Tag: Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)
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Joint rescue effort brings Rough-Toothed Dolphin “Hart” from Pangasinan to Ocean Adventure in Subic
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Theme park operator Ocean Adventure, together with the coastal communities of Pangasinan rallied in a concerted effort with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), to rescue “Hart,” a male rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis), which initially stranded in Brgy. Aloleng, Agno, Pangasinan on February 13. Local fisherfolks in Pangasinan initially…
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Coastal community in Subic learns how to smoke fish
ZAMBALES — Fisherfolk in a community in Subic, Zambales were taught how to smoke their fish catch in a skills training program undertaken by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). A total of 50 members of the Nagtulong Fish Farmers Association participated in the training. BFAR Provincial Fisheries Officer Neil Encinaries said the…
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Php30M multi-purpose marine hatchery groundbreaking ceremony
BATAAN–Isinagawa ang makasaysayang groundbreaking ceremony ng Legislated Multi-Purpose Marine Hatchery sa Barangay. Quinawan, Bagac nitong Biyernes, Enero.26. Ang seremonya ay pinangunahan ni Regional Director Wilfredo Cruz ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ng Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka (DA) bilang kinatawan ni BFAR National Director Atty. Demosthenes R. Escoto. Ang nasabing proyekto ay alinsunod sa…
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DA backs initiative to boost local pompano production
ZAMBALES – In Silaguin Bay, just off the coast of San Antonio, Zambales, a private firm is helping blaze the trail to increase local production of pompano, a delicious, high value aquaculture alternative to milkfish. Government data showed that in 2022, local production of pompano (scientific name trichinous blochii), only reached 457 metric tons– less…
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PH seen to be self-sufficient with revival of salt industry
MANILA – Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan said the Philippines would soon be “self-sufficient” in salt, as he anticipates the enactment of the proposed Philippine Salt Industry Development Act following its ratification by both houses of Congress. Yamsuan said the measure would establish a five-year roadmap aimed at revitalizing and modernizing the dying…
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Two POs get solar salt production packages
BALER, Aurora-In an effort to bolster renewable energy-based salt production and foster sustainable practices among local fisherfolk, two peoples organizations (POs) get solar technology on Friday, November 24, 2023. Lt. Col. Julito B. Recto, Jr., commander of 91st IB said on Saturday that three (3) sets of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) Liners for Solar Salt Production…
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BFAR nagbigay ng tulong sa mga biktima ng insidente malapit sa Bajo de Masinloc
ZAMBALES– Nagpaabot ng pakikiramay at agarang tulong ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) sa pamilya ng tatlong mangingisdang nasawi sa nangyaring insidente malapit sa Bajo de Masinloc. Personal na ibinigay ni BFAR National Director Demosthenes Escoto ang P20,000 at food packages sa bawat isang naulilang pamilya sa kanyang pagbisita sa burol ng mga…
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BFAR namahagi ng kagamitan sa mga mangigisda sa Zambales
ZAMBALES — May 500 mangingisda sa Zambales ang tumanggap ng mga kagamitan mula sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Kabilang sa mga ipinagkaloob ang gill net, tuna handlines, bottom set long line, bangus fry collection materials, solar salt beds, fish vending equipment, smoke house package at mga payao. Ayon kay BFAR Regional Director Wilfredo Cruz,…
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Balanga City named outstanding coastal community in Central Luzon
Bataan’s lone city Balanga has been named the regional winner of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 2022 Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) Search for Outstanding Coastal Community. Bataan officials led by Vice Governor Marcia Cristina Garcia, together with Balanga City Mayor Francis Anthony Garcia, on Monday received PHP2 million worth of livelihood…
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Mga boluntaryong bantay dagat sa Zambales, sumailalim sa pagsasanay ng BFAR
ZAMBALES– May 60 mangingisda at kawani sa Zambales ang sumailalim sa pagsasanay ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Ang mga kalahok ay mula sa mga munisipalidad ng San Narciso, San Felipe, Cabangan at Botolan. Ayon BFAR Regional Director Wilfredo Cruz, layunin ng pagsasanay na hasain ang mga kalahok sa mga standard operating procedures para sa…
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ECO-FRIENDLY FISH TRAP
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) turns over a set net of ‘lambaklad’, an eco-friendly fish trap, to a fishing association in San Narciso, Zambales in this undated photo. The move aims to uplift the living conditions of small-scale fisherfolk by providing them with livelihood intervention that is sustainable and environment-friendly. (Photo courtesy…
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