CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Municipality of Liloan will get to benefit from P1 million worth of fisheries livelihood project from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) after the town that is…
Cebu City, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) said shellfish from Cebu are safe for consumption. This even as red tide alert was declared in some of the coastal…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
