Around 43,000 small-scale fisherfolk in Central Visayas are set to receive government cash assistance as rising fuel prices continue to increase the cost of fishing and threaten incomes in coastal communities.…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Fisherfolk and farmers in Central Visayas are set to receive fuel subsidies and financial assistance as production costs climb alongside rising global oil prices. The assistance comes as government agencies move to cushion…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) is urging Cebuanos to refrain from eating pufferfish locally known as “buriring.” BFAR-7 Director Allan Poquita said that pufferfishes are known to…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A sea turtle was seen laying its eggs in the coastal area of San Isidro, San Francisco on Camotes Island. In her Facebook post, Joymae Formentera said that this was the first time…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Environment and fisheries regulators here continue to remind the public to dispose of their garbage properly in order to prevent polluting seas and other vital ecosystems. Personnel from the Bureau of Fisheries and…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Around 400 fisherfolks in Barangay Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City will benefit from the newly completed fish cage located off the coast of the barangay specifically at the back of the Liberty Shrine. The Bureau…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Fisherfolk in Cebu Province, who were affected by super typhoon Odette, will now be able to go back to sea. The Department of Agriculture (DA) – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City Government and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) have turned over on Wednesday afternoon, February 23, 2022, 11 pump boats made from fiberglass to different fisherfolk organizations…
MANDAUE CITY, Cebu –Face masks that are thrown just anywhere often end up in our seas. And personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR -7) and their volunteers fished several face…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fishermen and fisherfolks in Central Visayas can expect to receive bangus and tilapia fingerlings as well as seaweed propagules during the celebration of Fish Conservation Week. The weeklong celebration began on September 13,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – All kinds of shellfish collected from the coastal areas in Tagbilaran City and Dauis town in Bohol are still not safe for human consumption as they remain contaminated with high levels of red…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Corals play an important role in the protection of our coastlines against natural calamities like storms and erosions. Dr. Allan Poquita, Central Visayas director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources…
