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The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-Fisheries Protection Law Enforcement Group (FPLEG)-Eastern Seaboard and the Naval Intelligence and Security Unit (NISU-32) of the Philippine Navy (PN) apprehended Friday, Aug. 19, two fishing vessels using the illegal Modified Danish Seine (MDS) o

SANCHEZ MIRA, Cagayan -- Personnel from DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Local Government Unit of Sanchez Mira confiscated two pieces of Wedgefish from two fishermen who were caught illegally fishing off municipal waters in Barangay Marzan on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Photo from BFAR

12 July 2022, Quezon City. Civil society leaders have identified priority issues that they would like President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. to enunciate during

Inter-Island Deepsea Fishing Association (IDSFA), which comprises commercial fishing operators in the country, said that smuggling of fisheries products, primarily galunggong, has adversely affected their livelihood as the illegally imported fisheries products compete directly with locally produced

Supreme Court (SC) The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the petition that sought the issuance of a court order that would compel the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to adopt and enforce measures to curb alleged illegal, unreported and unreg

Court of Appeals (File photo) MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the prison terms on two fisherfolk caught poaching off Placer, Masbate five years ago. Dante Mahilum, skipper of the commercial fishing vessel "F/B Mika", and the boat's chief mechanic Ramon Barrios, were convicted by the Cataingan, Masbate Regional Trial Court Branch 49 to up to four-year imprisonment each for unauthorized fishing, the use of illegal fine mesh nets, and the use of active gear in municipal wa...

For the third quarter in a row, Agriculture Secretary William Dar is importing fish from China. He invokes low domestic catch. Filipino fishers belie him.

Senator Imee Marcos, chairperson of the Senate economic affairs committee, has again criticized the Department of Agriculture (DA) for attempting to pull off a ‘’midnight deal” while the nation is focused on the official vote count for president and vice president in Congress. Marcos cited Administ

The Department of Agriculture has reportedly made “another attempt to pull off a midnight deal” and import galunggong while the nation focused on the official vote count for president and vice president in Congress, Sen. Imee Marcos said yesterday.

International advocacy organization Oceana urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to reconsider its proposed program that will allow the entry of commercial fishing vessels in areas of municipal waters that municipal fishers cannot reach. Oceana said BFAR’s “Big Brother Small Brother Partnership” (BBSBP) is “unlawful” and is…