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    • BFAR 6 celebrates Fish Conservation Week 2000 

      (SunStar Philippines, October 13, 2000, on page 4)
      In observance pf [rpclamation No. 176, declaring the third week of October of every year as Fish Conservation Week, the BFAR 6 spearheads the celebration of the Fish Conservation Week 2000 on October 14-21, 2000 with the ...

    • BFAR 7 addresses low production, imposes fishing ban for 3 months 

      Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (SunStar Philippines, November 20, 2023, on page 3)
      To addresses the alarming decline in fish production in the region, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR 7) has initiated a three-month fishing ban on specific species in various locations ...

    • BFAR 7 Bohol farm nets high tilapia production 

      (SunStar Philippines, October 11, 2020, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar) 7 and its Clarin Freshwater Fish Farm (CFFF) in Clarin, Bohol have exceeded their target for tilapia production for 2020. Gaymelo Lopez of CFFF said the field facility ...

    • BFAR 7 empowers women fisherfolk through lambaklad poject 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 12, 2023, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 celebrated Women’s Month in March by highlighting the efforts of empowered women fisherfolk in Borbon, Cebu and Siaton, Negros Oriental. In these communities, women ...

    • BFAR 7 enlarges sea grapes culture in Carmen town 

      (SunStar Philippines, October 12, 2020, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar) 7 has expanded its sea grapes culture at the Regional Fisheries Training and Fisherfolk Coordination Center’s demonstration farm in Carmen town, northern Cebu. The agency ...

    • BFAR 7 nabs 6 men for dynamite fishing 

      WBS (SunStar Philippines, June 26, 2020, on page 14)
      Six fishermen from Carles, Iloilo were arrested after they were caught fishing with the use of dynamite in the waters off Bantayan Island, Cebu on Monday, June 22, 2020. The Fisheries Resource Protection Group (FRPG) of ...

    • Bfar 7 projects help Bohol fisherfolk 

      Anib, Ana Liza (SunStar Philippines, April 15, 2020, on page 12)
      The projects aided by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Central Visayas in the towns of Maribojoc and Calape in Bohol have yielded favorable results. The Looc Fishermen Association in Barangay Looc, ...

    • BFAR 7 urges LGUs to help fishermen, traders affected by Covid-19 pandemic 

      WBS from PR with JOB (SunStar Philippines, April 1, 2020, on page 4)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 Director Allan Poquita urged local chief executives on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, to support fishermen and fish traders whose livelihood were affected by the economic slowdown ...

    • Bfar 7 warns against consuming shellfish from Tambobo, Bais bays 

      WBS; PR (SunStar Philippines, August 7, 2020, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Visayas (BFAR 7) has advised the public to be wary of gleaning shellfish, locally known as “kinhason,” in Tambobo Bay and Bais Bay in Negros Oriental. BFAR 7 Director ...

    • BFAR assures steady supply, prices of fish 

      De Leon, Jovi (SunStar Philippines, May 6, 2023, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) assured consumers steady supply and stable prices of fish in local markets amid the looming El Niño phenomenon. BFAR National Director Demosthenes Escoto said the supply ...

    • BFAR bans electrofishing 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, August 3, 2022, on page 1-11)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region III (BFAR-3) has warned individuals who are engaging in illegal electrofishing. In a statement, the agency said those who will be caught conduction illegal unreported ...

    • BFAR now accepting scholarship grant applications 

      Daugdaug, Krizzy S. (SunStar Philippines, July 4, 2022, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Davao Region (BFAR-Davao) is calling on students who plan to take up a course related to fisheries to apply for their scholarship grant. In an interview with PTV Davao on ...

    • BFAR raises shellfish warning over CL waters 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, December 4, 2020, on page 3)
      Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local government units, shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Bataan are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison ...

    • BFAR releases 30K fingerlings in IP fishing grounds in Pampanga 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, December 30, 2022, on page 3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon (BFAR-3) has released some 30,000 tilapia fingerlings along Camachile River in the mountainous part of Floridablanca town, this province. The move is part of ...

    • BFAR sends aid to fisherfolks in Bataan vs Covid-19 crisis 

      Delas Alas, Mar Jay S. (SunStar Philippines, June 7, 2020, on page 6-11)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) provided livelihood aid to fisherfolks in Bataan to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis in their produce. BFAR Regional Director Wilfredo ...

    • BFAR-3 plants mangrove in Pampanga coast 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, June 10, 2020, on page 3)
      To revive the shoreline in the province, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region III (BFAR-3) conducted mangrove planting along the Pampanga River recently. Around 300 mangrove propagules were directly planted ...

    • BFAR-Davao lifts closed season in Davao Gulf 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 3, 2022, on page 8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Davao Region (BFAR-Davao) has commenced the resumption of fishing operations in the Davao Gulf on August 31, 2022 as they culminate the 9th year implementation of the closed ...

    • BFAR-WV accepts scholarship application 

      EPN (SunStar Philippines, October 12, 2020, on page 6)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has opened the scholarship application for senior high school graduates and graduating students for school year 2021 to 2025. The agency’s Fisheries ...

    • BFAR: CL waters safe from red tide 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, October 14, 2022, on page 3)
      The coastal waters of Central Luzon are free from ride tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources announced Wednesday. The Shellfish Bulletin No. 20 Series of 2022 noted that shellfish samples collected from ...

    • BFAR: Mussels in San Enrique safe for consumption 

      (SunStar Philippines, July 14, 2022, on page 2)
      “It's safe for consumption.” This was stressed by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Negros Occidental referring to the tons of mussels washed ashore the coastlines of San Enrique town starting Sunday ...