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Saving San Pablo's Seven Lakes
San Pablo City in Laguna province is famous for its seven lakes. The lakes are volcanic in origin, but the folklore handed down from one generation to another identifies a fairy or diwata as the one responsible for ...
- February 23, 2010
Damage from China's reclamation:$109.55M
Marine resources- including coral reef ecosystems- destroyed by China's reclamation activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea have reached $109.55 million, a national scientist of the Philippines said on Thursday. In ...
- April 24, 2015
BFAR bans harvest of juvenile mangrove crabs, spiny lobsters
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it has banned the harvest of juvenile mangrove crabs and spiny lobsters to prevent overfishing and implemented a registration system for fishermen harvesting these ...
- April 27, 2020
P10-B fishery project backed by WB nearing implementation
A World Bank (WB)-supported fisheries program with funding of $200 million (P10 billion) is close to being approved for implementation, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a statement Wednesday, the DA said the ...
- October 28, 2021
BFAR plans more floating fish cages in mariculture parks
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will expand marine agriculture (mariculture) zones in Eastern Visayas by setting up floating fish cages in Leyte’s open seas. The Fisheries bureau will also redevelop ...
- September 23, 2010
Tuna harvest drives Region 12 to PHL-best fish output by value
Region 12, also known as the South Cotabato-Cotabato-Sultan Kudarat-Sarangani-General Santos City (SOCCSKSARGEN) Region, remained the country’s top fish producer with P18 billion in commercial production, or 31% of the ...
- September 3, 2018
BFAR wraps up 'high-tech' fisheries caravan in 10 regions
The Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has just concluded its fisheries technology caravan, covering 10 regions and serving tens of thousands of small fishermen, pond operators ...
- May 10, 2001
BFAR and Landbank partner for program to aid fisherfolk
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and state-owned Land Bank of the Philippines have partnered to come up with a livelihood program meant to help fisherfolk. The Agriculture department said in a statement ...
- March 11, 2010