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TACLOBAN CITY – A fisherman was killed while two others were injured while allegedly blast fishing in the sea of Sitio Salvacion, Barangay Ilijan, Sto. Niño, Samar last Tuesday, June 7.

QUEZON — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-4A’s) — Fisheries Protection Law Enforcement Group (BFAR-FPLEG) has caught a fishing vessel in the act of fishing using the prohibited ‘buli-buli’ system in Tayabas Bay on Wednesday, June 1.

PANGASINAN — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 1 advised all consumers and vendors to be careful when buying fish and other fishery products to prevent food poisoning.

PANGASINAN – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 1 has advised local government units to require their markets to demand ‘auxiliary invoice’ to determine the point of origin of all fishery products.

PANGASINAN — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources announced Wednesday, April 7, that coastal waters of Bolinao are positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) or red tide toxin.

It is no secret that senatorial candidate Sonny Matula will push for the protection of the labor sector if he wins, but he also explained that a strategy to end labor-only contractualization in the country is to raise employer penalty to a higher range from P30,000 to P50,000 per violation.

Senators on Thursday, February 10, chided the Department of Agriculture (DA) and its attached agency, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), for their dependence on fish importation to address purported fish shortage that only supposedly benefit the rich.

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 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.

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.

Improving the traditional old and small fishing vessels of local fishermen is key to achieve better yield, especially in the fishing grounds at the West Philippine Sea (WPS), an official from the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.

To strengthen maritime law enforcement in the country’s vast waters, personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) underwent a week-long maritime drills in the waters off Port Area in Manila recently.

Maritime aw enforcers from various agencies have completed interagency training that was facilitated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) personnel to strengthen maritime enforcement capabilities in the country’s territory.

Residents in Metro Manila, which is currently placed under the strictest community quarantine, have been encouraged to also buy fresh and frozen fish from Kadiwa stalls set up by the Department of Agriculture (DA).

Consumers were warned against the consumption of shellfishes collected from nine places in the country where toxic ‘red tide’ persists.

Consumers were once again reminded to be wary of eating shellfish, particularly those collected from 10 spots in the country where toxic red tide persists.

Consumers were once again warned against the consumption of shellfish collected from at least seven areas in the country where toxic red tide has been detected.

More than 100 metric tons of tilapia and milkfish or “bangus” were lost to fish kill that hit Taal Lake in Batangas, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bared Tuesday, July 6.