We have adequate supply and there is no reason to increase the price of galunggong (round scad). At the Navotas fish port you can still buy galunggong for just P20 a kilo. – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Director Asis Perez, who also reported that BFAR was developing fishing areas facing the Pacific Ocean, from Cagayan province to the Bicol region.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) dispatched on Wednesday several vessels to the Visayas seas to enforce the fishing ban on mackerel and sardines in the area.
A Quezon City court has refused to extend a 72-hour temporary environmental protection order (TEPO), which had momentarily stopped the re-export of 25 dolphins to Singapore.
ALAMINOS CITY – At the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) demonstration center in this city, fishery specialists are moon watchers. They observe lunar phases not because they are romantics, but because the moon’s appearance has a big influence on the reproductive abilities of fish they are propagating. For instance, siganid (malaga) breeds during [...]
The presence of eight whale sharks known as “butanding” in Lingayen Gulf off San Fabian town has provided fishermen new income and may have indirectly conserved fish resources in the area.
Collecting and harvesting of knife fish eggs could stop the spread of what was described to be an invasive species in Laguna Lake.
Fishermen reported another fishkill in Lake Bito in MacArthur town in Leyte on Saturday, blaming mining activities for the environmental disaster.
A 1.2-KILOGRAM bangus (milkfish) kept at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Dagupan City may not be worth its weight in gold, but it is fast becoming an attraction because of its golden scales.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has moved to boost security patrols in the waters of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), which are the country’s largest producer of seaweed for export.
Don’t bargain for fish still in the water,” an old proverb counsels. Only lO kilograms of fish are now available for every Filipino yearly—a steep drop from 28.5 kgs. in 2003.
The Philippines will have to import fish sooner or later due to the declining fish catch in the country, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared an “all-out war” against dynamite fishing and other illegal fishing practices.
Leaders of an environment group are convinced a big time syndicate has entered the illegal trade of endangered animals in the Philippines and is behind the latest attempt to smuggle animal parts from Palawan.
