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The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources launched yesterday the first 62-footer fiberglass reinforced plastic tuna handline fishing boat aimed at capacitating small-scale fisherfolk by providing upgraded and appropriate vessels.

Twenty-seven representatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources participated in the Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans, and Landscapes (SIBOL) project of the US Agency for International Development.

The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development, recently trained Philippine government personnel in coral reef crime scene investigation and law enforcement.

The coastal waters of Bolinao in Pangasinan are now free from algae that causes the red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said yesterday.

Ninety-eight residents of Barangay Inirangan in this town were taken to a hospital for treatment on Friday due to food poisoning.

The public has been advised to refrain from consuming all types of shellfish harvested from the coastal waters of Bolinao in Pangasinan due to the presence of algae that produces the red tide toxin.

Senators chided officials of the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for justifying the importation of 60,000 metric tons of fish to the detriment of the livelihood of fishermen in the country.

Shellfish and alamang gathered from parts of Bohol, Masbate, Bataan, Zamboanga Del Sur, Surigao del Norte, and Surigao del Sur are still not safe for human consumption as they remain positive for red tide, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). 

The Department of Agriculture, through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will complete the construction of 21 multi-species hatcheries and aquaculture facilities in the first half of the year.

A proposal to equip fishing boats with a vessel monitoring and electronic reporting system has been deemed unconstitutional and contrary to the provisions of the Fisheries Code.