THE PHILIPPINE Navy (PN) on Wednesday said it has contingency plans in place should tensions heighten over China's announcement of a unilateral fishing ban which covers the Philippines' maritime zones in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
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Thursday, May 30, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
BFAR lowers import volume for upcoming closed fishing season
THE BUREAU of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday confirmed a lower import volume of fish for the October to December closed fishing season.
Thursday, April 25, 2024
BFAR: Majority of ‘payaos’ installed near Rozul Reef missing
THE BUREAU of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday confirmed that the majority of “payaos” (fish aggregating devices) installed near Rozul Reef are now missing.
Friday, April 5, 2024
DENR to map public lands, municipal waters suitable for salt farming
THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will soon start identifying, mapping, and designating public lands and portions of municipal waters in the country that are suitable for salt production, in compliance with Republic Act No. 11985, or An Act Strengthening and Revitalizing the Salt Industry in the Philippines which took effect on April 1.
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Red tide up in 3 provinces in South
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned the public that all types of shellfish and Acetes, a genus of small shrimp that resemble krill, gathered from three provinces in the southern Philippines are not safe for human consumption.
Monday, July 17, 2023
DA works with private sector, Congress for salt industry dev't
THE GOVERNMENT is awaiting the passage of bills that would modernize the salt industry.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
100 pounds of dried seahorse seized in Zamboanga airport
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities have seized Tuesday over 100 pounds of dried seahorse at the Zamboanga International Airport in southern Philippines.
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Milkfish harvest hailed, Norwegian-type fish cage promoted
PAGADIAN CITY – The Philippines hailed the success of the “Norwegian marine fish cage” project in the southern province of Zamboanga del Norte following a huge harvest that benefitted members of the Sindangan Fisherfolk Association.
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Shark fins seized at Zambo airport
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned travellers and traders against transporting marine products which are included or prohibited under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
BFAR, sardines makers agree to help fishers, ensure stable supply
THE BUREAU of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) signed Monday a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines (CSAP) to help local fishers and ensure a stable supply of canned sardines.
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Ban on sardine fishing lifted
THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has lifted its ban on sardine fishing in Zamboanga Peninsula ending a three-month conservation measure to help protect and conserve sardine species in the southern region.
DA praises Climaco administration
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture has commended Zamboanga's Climaco administration and praised the local government for its strong collaboration in the implementation of the Kadiwa on Wheels or Mobile Market program in various barangays despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thursday, May 2, 2019
Thousands of fish washed ashore in Zamboanga
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Thousands of dead fish were washed ashore in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga and is suspected to have died from lack or low level of dissolved oxygen, officials said Thursday.
Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar has dispatched a team of experts from the Office of the City Agriculturist headed by Carmencita Sanchez; the Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources led by Rey Gonzales, and members of the Bureau if Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to investigate the fish kill which occurred late Wednesday afternoon.
Danggit wash ashore in Zamboanga City in these photos released by Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar, who inspected the fish kill.
Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar has dispatched a team of experts from the Office of the City Agriculturist headed by Carmencita Sanchez; the Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources led by Rey Gonzales, and members of the Bureau if Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to investigate the fish kill which occurred late Wednesday afternoon.
Danggit wash ashore in Zamboanga City in these photos released by Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar, who inspected the fish kill.Salazar also inspected the shorelines and ordered the immediate clean-up of the area and warned villagers against consuming the dead fish, mostly rabbitfish or spine foot fish locally known as “danggit,” saying the team of experts were still processing water samples and fish taken in the western coastline.
She also prohibited residents from swimming in areas where the fish kill occurred until it is declared safe.
“The public is advised not to swim or pick dead fish where authorities spotted thousands of dead danggit floating in the waters. The BFAR, through Charlie Repana, (the technical manager of the Chemistry Unit) has gathered samples of the fish and water for laboratory tests to determine the exact cause of the fish kill.”
“The lab test results are expected tomorrow, though initially the BFAR said dissolved oxygen level concentration brought about by the dry spell and the sudden rain the other day, might have caused the major fish kill,” Salazar said.
El Niño weather phenomenon was also blamed for many fish kills across the country and aggravated by the red tide or algal blooms, especially in Davao Occidental and Oriental, Surigao, Samar and Bohol provinces.
According to the Philippine Journal of Science, over the past decades, frequent El Niño events have been observed and pose a great threat to biodiversity. It said El Niño-affected factors involved ocean-atmospheric interactions such as sea surface temperature, salinity, nutrient availability, precipitation rate, and ocean currents, precipitation rate, and tropical typhoons.
As a result, changes in these factors influenced marine organisms leading to increased phytoplankton biomass and widespread coral bleaching, and possibly resulting to fish kills, occurrence of seaweed diseases and threats to marine mammals. (The Zamboanga Post)
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Saturday, April 6, 2019
PASAKOP NA TAYO SA CHINA!
ITO ANG naging tugon ni Senator Panfilo Lacson dahil sa umano’y pagiging malambot ng pamahalaang Duterte sa pamba-braso ng China hindi lamang sa mga mangingisdang Pinoy, ngunit maging sa pagsakop nito sa mga isla ng ating bansa sa South China Sea at pagpasok sa teritoryo ng Pilipinas.
Sinabi ni Lacson na ang bansa sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Duterte ay naging “too friendly, too accommodating” sa kapritso ng China. “The fact that there are...Chinese vessels ng mga militia, not even fishermen, anong ini-indicate noon? Tapos sasabihin natin hindi naman tayo pwedeng makipag-giyera sa China, isang missile lang tapos na tayo. So kung ganoon rin lang, pasakop na tayo, 'di ba?” ani Lacson sa CNN Philippines.
Matatandaang paulit-ulit na sinasabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang mga public speeches na walang magagawa ang ating bansa laban sa China sa kabila ng maraming abuso ng mga Chinese Coast Guard sa teritoryo ng Pilipinas sa South China Sea.
Ito ay sa kabila ng matinding batikos na ibinabato ng publiko kay Duterte dahil sa pagiging inutil umano nito pagdating sa isyu ng China na siyang inuutangan ng Pangulo upang maisulong ang infrastructure program nitong “Build, Build, Build” kahit lubog na lubog sa utang ang Pilipinas.
Sinabi pa ni Lacson na kinumpirma na rin ng Armed Forces of the Philippines na nagkalat ang napakaraming barko ng China sa paligid ng Pag-asa Island. Wala rin magawa ang militar dahil sa katayuan o pagkampi ni Duterte sa China.
Ayon kay Lacson, mas mabuti pang itigil na ni Duterte ang pagsasabi sa publiko na walang kakayahan ang Pilipinas na ipagtanggol ang karapatan ng bansa o ng mga Pilipinong mangingisda sa South China Sea.
Maging ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ay mistulang inutil na rin matapos nitong sabihin sa mga mangingisdang Pinoy na umiwas na lamang sa South China Sea. “Alam mo nang mahina ka, huwag mo nang ipagsigawan na mahina ka kasi lalo kang ibu-bully (ng China),” wika pa ni Lacson.
Wala rin aksyon si Duterte sa United Nations Arbitral Tribunal decision na nagpatibay sa sovereign rights ng Pilipinas sa South China Sea. At ang masakit pa nito ay nagsagawa ng exploration ang China sa Benham Rise na teritoryo ng ating bansa at 5 sa mga underwater features ay walang takot na inako ng China at pinangalanang Haidongqing Seamount, Jinghao Seamount, Tianbao Seamount, Jujiu Seamounts at Cuiqiao Hill. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Sinabi ni Lacson na ang bansa sa ilalim ng pamumuno ni Duterte ay naging “too friendly, too accommodating” sa kapritso ng China. “The fact that there are...Chinese vessels ng mga militia, not even fishermen, anong ini-indicate noon? Tapos sasabihin natin hindi naman tayo pwedeng makipag-giyera sa China, isang missile lang tapos na tayo. So kung ganoon rin lang, pasakop na tayo, 'di ba?” ani Lacson sa CNN Philippines.
Matatandaang paulit-ulit na sinasabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kanyang mga public speeches na walang magagawa ang ating bansa laban sa China sa kabila ng maraming abuso ng mga Chinese Coast Guard sa teritoryo ng Pilipinas sa South China Sea.
Ito ay sa kabila ng matinding batikos na ibinabato ng publiko kay Duterte dahil sa pagiging inutil umano nito pagdating sa isyu ng China na siyang inuutangan ng Pangulo upang maisulong ang infrastructure program nitong “Build, Build, Build” kahit lubog na lubog sa utang ang Pilipinas.
Sinabi pa ni Lacson na kinumpirma na rin ng Armed Forces of the Philippines na nagkalat ang napakaraming barko ng China sa paligid ng Pag-asa Island. Wala rin magawa ang militar dahil sa katayuan o pagkampi ni Duterte sa China.
Ayon kay Lacson, mas mabuti pang itigil na ni Duterte ang pagsasabi sa publiko na walang kakayahan ang Pilipinas na ipagtanggol ang karapatan ng bansa o ng mga Pilipinong mangingisda sa South China Sea.
Maging ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ay mistulang inutil na rin matapos nitong sabihin sa mga mangingisdang Pinoy na umiwas na lamang sa South China Sea. “Alam mo nang mahina ka, huwag mo nang ipagsigawan na mahina ka kasi lalo kang ibu-bully (ng China),” wika pa ni Lacson.
Wala rin aksyon si Duterte sa United Nations Arbitral Tribunal decision na nagpatibay sa sovereign rights ng Pilipinas sa South China Sea. At ang masakit pa nito ay nagsagawa ng exploration ang China sa Benham Rise na teritoryo ng ating bansa at 5 sa mga underwater features ay walang takot na inako ng China at pinangalanang Haidongqing Seamount, Jinghao Seamount, Tianbao Seamount, Jujiu Seamounts at Cuiqiao Hill. (Mindanao Examiner)
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Friday, March 22, 2019
Keep oceans, seas plastic-free after death of whale off Compostela Valley
THE BUREAU of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) appealed to the public to keep the oceans and seas free from plastic and other harmful pollutants following the recent death of a Cuvier's beaked whale off Compostela Valley province.
BFAR said the demise of the whale is somehow a result of improper wastes disposal. The whale, about 15 feet long and seven feet wide, was found stranded on March 15 along the coastline of Cadunan village in Mabini town. The mammal is considered an endangered species and world's deepest-diving mammal.
Several attempts to properly ferry the beached whale to deeper waters were made, however, despite these efforts, the mammal returned to shallow waters where its condition further deteriorated and eventually died.
A necropsy was performed on the whale and BFAR said it collected tissue samples for scientific determination of other possible causes of death through a series of histopathologic tests. The initial diagnosis of death is ingestion of at least 88 pounds of foreign objects, mostly of plastics, pending the complete result of necropsy.
The animal's remains are now undergoing preservation process and its bones will be preserved for educational exhibit purposes. Following this incident, we urge the general public and all concerned government entities to support the Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan, a holistic program of the BFAR, which would ensure that our seas and oceans are free of plastics and other harmful pollutants. (Lilybeth Ison)
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BFAR said the demise of the whale is somehow a result of improper wastes disposal. The whale, about 15 feet long and seven feet wide, was found stranded on March 15 along the coastline of Cadunan village in Mabini town. The mammal is considered an endangered species and world's deepest-diving mammal.
Several attempts to properly ferry the beached whale to deeper waters were made, however, despite these efforts, the mammal returned to shallow waters where its condition further deteriorated and eventually died.
A necropsy was performed on the whale and BFAR said it collected tissue samples for scientific determination of other possible causes of death through a series of histopathologic tests. The initial diagnosis of death is ingestion of at least 88 pounds of foreign objects, mostly of plastics, pending the complete result of necropsy.
The animal's remains are now undergoing preservation process and its bones will be preserved for educational exhibit purposes. Following this incident, we urge the general public and all concerned government entities to support the Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan, a holistic program of the BFAR, which would ensure that our seas and oceans are free of plastics and other harmful pollutants. (Lilybeth Ison)
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Saturday, November 10, 2018
Fishing ban imposed in Visayan Sea
THE BUREAU OF Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has imposed a three-month ban on fishing in the Visayan Sea to allow spawning that will boost production by 20 percent in one of the country’s richest fishing grounds.
Remia Aparri, Regional Director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Western Visayas, said the ban covers sardines, herrings and mackerels. “We hope to maintain or even increase production by at least 20 percent,” Aparri said.
BFAR’s Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 167-3 prescribes the three-month fishing ban until February 15 next year, but it may be extended until March depending on the result of the study being conducted particularly on the changing spawning pattern of fish.
FAO 167-3 prohibits the catching, killing, selling or possession of sexually-mature sardines, herrings and mackerels or their larvae, fry or young known locally as “lupoy,” “silinyasi,” linatsay” or “manansi” in the portion of the Visayan Sea and adjoining waters enclosed by lines drawn through following points and coastlines.
Violators will be penalized with P6,000 fine, imprisonment of six months to six years depending on the gravity of offense, and forfeiture of the catch and cancellation of fishing permits or license.
Aparri said the BFAR noted a minimal number of violators last year, which can be attributed to higher level of awareness among fisher folk, resulting from intensified seaborne patrol activities as well as information and education campaigns. Aparri said BFAR will further intensify the implementation of the fishing ban.(Erwin Nicavera)
Remia Aparri, Regional Director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Western Visayas, said the ban covers sardines, herrings and mackerels. “We hope to maintain or even increase production by at least 20 percent,” Aparri said.
BFAR’s Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 167-3 prescribes the three-month fishing ban until February 15 next year, but it may be extended until March depending on the result of the study being conducted particularly on the changing spawning pattern of fish.
FAO 167-3 prohibits the catching, killing, selling or possession of sexually-mature sardines, herrings and mackerels or their larvae, fry or young known locally as “lupoy,” “silinyasi,” linatsay” or “manansi” in the portion of the Visayan Sea and adjoining waters enclosed by lines drawn through following points and coastlines.
Violators will be penalized with P6,000 fine, imprisonment of six months to six years depending on the gravity of offense, and forfeiture of the catch and cancellation of fishing permits or license.
Aparri said the BFAR noted a minimal number of violators last year, which can be attributed to higher level of awareness among fisher folk, resulting from intensified seaborne patrol activities as well as information and education campaigns. Aparri said BFAR will further intensify the implementation of the fishing ban.(Erwin Nicavera)
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