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...
CLAVERIA, Cagayan -– The employees of the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Regional Office 2 (DA-BFAR R02) will showcase what they learned after the month-long Training on Milkfish and Siganids Hatchery Operation and Management at DA-BFAR National Fisheries...
QUEZON -- A commercial fishing vessel was caught in the act of using unauthorized methods by the joint government agencies at the municipal waters of Catanauan in this province. Photo from BFAR 4A - Quezon The Quezon-Bureau of Aquatic Resources-4A Fishery Law Enforcement Group (BFAR 4A-FPLEG)-Team...
TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – The red tide phenomenon has recurred in three coastal areas in Eastern Visayas, the first occurrence recorded since February this year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office here announced Friday, July 15. Citing results of laboratory...
TACLOBAN CITY – Over 6,000 fisherfolk beneficiaries in Eastern Visayas are set to receive fuel discount cards from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) to help them cope with the continuous increase in oil prices. BFAR-Region 8 information officer...
