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  • BFAR assures nonstop fight against illegal fishing
    Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2020-04-07)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Monday assured its continuous monitoring, control and surveillance of the country’s waters to counter illegal fishing attempts of groups or individuals trying to take advantage of the present situation amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. In a statement, the BFAR said several apprehensions have been made by the agency’s Regional Fisheries Resources Protection Groups, the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine National Police–Maritime Group in the last two weeks amid the implementation of enhanced community quarantine all over Luzon and lockdown of several cities and municipalities.
  • 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.
  • Fish output slightly down to 972,910 MT in Q3 – PSA
    Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2018-11-19)
    The country's fish production slightly decreased in the third quarter of the year as output from commercial and municipal fisheries declined, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In its latest Fisheries Situation Report, the agency said total fish output stood at 972, 910 metric tons (MT)in the July-September period, just 0.4 percent lower from a year-ago level. Fish yielded by commercial fisheries dropped by 1.60 percent to 232, 810 MT from 236, 590 MT incurred in the same period last year.
  • Ban on Danish Seine fishing method strengthened
    Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2018-07-13)
    The nationwide ban on the use of the fishing device Danish Seine (hulbot-hulbot) that destroys marine habitats has been strengthened after the Department of Agriculture (DA) approved an order declaring mere possession of the material as a prime evidence for violation, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Monday. In a statement, BFAR said Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol signed the agency’s update to Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 246 in accordance with Republic Act (RA) 10654 on the banning of the operation of Danish Seine and Modified Danish Seine in Philippine waters. RA 10564 outlaws certain fishing methods deemed harmful to marine ecosystems.