The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) cautioned the public that the red tide warning is still up in the coastal waters of Aklan, Bohol, Capiz, Iloilo, and Zamboanga del Sur. In Shellfish Bulletin No. 21 issued on Friday, the bureau cautioned the public...
MAUBAN, Quezon – Authorities arrested four fishermen for blast fishing in the sea of this municipality on August 27. Danilo Larita Jr. of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 4-A-Fisheries Protection Law Enforcement Group Western Seaboard said Tanggol Kalikasan received information from...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6 (Western Visayas) confirmed the presence of red tide in 10 coastal areas in Panay Island following the death of a boy after eating “tahong” or green mussels. “To safeguard human lives, the public is strongly advised to...
ALLACAPAN, Cagayan – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-2 (Cagayan Valley) Director Angel B. Encarnacion and the local government unit here inspected the two circular high-density polyethylene fish cage projects at the Silagan small water impounding project in Barangay Silagan here on...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-8 announced that there is no shellfish ban in Eastern Visayas as of Thursday, August 17. However, seawater samples collected from Matarinao Bay in the municipalities of General Macarthur, Hernani, Quinapondan, and Salcedo in...
The fishing ban in all municipalities affected by the massive oil spill in Oriental Mindoro due to the sinking of motor tanker (MT) Princess Empress five months ago has already been lifted, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) confirmed Friday, July 21. The latest to be cleared was...
BALLESTEROS, Cagayan – The Department of Agriculture (DA)-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has launched the development of salt industry project, also known as the "Oplan Asin: Pasiglahin, Sariling Ating Asin” in 2022 at Ballesteros, Cagayan on July 3-4, 2023. The project is...
CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Visayas (BFAR-7) reminded beachgoers to take precautionary measures when swimming at sea due to swarms of jellyfish during this time of the year. A BOX jellyfish is fished out of the waters of Clarin town in Bohol. The photo...
In an effort to address illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF), President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. now trains his sights on the creation of the Strategic Agriculture and Fisheries Development Zones (SAFDZ). President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, June 20, assured that he is “slowly making progress” in his talks with China regarding the rights of Filipino fishermen in accessing their traditional fishing grounds. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) In a media...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 6 has welcomed the recent endorsement of Sen. Cynthia Villar for the approval of three legislated hatcheries in the Western Visayas region and 19 others across the country. VILLAR (FB) “The primary goal of these hatcheries...
Different fisherfolk groups in Pagasa Island in Kalayaan, Palawan are set to receive various fishing gears and equipment worth P5 million to help them increase their catch and break free from poverty. *(Photo courtesy of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) * The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
