Filipino fishermen are expected to get more catch in Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag or Scarborough Shoal) after the national government directed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to conduct a rotational deployment of their vessels in the...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Teresa Magbanua is blocked by a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel during one of her patrol operations in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales from Feb. 1 to 9, 2024. (Photo by PCG)Starting this February, civilian vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-9 (Zamboanga Peninsula) formally opened the 13th sardine fishing season at Basilan Strait, East Sulu Sea, and Sibugay Bay during ceremonies on Wednesday, February 14, at the BFAR conference room here.BFAR-9 Regional Director Al-Zath...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-11 (Davao region) donated on Wednesday, January 17, a commercial fishing vessel and other fishing equipment worth around P8 million to a fisherfolk association in Mati City, Davao Oriental at the Mati City Fishport Complex.A...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-8 announced that there is no shellfish ban in Eastern Visayas.BFAR-8 However, based on Shellfish Bulletin No. 1, Series of 2024, seawater samples collected from six areas in Eastern Visayas tested positive for Pyrodinium...
Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by PCG)(UPDATED)A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship blasted water cannon at Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessels that were delivering...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6 warned the people that red tide is still present in eight coastal areas of Panay Island."All types of shellfish and 'alamang' (shrimp fry) are not safe from human consumption," the BFAR said in Shellfish Bulletin No....
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-8 announced that there is no shellfish ban in Eastern Visayas based on the latest red tide advisory on Monday, November 13.However, based on local red tide advisories, seawater samples collected from the coastal waters of Guiuan...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6 is set to implement a three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea under Fisheries Administrative Order No. 167-3 starting Wednesday, November 15. FISHING boats at the port of Concepcion, a town in northern Iloilo province....
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned residents in some coastal areas of Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte about the continuing red tide contaminations.In its bulletin issued Friday, the agency said shellfish collected and tested from the...
CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has lifted the red tide alert status in two towns in northern Cebu.In an advisory released on Thursday, October 26, BFAR-7 said that laboratory analysis showed that shellfish samples collected from the waters off...
CEBU CITY – Residents in some towns in northern Cebu have been advised to refrain from eating shellfish due to red tide.The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has raised a red tide alert over the Bogo-Medellin Bay.The red tide alert was raised after samples of sea...
