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    • BFAR moves to curb prices of galunggong 

      (Manila Standard, March 12, 2021, on page A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is looking at the scales to lower prices of Blue Mackerel Scad or Shortfin Scad or galunggong, dubbed as the “poor man’s fish,” which have risen to as high as P240 per kilogram. ...

    • BFAR promotes 'ayungin' breeding 

      Estrada, Annah Leah G. (Manila Standard, April 15, 2014, on page B3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources recently conducted a study on how to multiply the population of ayungin, an omnivorous silver-colored fish endemic to the Philippines. BFAR said it conducted the study as a ...

    • BFAR R3 builds 22 fishports 

      Dizon, Romeo (Manila Standard, September 17, 2016, on page C2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon is constructing 22 community fishing ports worth P65 million throughout the region to help fishermen earn more for their families. The community fishing ports, ...

    • BFAR raises red tide alert in Biliran, Iloilo 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, November 12, 2016, on page C2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of Naval in Biliran Island Province and Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo. Agriculture Undersecretary for Fisheries and ...

    • BFAR recruits personnel 

      Estrada, Anna Leah G. (Manila Standard, January 16, 2015, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Thursday it enlisted some of its personnel in an intensive law enforcement training program to strengthen the country's fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated ...

    • BFAR releases P3.18m to fund seaweed project 

      Jocson, Brenda (Manila Standard, August 25, 2016, on page C2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources here has released P3.18 million to finance various seaweed projects to control the high prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) in Cagayan Valley or Region 2. Milagros ...

    • BFAR says Masbate waters red tide-free 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, February 19, 2015, on page B6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on Wednesday lifted its red tide alert on the coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate but warned that shellfish collected in Bataan are still not safe for consumption. In its ...

    • BFAR says Oriental Mindoro LGU may allow fishing to resume 

      (Manila Standard, May 9, 2023, on page A3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the provincial government of Oriental Mindoro may consider ordering the resumption of fishing activities in seven municipalities affected by a recent oil spill. ...

    • BFAR warns Bohol of shellfish poisoning 

      Campos, Othel V. (Manila Standard, April 18, 2017, on page C2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, on Monday, warned Boholanos of possible shellfish poisoning from shellfishes gathered from Dawis and Tagbilaran City coastal waters in the province of Bohol. The Bureau issued ...

    • BFAR warns public, lists coastal areas with red tide 

      Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, December 2, 2017, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources warned the public to refrain from consuming shellfishes collected from some coastal areas because of red tide. BFAR identified the coastal areas infected with red tide as Daram ...

    • BFAR warns vs. red tide in Bohol, Zambo 

      (Manila Standard, July 13, 2023, on page A3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned the public against eating shellfish and shrimps that may be contaminated with red tide in the coastal waters of Bohol and Zamboanga del Sur. In a bulletin ...

    • BFAR, Itbayat Island open first tilapia hatchery 

      (Manila Standard, April 11, 2024, on page B3)
      Batanes fish farmers will soon have their own local source of tilapia fingerlings as the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and the local government inaugurated on April 4, 2024 ...

    • BFAR, QSU, make water reservoir productive 

      Ebreo, Ben Moses (Manila Standard, June 4, 2017, on page D1)
      Efforts get under way for the revival of a water reservoir into a healthy and attractive source of fish products inside the compound of a university here. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Quirino State ...

    • BFAR-10: Just enough fish for region's needs 

      Baconguis, Lance (Manila Standard, September 20, 2018, on page B4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources here in Northern Mindanao said there is just enough fish supply in the region, most of which is highly dependent on the supply from Zamboanga peninsula. BFAR regional Director ...

    • BFAR-6 head allays fears of massive fish kill in WV 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Standard, June 15, 2011, on page A6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office here assured that a widespread fish kill like that occurred in Batangas and Pangasinan provinces is a remote possibility in Western Visayas. BFAR Region ...

    • BFAR: Pollution caused fish kill 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, October 13, 2019, on page A4)
      Water pollution and not blast fishing caused the recent case of fish kill off Las Piñas and Parañaque in Manila Bay where at least 30 tubs of dead fish were found along the coastline, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • BI to hire personnel to guard seaports 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, June 27, 2017, on page A3)
      The Bureau of Immigration will hire new personnel to man rebel-infested seaports and stations in Mindanao to help thwart the entry of illegal aliens, including foreign terrorists, via the backdoor. Immigration Commissioner ...

    • Bicolano fishers act to conserve tuna 

      (Manila Standard, July 16, 2015, on page C3)
      Along the coast of Tiwi in Albay, a group of fishermen’s wives mends fishnets as they wait for their husbands to return. It is June, the season for yellowfin tuna. The first of the bancas arrive, unloading a decent haul ...

    • Big 3-kilo tilapia caught in Pasig estero in Manila 

      (Manila Standard, July 15, 2019, on page B4)
      The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission caught a fresh tilapia – which weighed over three kilograms with a length of 20.5 inches – from the Estero de San Miguel, a tributary of the Pasig River, last week. PRRC Executive ...

    • ‘Biggest red tide bloom’ 

      Caspe, Mel (Manila Standard, December 6, 2015, on page A8)
      Eastern Visayas is threatened by what the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources describes as the biggest red tide bloom that has not been seen in more than three decades. BFAR regional director Juan Albaladejo said the ...