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Faced with dwindling catches, even in marine-life-rich areas such as the Tañon Strait, fisherfolk and conservation organizations are pushing for the full

Faced with dwindling catches, even in marine-life-rich areas such as the Tañon Strait, fisherfolk and conservation organizations are pushing for the full

Large vessels and those with purse seines encroach on Tañon Strait even though they are prohibited from the legally protected seascape.

The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) is seeking an audience with Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to discuss the situation of small fishermen in the country. The group wants to present the current predicaments of small fishermen under the existing laws and the impact of…

The agriculture department should stop giving the green light to import more fish and should have decided on shortening the closed fishing season to curb shortages instead, Sen. Imee Marcos said. 

Suggesting there are other measures that the Department of Agriculture (DA) could implement to reduce rampant fish importation and smuggling, Senator Imee Marcos indicated Sunday she now “really regrets” endorsing the confirmation of DA Secretary William Dar by the Commission on Appointments. “I really regret recommending Secretary Dar to the…

TACLOBAN CITY - Over five tons of fish were distributed to hospitals and charitable institutions in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, and this city after being seized from a commercial fishing vessel with disabled vessel monitoring measures (VMM) cable connection, which was caught operating within the municipa

BLAST FISHING. The coastal village of Maputi in Zumarraga, Samar near the fishing ground where a dynamite blast wounded its village chief and two others early Wednesday (Jan. 26, 2022). Police said on Thursday the explosion took place when the village chief was trying to throw ignited gelatin sticks when it went off.(Photo from Barangay Maputi, Zumarraga FB page) TACLOBAN CITY- Three fishermen, including a village chief, were injured when they went dynamite fishing in the seawaters of Zumarraga,...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Monday clarified that the installation of vessel monitoring system (VMS) and electronic reporting system (ERS) for commercial fishing vessels is mandatory and not merely voluntary, contrary to reports published recently. The BFAR, an attached bureau of the Department of Agriculture (DA),…

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has deported a Russian national wanted by authorities in Moscow for large scale fraud.