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    • AANI farm tour to visit Spirulina Farm 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 31, 2015, on page B-6)
      Participants in the AANI Farm Tour tomorrow, February 1, will visit the Aztec Spirulina Farm of Pol Puente in Cainta, Rizal. This is a very modern farm that produces high-quality spirulina in the form of granules and ...
    • Bataan, red tide-free 

      Supnad, Mar (Manila Bulletin, February 28, 2015, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has finally lifted the shellfish ban in Bataan, after imposing it for more than a year in eight coastal towns. BFAR imposed the prohibition on the gathering, transporting ...
    • Bay in Samar now rid tide-free 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, March 10, 2017, on page 13)
      Cambatutay Bay in Samar has no more traces of the red tide toxin. An advisory issued Monday by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stated that shellfish samples from bay yielded negative results for red ...
    • BFAR 6 says Western Visayas is free from fishkill threat 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, June 9, 2011, on page 16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here has given assurances that marine products being sold in markets in Western Visayas are safe for human consumption. The agency issued the assurance amid fishkill ...
    • BFAR lifts Bohol shellfish ban 

      Mosqueda, Mars W. Jr. (Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2017, on page 20)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the ban on shellfish harvested in the waters off Tagbilaran City and the municipality of Dauis in Bohol and declared the same safe for human consumption. BFAR ...
    • Bluefin tuna tops agenda in Doha CITES conference 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2010, on page B-7)
      A contentious battle between Asia and the West over the fate of the Atlantic bluefin tuna prized by sushi lovers overshadowed a United Nations conference that opened Saturday in the Gulf state of Qatar. The 175-nation ...
    • Bohol poisoning spurs Cebu shellfish scare 

      De Vela, Juan Carlo (Manila Bulletin, June 27, 2015, on page 13)
      Vendors at wet markets all over Cebu city are complaining about slow sales of all kinds of shellfish following reports that 12 persons have landed in various hospitals in nearby Bohol province due to red tide poisoning. A ...
    • Call me Fish-mael The Marriott Cafe serves up the bounty of the sea, your way 

      Corpuz, May (Manila Bulletin, March 28, 2013, on page C1)
      When we arrive at the Marriott Cafe, we immediately spy a glistening podium full of fish, and right on cue, a loud rumbling of the stomach follows. We ask Chef Meik Brammer about the offerings., and he explains that he ...
    • Cavite allays fears on dengue outbreak, red tide 

      Giron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2017, on page 7)
      There is no dengue fever outbreak and red tide warning in the waters off Cavite, the provincial government clarified yesterday. Provincial Health Office-Education Promotion Officer II and Dengue Coordinator Annabelle R. ...
    • CL provinces red tide-free 

      Regala, Franco G. (Manila Bulletin, February 1, 2013, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced yesterday that the provinces of Bataan, Zambales, and Bulacan in Central Luzon, have maintained a healthy coastal area for shellfish and other palatable treasures ...
    • CL red tide-free - BFAR 

      Supnad, Mar T. (Manila Bulletin, September 24, 2013, on page 6)
      Coastal areas of Bataan and Zambales province remain clear from paralytic shellfish poison or most commonly known as red tide that commonly occurs during rainy season, authorities assured yesterday. The bureau of fisheries ...
    • DA assures enough food supply for Metro Manila’s 14-M population 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B.; San Juan, Alexandria Dennise (Manila Bulletin, March 14, 2020, on page 1-8)
      As President Duterte placed Metro Manila under “community quarantine” following the rise in local transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the country’s top agriculture official assured that Metro Manila, home ...
    • Declining fish catch threatens livelihood, food supply in Negros 

      Colmo, Edith (Manila Bulletin, August 22, 2015, on page 13)
      The amount of fish caught around the country is dwindling to dangerous levels which threatens the livelihood of 60 percent of the population dependent on fishing reports a research of Remelyn I. de Ramos of the Marine ...
    • Engineer puts up high-tech Spirulina farm 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, January 4, 2018, on page B-7)
      All the requirements that are needed to succeed in growing the alga have been studied by Pol, and so successful is he that even the researchers from UP Los Baños and La Salle University, have admired his success in producing ...
    • Fish be with you 

      Vanzi, Sol (Manila Bulletin, December 27, 2018, on page C-4)
      In this season of parties and family gatherings, almost everyone is on a special diet which often leaves out the most popular Filipino party specials such as sisig, morcon, adobo, lechon, lengua, mechado, kaldereta, and ...
    • Fish festival grill bids for guinness record 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin, April 4, 2014, on page 16)
      Around 60 tons of freshwater fishes will be grilled today to celebrate the "Malangsi Festival" (Malangsi is a Pangasinan term for fish) and bid to snatch the title of "longest barbecue" as Guinness World Record. The municipal ...
    • Fresh from the cold seas: A date with Irish oysters 

      Galeon, Dom (Manila Bulletin, January 3, 2019, on page C1)
      Oysters are an acquired taste. Judging by appearances, they may even come across as not very appealing. But get over the looks and the intimidating shells, oysters are possibly among the best things to have come from the ...
    • The future of seaweed industry (Part II) 

      Favis-Villafuerte, Nelly (Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2017, on page B-3)
      Those in the seaweed industry have had their share of international intrigues when at one time in the past there were foreign groups who were peddling the idea that the Philippine carrageenan is carcinogenic. Earlier, ...
    • Gov't bans fish harvesting, sale in 7 Pampanga towns 

      Regala, Franco (Manila Bulletin, August 4, 2015, on page 14)
      In the wake of reports of fish in several towns om this province in the past weeks, the provincial government has enjoined mayors of affected areas to temporarily prohibit harvesting and selling of fish and other aquatic ...
    • Have you tried Kawit's exploding fish?: A rare offering that's almost impossible to find 

      Vanzi, Sol (Manila Bulletin, July 8, 2021, on page B-10-B-9)
      The historic town of Kawit was a popular lunch destination for Manila foodies in the 1970s, when the 25-kilometer trip was pleasantly traffic-free and inexpensive even for motorists driving six-cylinder cars. City folk ...