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BFAR lifts red tide warning in Cancabato Bay
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared the area of Cancabato Bay in Leyte province as officially free from red tide contamination. In its 10th shellfish bulletin, BFAR said all types of shellfish ...
- April 19, 2021
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
Red tide warning lifted in parts of Western Samar, Leyte
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared parts of Western Samar and Leyte free from red tide contamination based on the latest test results. BFAR said in its 18th shellfish bulletin that red tide ...
- June 25, 2021
Closed fishing season in Visayas lifted
The annual three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea has been officially lifted on Feb. 15, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The closed season, implemented from Nov. 15 to Feb. ...
- February 18, 2022
PHL reports China ship breach of sea regulation
A Philippine government vessel on Sunday reported a recent close distance maneuvering incident involving a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship in Scarborough Shoal. The Philippine Coast Guard said it was the fourth time within a ...
- March 28, 2022
BFAR raises red tide warning over three provinces
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned consumers against eating shellfish harvested from three areas due to red tide contamination. The BFAR said that shellfish from Dauis and Tagbilaran City in ...
- May 11, 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
Red tide alert raised in several provinces across the country
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued a red tide alert for waters in Bataan, Masbate, Bohol, Zamboanga del Sur, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur. The affected areas based on BFAR’s latest ...
- March 1, 2022
Proposed fisheries dep't budget estimated at P2B
A separate fisheries department will cost about P2 billion a year to run if the budgets of the agencies currently dealing with fisheries are combined, a former industry regulator said. In a virtual briefing Monday, Asis ...
- December 8, 2020
Conservation NGO calls for crackdown on illegal fishing, suspension of fish imports
The government needs to crack down on illegal fishing in municipal waters and reduce fish imports if it expects fisherfolk and marine resources to thrive, a conservation group said. “We are already feeling the pinch of a ...
- September 23, 2022