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    BFAR urged to lead fight vs HB 7853
    Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2021-04-30)
    Environmental group Oceana, along with more than 1,100 fisherfolk groups across the country, urged Department of Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to lead the opposition to House Bill 7853 that will allow commercial fishing operations in the country’s municipal waters. “We need to uphold the law and complete the implementation of reforms under the amended Fisheries Code,” the groups said in a joint statement that was sent to the author of the bill, Cebu Third District Rep. Pablo John Garcia, and members of the House of Representatives Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries. “Instead of supporting the artisanal fisherfolk improve their capacity and efficiency in their fishing efforts that will improve their livelihood and rise above from hunger and malnutrition, they will open up the municipal water to commercial fishing operations. All the efforts to increase production in fisheries while improving the life and livelihood of municipal fisherfolk will lead to nothing,” they further said.
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    BFAR seeks to boost fishery areas
    Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2020-02-25)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 rolled out a measure to establish fisheries management areas (FMAs) to provide science-based solutions, enhance stakeholder participation and increase transparency. Emma Ballad, BFAR Region 2 senior staff, said personnel of the fisheries bureau here have met with their local government unit counterparts and local chief executives for the orientation on Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 263.
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    What lies beneath: exploring Benham Rise's unknown treasures
    Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2017-03-18)
    Benham Rise, the underwater landmass northeast of Luzon that the United Nations declared part of the Philippines’ continental shelf, has been grabbing headlines because of the presence of Chinese ships that may or may not have been given permission to do research in the area, according to conflicting claims by President Duterte, Defense chief Delfin Lorenzana, as well as Foreign Affairs officials. What remains undisputed, however, are the possible trove of mineral and gas deposits about 3,000 meters below the water’s surface that have yet to be discovered. Sometimes referred to as the Benham Plateau, the landmass, described to have a craggy or rough surface, is bigger than Luzon or almost half the size of the Philippine’s total land area. It extends eastward off the provinces of Aurora and Isabel, and the Bicol region, but has always been connected to Luzon’s landmass through the Bicol and Palanan saddles.
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    Dead humpback whale found on Aurora shore
    Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2017-03-30)
    A six-meter long humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) was buried on Wednesday in Dipaculao, Aurora province after it was found dead on the shore by barangay (village) residents. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said humpback whale of this size (5-6 meters) is a baby or calf of baleen whale species, which is one of the larger rorqual species. The humpback whale was listed by the United States government as endangered back in 1970 after commercial whaling had drastically reduced their numbers.
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    BFAR R3 builds 22 fishports
    Dizon, Romeo (Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc., 2016-09-17)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon is constructing 22 community fishing ports worth P65 million throughout the region to help fishermen earn more for their families. The community fishing ports, each measuring about 1,000 square meters and amounting to P3 million, are located in Aurora, Zambales, and Bataan, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Luzon regional director Wilfredo Cruz said. Once finished, all the catches of the fishermen will be delivered to the ports for retailers and whole sellers at unified prices.