark fishing 

      Gomez, Carla P. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 2, 2016, on page A8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is urging local governments to regulate, if not ban, the catching and sale of juvenile sharks. Carlito Delfin, acting assistant regional director of BFAR Western Visayas, ...

    • BFAR shelves plan to seize imported fish in wet markets 

      Lagare, Jordeene B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 3, 2022, on page A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will defer, for now, its crackdown on the sale of imported fish, such as salmon and pompano in wet markets, amid its ongoing review of government regulations concerning ...

    • BFAR wants to relocate Pangasinan’s fishpond zones after fishkill 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 1, 2020, on page A8)
      After a massive fishkill on May 20, the aquaculture areas in Kakiputan Channel in Bolinao and Anda towns, Pangasinan province, should be relocated due to their deteriorating water qualities there, according to officials ...

    • BFAR warns about parasites in sharks, stingrays 

      Escandor, Juan Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 17, 2017, on page A16)
      Parasites, whose larvae live in orifices of sharks and stingrays, may harm humans when ingested through the favorite Bicol dish “kinunot,” a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said. Nonie Enolva, ...

    • BFAR: Another fish kill possible in areas hit by Bulusan ashfall 

      Mier-Manjares, Ma. April (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 10, 2022, on page A8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday warned of another possible fish kill after their monitoring revealed “poor water quality” believed caused by the ashfall from the phreatic eruption of Mt. ...

    • Bicol police say 2,000 illegal fishing suspects nabbed 

      Arguelles, Mar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 2015, on page A8)
      Police in the Bicol region claimed to have arrested up to 2,000 illegal fishing suspects last year, saying it was the result of a sustained campaign against destructive fishing methods. Chief Supt. Victor Deona, Bicol ...

    • Bicol tuna 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 17, 2015, on page A20)
      A fisherman carries on his shoulder a tuna caught in the Lagonoy Gulf in Cataduanes, which had been rich in tuna and other marine resources until studies showed it to be overfished. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Nature, ...

    • Big aquaculture company bulldozes Borneo mangroves 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 2, 2018, on page A6)
      Not long ago, the clearing had been home to mangroves, saltwater-loving trees that anchor a web of life stretching from fish larvae hatching in the cradle of their underwater roots to the hornbills squawking at their crown. ...

    • Bigger cleanup campaign 

      Camus, Miguel R. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2022, on page A10)
      Almost a million metric tons of silt and solid waste. To be exact, 806,084. That’s how much material has been removed by San Miguel Corp. from the Pasig River and the Tullahan-Tinajeros River system since the conglomerate ...