A May 11, 2012 press release from the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources: There will be no payao or fish-aggregating device (FAD) to be installed at Scarborough or Panatag Shoal, but only within municipal waters. Director Asis G. Perez of the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) clarifies that payaos will be installed primarily within the 15-kilometer municipal water boundaries of coastal municipalities in the West Philippine Seas and not at Panatag Shoal, which is 119 nautical miles or 220 kilometers away from the coastal town of Paluig, in Zambales. Continue reading →

A May 3, 2012 press release from the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has reissued the ban on the exportation of elvers (young eel) in a bid to stop the rapid exploitation of the species. Continue reading →

A May 3, 2012 press release from the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources: The Fisheries Bureau in Region 2 is eyeing the establishment of an aquaculture park in Magat Dam as a move to reinvigorate the once flourishing fish cage industry in the area.
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An April 13, 2012 press release from the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources: The Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has provided P24.5 million in fishery and livelihood projects, benefiting thousands of fisherfolk families and their respective island-municipalities in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Continue reading →

A March 9, 2012 press release from the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources: The Department of Agriculture through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources urges all fish cage farmers in Taal Lake to undertake the necessary measures in preparation for an impending fish kill as the summer season begins. Continue reading →

A March 5, 2012 press release from the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Aquatic Resources: The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources [BFAR], officially lifts the three-month ban on sardine fishing in the sardine conservation area encompassing some parts of the waters off East Sulu Sea, Basilan Strait, and Sibuguey Bay effective March 2 this year. Continue reading →

A June 8, 2011 press release from the Department of Agriculture: Members of the Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food, Inc. (PCAFI) representing various sub-sectors of the fisheries industry made a courtesy call on Atty. Asis G. Perez, the new Director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) yesterday at the BFAR Central Office. PCAFI Chairman Alejandro T. Escaño said the visit was made to express their support to the BFAR’s new program thrusts and lay out plans of collaboration with BFAR. Continue reading →

A June 8, 2011 press release by the Department of Agriculture: Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala urged Batangas local officials, Taal Lake fish cage owners, and concerned government agencies to craft a joint master development plan to make sustainable use of Taal Lake for the benefit of all stakeholders, and to avoid future fish kill incidents. Continue reading →

A June 7, 2011 press release by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources: The new Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Director Atty. Asis Perez has his hands full as serious environment-related issues greet his first few days in office. Continue reading →