BFAR-7 has no issue with dolphin shows as long as Cebu oceanarium has permit

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/08/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) said they have no issues with a dolphin shows in Cebu City as long as the oceanarium hosting it are complete with the  necessary…

Asian Marine can’t be blamed — lawyer

12/09/2016

ASIAN Marine Transport Corp., the operator of the vessel that ran aground at the Sta. Fe Sanctuary last Nov. 25, could not be faulted for the incident because it was due to the strong winds and waves…

The Visayan Sea is off-limits anew to commercial fishers until February 2017

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/29/2016

It’s a close season for fishing again in the Visayan Sea. Allan Poquita, assistant regional director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7), announced yesterday during the 888 News Forum at Marco…

BFAR-7 bans commercial fishing of sardines, herrings and mackerel

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/29/2016

To allow sardines, herrings and mackerel to recover and multiply, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has banned commercial fishing of these marine resources since mid of this month up to February 15…

PB’s call: File cases against fishers who killed thresher sharks

Nestle L. Semilla 09/26/2016

THE Cebu Provincial Board is asking the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (Penro) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Visayas (BFAR-7) to file appropriate cases against the 13 fishermen who killed 19 thresher sharks…

Explorer Cousteau’s granddaughter urges Pinoys to protect Tañon, oceans

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 09/05/2016

A NATIONAL Geographic emerging explorer and the granddaughter of popular explorer and scientist Jacques-Yves Cousteau yesterday called for ocean conservation especially in the Tañon Strait Protective Seascape (TSPS) in the country. Alexandra Cousteau, who was in Cebu…

BFAR-7 launches probe on thresher shark killings

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/21/2016

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) has started its investigation on the killing of thresher sharks in Moalboal following reports that two dead sharks, with their body parts mercilessly cut up, were found floating in…

Our sacred right (and duty) to healthy oceans

Atty. Gloria Estenzo Ramos 05/15/2016

Mindfully Greenie Will the incoming Duterte administration implement its campaign promises to prioritize sustainable management of our oceans, the livelihood of our marginal fishers and in fighting the criminals plundering our already overfished oceans? During the recent…

Central Visayas sustains P48 million losses in fisheries

Izobelle T. Pulgo 04/25/2016

ABOUT P48 million worth of losses were sustained by the fisheries sector in Central Visayas due to the El Niño drought, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said. Bohol province incurred the biggest loss worth P44…

‘Intensify marine protection’

Marian Z. Codilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/16/2015

Environment advocates called on government to intensify efforts to ensure marine protection after 137 tons of sea  shells were seized in Olango island last week. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) retrieved 24,468  seashells of…

Imprisonment, fines await owner, crew of seized banca

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/11/2015

Criminal charges await the owner and  crew members of a motorized banca that was seized in Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City for transporting sacks of prohibited species of seashells. Jovilito Beñanel, owner of MB Josevel Joy 4, may…

Yolanda projects hanging

Melissa Q. Cabahug 07/10/2015

Several government agencies have yet to start implementing projects for victims of supertyphoon Yolanda which struck the country in November 2013. Only 32 percent or 697 of the total 2,185 projects in northern Cebu were completed while…

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