Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "carangid fisheries"

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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. ...

    • 'GG' fishing ban proposed 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, October 19, 2015, on page A6)
      Because of overfishing of mackerel scada, popularly known as galunggong, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will impose a fishing ban off Northern Palawan within Sulu Sea from Nov.15 to January next year. BFAR ...

    • ‘Importing galunggong will not lower fish prices’ 

      Panti, Llanesca; Gomez, Eireene Jairee (Manila Standard, August 24, 2018, on page A3)
      Importing P1.4 billion worth of fish, specifically galunggong (round scad), won’t bring down rising fish prices, Rep. Jose Atienza of Buhay party said on Thursday. “This is a band-aid solution and a poor government ...

    • No formalin in round scad, says BFAR 

      Araja, Rio; Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, August 25, 2018, on page A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Friday samples of galunggong or round scad collected from the Navotas fish port, Balintawak and Farmer’s Market in Cubao had tested negative for formalin. BFAR director ...

    • ‘No-nationality’ galunggong causes uproar over import plan 

      Araneta, Macon Ramos (Manila Standard, August 29, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Round scad or “galunggong” do not have a “nationality,” and thus Filipinos should have no problems with this variety of fish that is imported from other countries to augment the local food supply, Agriculture Secretary ...

    • Oh my GG! Fish import plan triggers protest 

      Cruz, Maricel; Campos, Othel V.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 23, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      A party-list lawmaker on Wednesday snapped at the Department of Agriculture for its planned importation of around 17,000 metric tons of galunggong (round scads), saying the move was not only an insult to Filipino fishers ...

    • OMGG! PH seen buying back its own fish catch 

      Araja, Rio; Cruz, Maricel (Manila Standard, August 24, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      A fisheries official said Thursday that a government plan to import galunggong (round scad) could be a case of the country buying back its own fish. “What we will import could come from us too, since the [fish] may have ...