The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) apprehended three fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing activities in Manila Bay. The apprehension, according to BFAR, took place during a joint seaborne operation by its Central Office - Fisheries...
The aquaculture sector is ready to file a petition opposing more fish importation should the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) will push for its plan to ease import policy on agricultural commodities, especially fisheries products. Asis Perez, convenor of food security advocacy...
The Department of Agriculture's (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officially lifted the 10th closed fishing season for sardines in the Zamboanga Peninsula. The closed fishing season is being implemented in accordance with Bureau Administrative Circular (BAC) No. 255 as a marine...
With pork and chicken prices in Metro Manila markets still relatively high, consumers are assured of enough supply of fish, which could fulfill the metropolis’ demand for an affordable source of protein. In a statement, Asis Perez, convenor of food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan, said...
Malampaya Foundation’s help to the community in preserving and upholding the integrity of the Bulalacao marine protected area (MPA) has been bestowed with award and recognition by the provincial government of Palawan. The Bulalacao marine protected area in Coron, Palawan was named as the...
The Philippine government has partnered with BDO Unibank Inc. and US Agency for International Development (USAID) to launch a massive financial education campaign among fishermen nationwide. A statement released on Monday showed that the Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of...
The price of galunggong within the National Capital Region (NCR) is expected to go down in the coming weeks, with the lifting of the three-month closed fishing season in Palawan, which supplies 95 percent of galunggong being sold in Navotas Fish Port Complex, the largest fish port in Southeast...
Globe Telecom, Inc., iNON IT Solutions, and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resouces (BFAR) are set to launch this quarter the mobile community application that will allow fisherfolks to have access to useful, timely weather information. Called ISDApp, the information system was developed by...
Several commercial fishing vessels have been caught using destructive fishing gear called Danish Seine, locally known as buli-buli or hulbot-bulbot, within Philippine seas despite the ban that was put in place in 2018. The latest report on such apprehension involves nine commercial fishing vessels...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has finally issued the guidelines for the enforcement of Vessel Monitoring Measures (VMM) and installment of Electronic Reporting System (ERS), a move that will intensify the government’s fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU)...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur - The provincial government of Ilocos Sur is closely monitoring the observance of the closed fishing season of Ludong fish along Abra River and other freshwater tributaries in the province starting on Thursday. Ilocos Sur Provincial Fishery Regulatory Officer Benny Saraos...
During the last few weeks of June, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) acquired golden varieties of the Philippine national fish bangus, or milkfish in English, from a fishpond in Dagupan City, Pangasinan. Originally cared for by Rommel Felomino, the golden bangus was first...
