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  • BFAR: Recent beaching of 'tuloy' no threat to sardine run tourism
    Flores, 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: Fish population is simply rising
    Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (Sun • Star Publishing, 2024-02-07)
    Amid concerns sparked by the beaching of thousands of fish along the shores of two towns in southern Cebu, a fisheries official has assured the public the events should not be taken as a precursor to an earthquake or an impending tsunami. “It should be treated as a positive result. Let us not associate it with any geological or weather phenomenon,” Johann Tejada, spokesman of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (Bfar) 7 told SunStar Cebu on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.
  • BFAR to public: Don't touch beached juvenile sharks
    Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (Sun • Star Publishing, 2024-03-01)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Visayas has issued a warning about juvenile sharks recently found washed up on the shores of Santander, the southernmost town of Cebu. BFAR also advised the public to avoid these sharks to ensure the safety of both people and animals. The bureau also warned the public from illegally capturing these baby sharks for the illegal trade of shark fin, which is used as an ingredient in some exotic cuisine.