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BFAR, USAID host workshop to battle illegal fishing
The U.S. and Philippine governments launched on Wednesday, September 2, a workshop attended by 135 participants to measure and understand the negative impacts of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the ...
- September 4, 2020
Endangered dolphin found dead in Pulupandan
The Earth Island Institute Philippines raised their alarm on the possible extinction of Irrawaddy dolphins in Negros, after a dolphin calf was found dead in the coastal waters of Pulupandan, Negros Occidental on Sept 25, ...
- October 1, 2020
Visayan Sea closed to fishing - BFAR
Fishing within the Visayan Sea is prohibited for three months starting Nov. 15, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here said. Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 167-3 series of 2013 established the ...
- November 17, 2020
Oil spill fallout: Coast Guard sues power barge owner
The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station announced Friday that it would file criminal charges against AC Energy Philippines, owner of Power Barge 102 that spilled bunker fuel in Iloilo Strait following an explosion on ...
- July 11, 2020
Lessons on milkfish and crab farming: It’s online learning for PH aquaculture extension workers
Learning online isn’t just for students, it is also for the country’s aquaculture extension workers who listened to lectures and practical sessions on milkfish and mangrove crab culture via an online platform. Forty-eight ...
- October 17, 2020
Online training courses seen to empower aquaculture industry
To help bolster the supply of seafood and sustain the development of the fish farming industry during a pandemic, an aquaculture research center is fast-tracking the development of online training courses. The Southeast ...
- June 24, 2020
Disease-afflicted PH seaweed farms see hope with help of scientists
Seaweed farming, a multi-million dollar export industry in the Philippines, is at the centerpiece of a worldwide effort by scientists to better address the outbreak of diseases and pests that are plaguing the farms. With ...
- October 31, 2020
3-month fishing season to boost fish stocks
The implementation of the three-month closed season on the Visayan Sea is seen to increase the population of three fish species in the area by 10 to 20 percent, according to Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...
- February 21, 2020
Conservation pushed to save native catfish
The bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), one of two native catfish species was once a popular meal and is found in lakes, ponds, and rice fields across the Philippines. Based on studies and anecdotal reports, it is now ...
- August 29, 2020
Five boxes of ‘dynamited’ fish seized
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) seized five boxes of alleged illegally caught fish from Cadiz City. Commander Jansen Benjamin, PCG-Negros Occidental ...
- June 27, 2020