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BFAR expands Vizcaya oyster farming
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ oyster production expansion project has helped villagers in coastal towns of Buguey, Gonzaga and Sta. Teresita boost their daily income. Funded by the National Shellfish ...
- June 4, 2017
Benham eyed as ‘food zone’
Benham Rise could be the key to securing the country’s food security and the Philippines should build a research facility on its shallowest portion to assert its ownership of the resource-rich 13-million-hectare undersea ...
- May 9, 2017
An appetite for sustainability
A local firm based in Antique is poised to export Philippine slipper oysters to China within the first semester of the year. It will be a pioneering feat for Crystal Bay Oyster Co., and proof that striving to keep our seas ...
- March 13, 2017
BFAR warns Bohol of shellfish poisoning
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 ...
- April 18, 2017
BFAR halts sale of corals in Cartimar
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the National Bureau of Investigation recently stopped the illegal sale of assorted corals and other prohibited species in Cartimar, Pasay City. A total of 3,788 pieces of ...
- April 27, 2017
Red tide Alert up in Placer - BFAR
The Bureau of fisheries and Aquatic Resources has raised the red tide alert over the coastal waters of placer in Masbate. In its recent shellfish bulletin, BFAR said the coastal waters of Irong-Irong in Western Samar; ...
- July 10, 2017
Alava: from cycling to fish farming
Leaving cycling for a moment to focus on fish farming has its ups and downs for former cycling champ Lupo Alava of Barangay Poblacion. Venturing into fishpond farming, he said, was not a walk in the park either. He experienced ...
- August 13, 2017
China protests 'visit' to Pagasa
China has lodged representations with the Philippine side following a visit by the Filipino defense and military officials in Pagasa Island, according to the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. ”This move runs counter ...
- April 23, 2017
BFAR bans imported fishery products
The Cagayan Valley regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will be imposing the ban on sale of imported fish and fishery products in local wet markets. Officials also warned fish transporters and ...
- September 24, 2017