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- P1.4-M illegal fish seized in major anti-poaching opsBaylon, Jen (Panay News, Inc., 2023-11-16)In a significant move against illegal fishing, the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) successfully conducted a week-long operation, culminating on Monday, Nov. 13. Illegally-caught fish valued at nearly P1.4 million were recovered. A big portion of the seizure, worth over P1.1 million, was from the coastal town of Concepcion were there’s a high incidence of illegal fishing.
- 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.
- Shellfish banned in several provinces due to red tideJocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2021-12-13)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned shellfish from coastal waters of several provinces in central and southern Philippines due to red tide. The waters of Leyte, Bataan, Masbate, Bohol, Eastern Samar, Zamboanga del Sur, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) or toxic red tide beyond the regulatory limit, it said in a Dec. 10 bulletin, citing laboratory results.
- 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.
- Red tide warning lifted in parts of Western Samar, LeyteOchave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2021-06-25)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared parts of Western Samar and Leyte free from red tide contamination based on the latest test results. BFAR said in its 18th shellfish bulletin that red tide warnings are lifted in Zumarraga, San Pedro Bay, Maqueda Bay, and Villareal Bay in Western Samar, and Carigara Bay and Ormoc Bay in Leyte.
- San Pedro Bay gets red tide anewRecuerdo, Elmer (Concept & Information Group, Inc., 2021-01-30)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Eastern Visayas announced on Friday that the San Pedro Bay in Basey, Samar has been included in the shellfish ban following the detection of “red tide” in the bay. This comes over a month since the bay was cleared free of algae that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning. “All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. locally known as “Alamang or Hipon” gathered from the said area are not safe for human consumption” the BFAR said in its advisory issued on Friday.
- BFAR hoists 'red tide' flag anew in 21 coastal areas in 12 provincesMayuga, Jonathan L. (Philippine Business Daily Mirror Publishing, Inc., 2020-12-16)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared 21 coastal areas in 12 provinces across the country as “positive” for red tide. In its latest Shellfish Bulletin, BFAR through its Information and Fisherfolk Coordination Unit, said that based on the latest laboratory results conducted together with concerned local government units (LGUs), several coastal areas remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit.
- Red tide warning(Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2020-10-07)Red tide infestation continues in 13 bays in Eastern Visayas this week as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) raised a stern warning against the consumption of shellfish meat. In an advisory issued Tuesday, the BFAR regional office here confirmed that more bays in the Eastern Visayas region have been affected by red tide bloom. The latest to be affected are the waters off Biliran province.
- Leyte-Samar crab growers in dire need of hatchery(Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2019-05-30)CRAB growers in Leyte and Samar provinces cry out for help from Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to support the crab industry by providing crab hatchery in the region. The concern of crab growers were raised during the SEAFDEC-BFAR consultation with them in Lavesares, Northern Samar and Guiwan, Eastern Samar. Joy Huervana, SEAFDEC/AQD hatchery expert, hinted that in order to help Samareños at the same time adhering to the law prohibiting wild collection of crablet, a crab hatchery may be put up which BFAR regional training coordinator Norberto Berida totally agreed with.
- Red tide hits Cancabato Bay in LeyteGomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2019-01-16)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday warned the public from harvesting and eating shellfish from Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City that had been added to the list of areas found positive for the red tide toxin. BFAR said Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Puerto Princesa Bay, Puerto Princesa City in Palawan; and the coastal waters of Pampanga and Bataan (Mariveles, Limay, Orion, Pilar, Balanga, Orani, Abucay and Samal) were still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit.