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    BFAR opens Laguna tilapia intensive hatchery
    Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2021-09-02)
    The Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has successfully conducted the first trial run of its second tilapia intensive hatchery in the CALABARZON region, a development that will help boost the productivity of tilapia farmers. Located in Los Baños, Laguna, the hatchery recorded a high hatching rate of 95 percent, which means a high number also of fry produced. At present, the hatchery has six fry trough and hatching jars, and can produce 300,000 fry in just three to five days. Following the successful trial run, the hatchery now aims to complete four rounds of hatching per month, BFAR said.
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    Fishing ban at Visayan sea lifted
    Nicavera, Erwin P. (Sun • Star Publishing, 2021-02-20)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea earlier this week. Under the Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 167-3 Series of 2013, the government places the Visayan Sea and its vicinities under closed fishing season from November 15 to February 15 annually. This is to ensure the protection and conservation of sardines, herrings and mackerels in the said fishing ground during their spawning period.
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    Pollution lang ang dolomite
    Valmonte, Ric (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2020-09-21)
    Nakakuha kamakailan ng mga patay na isda na tinatayang 10 kilo ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) sa tubig ng Manila Bay sa lugar malapit sa Baseco, Maynila. Nangyari ito sa gitna ng kontrobersiya hinggil sa ginagawa ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na pagpapapaputi ng baybayin ng Manila Bay sa pamamagitan ng pagtatambak ng dinurog na dolomite malapit sa Baywalk, sa kahabaan ng Roxas Boulevard. Ayon kay DENR Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, walang kaugnayan ang kanilang proyekto sa naganap na fish kill.
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    BFAR, USAID host workshop to battle illegal fishing
    (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2020-09-04)
    The U.S. and Philippine governments launched on Wednesday, September 2, a workshop attended by 135 participants to measure and understand the negative impacts of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the country. Supported by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Fish Right program, experts from the University of the Philippines School of Statistics facilitated the online workshop on September 2-3, bringing together various sectors to increase understanding on IUU fishing at a national level. “This exercise is a critical first step to understanding the complex global threat that IUU fishing represents to ocean health and maritime security,” stated U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission John Law during the opening session of the workshop.
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    Groups seek deeper probe into Manila Bay's beach nourishment' initiative
    Mayuga, Jonathan L. (Philippine Business Daily Mirror Publishing, Inc., 2020-09-08)
    At least 10 environmental and cause-oriented groups on Wednesday called for an investigation into the controversial “beach nourishment” project at a portion of Manila Bay’s shoreline. The call for the probe was contained in a position paper sent to Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu, Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Director Eduardo Gongona, and the Senate and House of Representatives, in the exercise of their oversight powers and the Office of the Ombudsman. The group also prodded Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso, Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Manila and Chairman Rene Escalante of the National Historical Commission (NHC) to investigate the violations committed by the proponents of the project.
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    N. Samar fishermen receive P30-M aid
    Marticio, Marie Tonette Grace (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2018-12-22)
    Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, together with Undersecretary for Fisheries Eduardo Gongona distributed six motorized fiberglass boats and other equipment worth P30 million to fishermen in Barangays Manaybanay, Burgos and Del Sur, in Mapanas town in Northern Samar. Aside from the boats, the Burgos Fisherfolk Association and Samahan ng mga Nagkakaisang Mangingisda Association of Mapanas also received six deep-sea payao and 60 multiple tuna handlines, as well as 16-hp marine engines from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). “Wa ko makalimot sa akong saad ninyo,” Piñol said as he revisited the fisherfolks and farmers in Mapanas recently.
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    PSA: Fish output up 0.9% in Q1
    Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2019-05-17)
    The country’s total fish production grew 0.9 percent to 1.01 million metric tons (MMT) in the first quarter of 2019 compared to year-ago output, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. The figure, however, was significantly lower than the 2-percent growth forecast set by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA). In its latest Fisheries Situation Report, PSA said growth was seen in commercial fisheries and municipal fisheries subsectors while a decline was noted in aquaculture.
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    Profiteers blamed for pricey fish
    Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2019-01-23)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has blamed profiteers and middlemen for the high prices of fish in the market. BFAR National Director Eduardo Gongona said the country had a “steady” supply of fish. “Our imported galunggong (round scad) has arrived in our fishing ports and bulk of these were already distributed to various markets. So why are prices still high? It’s mainly because of the middlemen or the in-between,” Gongona said.
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    Red Tide' still affects Visayas Bay - BFAR
    Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2017-11-14)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned against consumption of shellfish collected in coastal areas which are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) based on the latest laboratory results the bureau conducted. According to a BFAR shellfish bulletin, the areas affected are the coastal waters of Daram Island, Irong-Irong Bay, Maqueda Bay and Villareal Bay in Western Samar
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    BFAR tightens fish import monitoring
    Simeon, Maureen Louise (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2018-08-23)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will tighten its monitoring of the arrival and unloading of imported round scad (galunggong). BFAR director and Agriculture Undersecretary Eduardo Gongona said the importation and unloading activities would adhere to a stringent set of guidelines. “The general consuming public is assured that the imported galunggong will be unloaded only in BFAR accredited cold storage facilities and will undergo thorough inspection to ensure that the fish commodity that will enter Philippine markets are safe and free of harmful substances,” he said.