Visayan small fishermen are seeking economic aid of at least P10,000 a month as the Philippine government imposed the three-month closed fishing season within their area. In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) said this will subsidize the small...
Visayan fishermen fear that there will be an artificial fish shortage – which could trigger an increase in fish prices – amid the implementation of a state-imposed three-month fishing ban within their coastal areas. In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has stepped up its campaign against illegal fishing following the arrest of 36 individuals allegedly engaged in such prohibited acts. The latest incident happened last Wednesday when three fishermen were collared by the PCG Sub-Station Cajidiocan for alleged...
The country's shrimp production will remain stagnant for the rest of the year amid lower demand, one of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic to the local aquaculture sector. 44900 During the 13th Philippine Shrimp Congress, Chris Co, vice president of Oversea Feeds Corporation, said the industry...
The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has announced the start of the closed fishing season in Northern Palawan on November 1, 2021. This is to further boost the growing abundance of galunggong in the province. 43226 From November 1 to January 31 of...
The country's bangus production is seen increasing this year with the support of government to increase the efficiency and production capacity of state-run hatcheries. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) National Director Eduardo Gongona said the country is on the right track to...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is close to securing the approval for the Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe), a P10-billion project to be funded by World Bank. The project, which will run for seven years, is the first World Bank project to be implemented with the Bureau of Fisheries and...
The Department of Agriculture's (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has raised concern over the continued presence of foreign vessels conducting fishing operations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Among others, Chinese Maritime Militia vessels have been monitored in big numbers...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has monitored anew the presence of Chinese fishing vessels within the Philippine territory of the South China Sea amid the ongoing tension over territorial dispute in the area. In a report, BFAR said its personnel in the West Philippine Sea (the...
The Philippine government will intensify its seaborne patrol through a strengthened partnership between the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Philippine National Police (PNP). The Department of Agriculture's BFAR and PNP's Maritime Group (PNP-MG) have signed a memorandum of...
Three coastal waters in the country are now free from toxic red tide but the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) the problem still persists in three other areas. (Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) The coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; Carigara Bay in...
The government has warned interested importers about potential fraud in relation to the ongoing importation of 60,000 metric tons (MT) of fish. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) have issued a joint advisory about a person...
