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    • Better protection of marine area in Guimaras town sought 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); PN (Panay News, February 13, 2017, on page 4)
      Locals and the Environment department have come up with a management plan that serves as their pledge for the better conservation of the Balcon Marine Protected Area. The plan involving strategies for area development was ...

    • BFAR assures ample supply of tilapia amid fish kill 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, June 8, 2019, on page B2-B8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) recently assured there is sufficient supply of tilapia to meet the market’s demand despite the fish kill in Taal Lake, Batangas. ...

    • BFAR assures public: measures in place vs tilapia virus threat 

      GMA News (Panay News, June 20, 2017, on page B2)
      The Philippine fisheries bureau on Saturday assured the public that appropriate risk management measures are ready to stop the possible entry into the country of a lake virus attacking tilapia fish in several countries. ...

    • BFAR bares El Niño action plan 

      Villanueva, Venus G. (Panay News, February 23, 2010, on page B7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here bared measures to be undertaken soonest to mitigate the effects of El Niño on fisheries and other marine resources in Aklan. The action plan is centered on assisting ...

    • BFAR blames climate change for dwindling galunggong supply 

      GMA News (Panay News, August 25, 2018, on page C2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is pinning the blame on climate change for the seasonal dwindling of supply of the staple fish galunggong or round scad in the country.“Unang una, climate change. ‘Pag umuulan, ...

    • BFAR deputizes LGUs to go after poachers 

      Philippine News Agency; PN (Panay News, June 2, 2013, on page 2-10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has granted authority to local government units (LGUs) in the province to run after fishermen who continue to poach on protected waters. But before ...

    • BFAR exec to review order vs selling of imported fish 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 13, 2022, on page 16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) told the Senate yesterday that it will open up a review of Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 195 with a wider range of stakeholders. Officer-in-charge Demosthenes ...

    • BFAR gears up for fishing ban at PH ‘seafood capital’ 

      Beup, Glenn (Panay News, November 7, 2018, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has officially launched in this “Seafood Capital of the Philippines” the “closed season” for sardines, herring, and mackerel at Barangay Baybay, Roxas City on Nov. 1. ...

    • BFAR gives bangus fingerlings to Iloilo, Capiz beneficiaries 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, August 16, 2021, on page 13)
      A total of 400,00 milkfish (bangus) fingerlings were distributed by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to the fishpond and fish cage operators in Iloilo and Capiz out of the one million stock that will ...

    • BFAR gives fishing gears to 15 towns in Antique 

      PIO Antique; PN (Panay News, August 26, 2017, on page 5)
      The towns were given a 30-footer fiberglass-reinforced plastic patrol boat each. BFAR also gave 20 units of post-harvest kits to Bugasong, 230 units of seaweed farm implements to Culasi, Pandan and Libertad, 10 units of ...

    • BFAR grants P3.69M to boost Antique salt industry 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, January 20, 2023, on page 6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will provide P3.69 million worth of equipment to 45 individuals and a fisherfolk group to boost the salt industry in this province. BFAR-Antique provincial director ...

    • BFAR holds forum vs illegal fishing 

      PIA; PN (Panay News, August 27, 2017, on page 6)
      The Fishery Law Enforcement Conference, organized by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), gathered local agriculture and fishery officials, law enforcement agencies and fisherfolk. “This activity is a ...

    • BFAR leads closed season for fishing in Visayas 

      Tianero, Resel Joy (Panay News, November 18, 2016, on page B9-B15)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Field Office 6 spearheaded the kickoff of the closed season for fish capture by conducting an information caravan on Nov. 16 and an Information, Education and ...

    • BFAR lifts red tide alert in Aklan, Capiz 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, October 14, 2015, on page 6)
      Shellfish captured from Sapian Bay in Capiz and Batan in Aklan are now safe for eating, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Based on the BFAR's latest test, Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian) in Capiz ...

    • BFAR maintains red tide alert in some Visayas, Mindanao areas 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, February 6, 2017, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued warning against consumption of shellfish in toxic red tide-infested bays in several areas in Visayas and Mindanao. “All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. of ...

    • BFAR OKs import of 25K MT frozen fish 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, November 17, 2022, on page 21a)
      The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) said Tuesday night, Nov. 15, that it has approved the importation of 25,000 metric tons (MT) of frozen fish commodities to suffice local ...

    • BFAR raises red tide alert in WV 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, September 18, 2015, on page 7)
      Do not harvest, sell, buy, or eat shellfish from red tide affected areas. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned consumers to avoid shellfish collected from the coastal waters of Mambuquiao and Camansi ...

    • BFAR rallies support for Visayan Sea fishing ban 

      PN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, December 12, 2019, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has reiterated its call for the public to support the closed season implemented in the Visayan Sea. “We need to keep watch of the Visayan Sea because ...

    • BFAR Region 6 helps repair 2,091 boats 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, May 29, 2014, on page 2-14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is still helping fishermen back on their feet six months since super typhoon "Yolanda" strick. This rehabilitation effort is embodied in BFAR's "Ahon" Program targeting ...

    • BFAR taps NegOcc to strengthen Visayan Sea fishing restriction 

      PN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, September 13, 2019, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has engaged the Negros Occidental provincial government for stronger implementation of the closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea, an official said Wednesday. In a ...