LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Twenty-five persons, including four minors, were hospitalized after eating windowpane oyster, also known as “katipay” or “tipay,” infected with red tide in Milagros, Masbate on Wednesday, Oct. 12. RED tide poisoning victims in Milagros, Masbate are treated at the...
AMBAGUIO, Nueva Vizcaya – The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) held a harvest field day here on Sept. 28 month to show the success of its tilapia and ulang polyculture project. The agency, through the Fisheries Production and...
CALBIGA, Samar – Sardines, also called "tamban," catch at the San Bernardino Strait in Northern Samar has been decreasing since 2013. Martha Cadano, the manager of the only sardine processor in Northern Samar, said the trend poses a challenge to the future of their business, Ken Matthew Sardines,...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared the coastal waters of Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo free from the red tide toxin. SCALLOPS are a major source of livelihood for residents of Gigantes Island, Carles, Iloilo. (Tara Yap) BFAR, in a Sept. 28...
A group of fisherfolk on Tuesday, Sept. 27, asked the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to mobilize its disaster funds to rehabilitate and provide relief to fishing communities affected by Super Typhoon Karding. Fishermen (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In a statement, the Pambansang...
SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela – The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR)-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) and the city government opened a P10-million multi-species freshwater hatchery at Gunot Seed Farm, Rizal, here on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The facility houses six concrete...
BONTOC, Mountain Province – A P2.3-million Municipal Multi-Species Fish Breeding Center was turned over by the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Cordillera to the municipal government on Monday, Sept. 5. The facility in Sitio Lubo, Barangay Talubin is the first...
GAMU, Isabela – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 2 and the local government led the harvest field day of the techno-demo project on the semi-intensive tilapia culture in pond technology-cum-livelihood project established in Barangay...
Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, Aug. 29 expressed her dismay over the country’s importation of salt although it is easy to produce since the Philippines is surrounded by saltwater. The lady lawmaker, elder sister of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., said an alleged salt shortage has led to higher...
Shellfish in three areas in the Visayas and Mindanao have tested positive for red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Monday, August 22. Mussels (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) In the bureau’s Shellfish Bulletin No. 15, the BFAR said shellfishes collected at coastal...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Fisheries Protection Law Enforcement Group (FPLEG)-Eastern Seaboard and the Naval Intelligence and Security Unit (NISU-32) of the Philippine Navy (PN) apprehended Friday, Aug. 19, two fishing vessels using the illegal Modified Danish Seine (MDS)...
“ is not, and should not be a game of chances. Our livelihoods and the oil crisis should be addressed seriously.” This was what Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) Spokesperson Ronnel Arambulo said after receiving reports that fuel subsidy beneficiaries of the...
