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- Oplan Isda' yields seafood produceReyes, Jonas (Concept & Information Group, Inc., 2022-04-01)The Provincial Fisheries Office (PFO) here announced that at least half a ton of seafood was bought by the fisherfolk cooperatives of Tarlac from another fisherfolk group — Bulacan’s Nagkakaisang Samahan ng Mangingisda sa Bayan ng Paombong (NASAMAPA). PFO Tarlac chief Lanie Lamyong said that the trading of “ready for vending” seafood produce was through the efforts of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon’s (BFAR3) Fisheries Post-Harvest and Monitoring Division (FPHMD) and her office. “The procurement of the seafood produce is one of the many commercial links between fisherfolk cooperatives from other provinces,” Lamyong said, adding that it is patterned to BFAR’s “Oplan Isda” program which is a marketing intervention to increase fisherfolk income by strengthening relations among fisherfolk cooperatives.
- Increased sardines supply in W. VisayasMomblan, Gail T. (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2018-11-29)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6 reported a 1.2 percent increase in the supply of sardines in Western Visayas. The BFAR stock assessment data indicated that the region produced 28, 523 metric tons of sardines in 2017, a way higher that the 28, 185 metric tons produces in 2016. Remia Appari, BFAR-6 regional director, assured that Western Visayas has a steady supply of sardines.
- Ornamental fish farmers: Aquaculture's next big trend?(Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2015-06-07)Fishkeeping—part art, part science—is now the world’s most popular hobby after photography. Globally valued at $15 billion and growing by 14 percent yearly, the ornamental fish trade is aquaculture’s sunrise industry. So why isn’t the Philippines farming ornamental fish? The Philippines—a country blessed with vast freshwater resources, a tropical climate, talented labor, plus relatively serviceable air and seaports—is lagging behind its Asian neighbors. Though it exports wild marine fish, it doesn’t export ornamental freshwater fish due to erratic production.
- PH's bangus, shrimps get world's attentionDomingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2016-12-29)Eight Philippine exporters racked up $211 million (P10.54 billion) worth of orders and inquiries at a trade fair in Dubai on November, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The Department of Agriculture, which supervises BFAR, facilitated the participation of companies, including Fisher Farms Inc., RGE Agridev Corp., Seaworld Commercial Trading Corp., Mega Fishing Corp., Philfresh Corp., Phil-Union Frozen Foods Inc., Nuevo Fresco Marine Trading Corp., and Jam Seafoods Inc., in this year’s Seafex. “The success of our exhibit in Dubai proves that strong collaborations … can help us catch the big fish,” Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said in a statement.
- PH’s bangus, shrimps get world’s attentionDomingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2016-12-29)Eight Philippine exporters racked up $211 million (P10.54 billion) worth of orders and inquiries at a trade fair in Dubai on November, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).