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- The lure of mindoro fishermen's ancient wayEvora, Robert (Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc., 2014-03-24)Marginal fishermen in Mindoro Strait are on a roll in the the world’s yellow fin market, attracting buyers with their ancient practice of slapping the sea with their lines and beating expensive commercial operations using modern equipment such as sonars, sensors and nets. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said the handline fisherman, who roam the Strait on outrigger boats, catch 70-kilo yellow fin tuna using “kawil” (hook, line and sinker), attracting pelagic fish such as tuna, marlin and mahi-mahi (dolphin fish) in their “payaw” or fish aggregating device. “Tuna buyers from European and Middle East countries as well as Japan and the United States are coming to Mamburao in droves. Mamburao is now the de facto tuna capital of the Philippines,” said Joselito Tiongson, site manager of the WWF.
- Still no fishing in high seas pocketGillermo, J. D. (BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2013-08-15)Due to the closure on fish aggregating devices (FADs), there are still no Philippine fishing vessels in a tuna-rich pocket of the Pacific Ocean, an Agriculture official said yesterday. “There are still no fishing vessels in the High Seas Pocket Number 1 (HSP1) as those vessels that use FADs or payao are still banned. All of our 36 vessels are using payao,” Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Assistant Director for Administrative Services Benjamin F. S. Tabios, Jr. said in a phone interview.
- PH seas running out of fish, says BFAR execSotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2015-11-07)More than a hundred fishermen, mostly from Pangasinan province, were out in the West Philippine Sea when Typhoon “Lando” (international name: Koppu) lashed Central and northern Luzon late last month. The sea was calm when the fishermen sailed. But the typhoon unleashed violent winds that wrecked their motorized fishing boats. The fishermen drifted for days in the open sea until they were rescued. The risks taken by fishermen were an indication of how Philippine seas are running out of fish, said Asis Perez, director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), during the national summit on participatory governance toward sustainable fisheries held last week in Pasay City.
- Half of Agri department's fish landing, cold storage projects due after 2016Conserva, Louine Hope (BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2015-10-16)More small fish landing centers and cold storage facilities are being planned by the Department of Agriculture (DA) after the 252 lined up this year until 2016. Asis G. Perez, director of the DA’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ( BFAR), said the agency has a target of 500 of these post-harvest structures nationwide. “Connectivity or enabling the fishers to directly deal with the market is our priority. We have funds for these projects. The 252 landings are funded by the 2015 and 2016 budget,” said Mr. Perez during a news conference at last week’s Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum on Food Security and the Blue Economy.
- WV registers 143,267 fishersConserva, Louine Hope (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2015-11-29)Western Visayas has a total of 143,267 municipal fisherfolks as of the second week of October 2015. Iloilo has the highest registration with 443,011; Negros Occidental is second with 39,526; Antique, 21,648; Capiz, 1, 689; Guimaras,11, 056; and Aklan, 8,815. Region 2 came in second among 18 regions with the highest recorded registration, next only to Region 8 which has 151,410 fisherfolks.
- BFAR forum targets MSMEsValencia, Czeriza (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2015-10-17)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is hosting an industry forum for the fisheries sector to enable small and medium businesses to take advantage of growth trends in the domestic and export market. Around 500 participants from the government, state universities, industry leaders and representatives from the fisheries sector are attending the first micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) industry forum, scheduled today. The Philippines is a major exporter of fisheries products to the EU and is seen to greatly benefit from trade with the European bloc with its inclusion to the Generalized System of Preferences Plus (GSP+) as of December 2014.
- El Niño seen dampening seaweed, crab productionConserva, Louine Hope (BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2015-10-06)Production of seaweed and mud crabs is expected to decrease due to the higher temperatures brought about by the prevailing El Niño. Production of seaweed and mud crabs is expected to decrease due to the higher temperatures brought about by the prevailing El Niño. Officials of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) said both seaweed and mud crabs cannot thrive in water temperatures higher than 32 degrees centigrade. “Normal temperature is about 30 degrees centigrade, but right now it has increased to 32. Longer exposure to higher temperature would be damaging (for seaweed),” said Maria Rovilla J. Luhan, SEAFDEC associate scientist and head of the Farming Systems and Ecology Section.
- Damage from China's reclamation:$109.55MEscano, E. E. (BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2015-04-24)Marine resources- including coral reef ecosystems- destroyed by China's reclamation activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea have reached $109.55 million, a national scientist of the Philippines said on Thursday. In his presentation at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) office in Quezon City, University of the Philippines Professor Emeritus Dr. Edgardo D. Gomez said that an estimated 311-hectare area have been reclaimed by China, citing the March 2015 National Security Council Secretariat data.
- Fisheries to acquire 100 new patrol boats(Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc., 2015-06-23)The Philippines is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect its fisheries, an official said Monday, in a substantial expansion from its current fleet of 20 as it responds to poaching by Chinese and Taiwanese vessels. Most of the ordered vessels -- 71 short-range boats for coastal patrols and 27 able to go further out to sea -- will be delivered this year, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources chief Asis Perez said. Tensions have been rising in recent years due to China’s more muscular approach to enforcing its claim to most of the South China Sea, even up to the coasts of its neighbours including the Philippines.
- Fisheries boom hinges on sustainable use of resourcesGalvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2015-07-24)The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects a boom in the country’s fisheries sector as it continues to engage with stakeholders to craft and implement policies and programs for sustainable utilization and management of aquatic resources. With modernization steps to gain momentum for sustainable and inclusive growth, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala is positive that efforts of the government will enable the sector to continue providing a stable supply of food, livelihood, and ecological services. Alcala said the DA, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has been instituting measures to ensure that fishing in the country’s waters becomes sustainable and that all forms of fishery resource use provide equitable benefits to stakeholders.