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- Closed fishing season for sardines, mackerel, herring begins Nov. 15Cotejo, Honey (Sun • Star Publishing, 2022-11-16)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has banned fishing for sardines, herring, and mackerel within the Visayan Sea for three months starting November 15, 2022. Allan Poquita, BFAR 7 director, told SunStar Cebu Tuesday, November 15, 2022, that the temporary ban which has been practiced annually for several years already is meant to ensure the protection and conservation of the said species in the Visayan Sea. The closed fishing season affecting around 22 coastal areas along the Visayan Sea is based on Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 167-3 issued in 2013.
- BFAR: Recent beaching of 'tuloy' no threat to sardine run tourismFlores, Claudine (Sun • Star Publishing, 2024-11-08)There is no need to worry about the recent beaching of Indian oil sardines, locally known as “tuloy,” at Panagsama Beach in Barangay Basdiot, Moalboal, Cebu, as it poses no threat to the area’s popular “sardine run” tourism, an officer from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR 7) said. In an exclusive interview with SunStar Cebu, Johann Tejada, spokesperson for BFAR 7, assured on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, that the sardine beaching event will not impact the region’s vibrant underwater sardine population or its standing as a top diving destination.
- BFAR imposes 3-month fishing ban in Visayan seaSemilla, Nestle (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2022-11-18)For the next three months, fishing of some species at the Visayan Sea would be prohibited, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7). Starting on Nov. 15 until Feb. 15, 2023, fishers would not be allowed to catch pelagic species such as sardines, herrings and mackerels from the Visayan Sea to allow them to spawn and flourish in number, BFAR-7 said in a social media post on Thursday. The ban, which was based on the Fisheries Administrative Order No. 167-3 issued in 2013, was also intended to sustain the livelihood of small-scale or municipal fishers.
- Visayan Sea fishing ban liftedSornito, Ime (Panay News, Inc., 2020-02-19)It’s open season again for fishing in the Visayan Sea. The three-month fishing ban from November 2019 to February 2020 was lifted on Sunday, Feb. 16. The ban covered herrings, mackerels and sardines. Now fishermen could catch them again, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6.
- Closed fishing season in Visayas liftedJocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2022-02-18)The annual three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea has been officially lifted on Feb. 15, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The closed season, implemented from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15, prohibits the catching of sardine, herring (Clupeidae) and mackerel (Scombridae) within the conservation area.
- Fishing ban at Visayan sea liftedNicavera, 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.
- Fishing ban set in Visayan Sea(Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc., 2020-11-14)Fishing within the Visayan Sea is prohibited for three months starting Nov. 15, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said. Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 167-3 series of 2013 established the closed season that specifically prohibits the catching, selling, and marketing of sardines, herring, and mackerel. BFAR regional director Remia Aparri said the closed season allows herrings, sardines, and mackerels to spawn, thus making fishing sustainable in the Visayan Sea.
- Experts urging gov't to craft framework to protect sardinesMacapagal, Jed Aldous (People's Independent Media, Inc., 2018-03-21)Experts are urging the government to craft a national management framework to address overfishing sardines in the country, citing declining stocks due to heavy fishing pressure and environmental changes. "Sardines are being overfished and existing policy measures are enough to protect them, especially spawning fish. To keep up with being caught too quickly, they biologically adapt by maturing early to compensate for their population loss. They remain small, and spawn less compared to ideal, mature sardines," a scientist from University of the Philippines Visayas.