‘Smuggled’ galunggong, onions seized in Subic port
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — Another shipment carrying alleged smuggled agricultural products was intercepted Thursday in this port. Personnel from the Bureau of Customs Port of Subic and the Department of...
View ArticlePrices of fish, fruits rise on New Year’s Eve in Tagbilaran City
TAGBILARAN CITY — Prices of fish and fruits here increased hours before the new year. At the Dao Public Market, barilis (yellowfin tuna), badlon (blue trevally), and salimbagon (skipjack tuna) were...
View ArticleMarcos orders setting up of cold storage facilities at fish ports
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday ordered the setting up of several cold storage facilities at various fish ports across the country to address the decline in production...
View ArticleBFAR guarantees adequate fish supply as Holy Week approaches
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Thursday reassured the public of an adequate supply of fish in the market as Holy Week...
View ArticleNo nationwide fish shortage due to Oriental Mindoro oil spill
MANILA, Philippines —There will be no widespread fish shortage due to the massive oil spill in Oriental Mindoro, said an official from the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
View ArticleResidents call for clean-up after mass fish death in Australia
SYDNEY — Residents in a remote Australian town are calling for authorities to act promptly and begin a clean-up, after hundreds of thousands of dead fish were found floating in the nearby Darling...
View ArticleTruck loaded with fish collides with passenger bus in Misamis town; 5 dead
ILIGAN CITY—A passenger bus collided with a cargo truck loaded with fish at 3 a.m. on Thursday in Gitagum town, Misamis Oriental, killing five. According to Police Major Dennis Cerrilla, Gitagum police...
View ArticleDA-BFAR vows stable fish prices despite Holy Week demand
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Wednesday said that the price of fish is not expected to increase despite the anticipated...
View ArticleBFAR detects red tide in 4 provinces in Visayas, Mindanao
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday said that it detected red ride in different areas in Bohol, Samar, Zamboanga del Sur, Surigao del Sur....
View ArticleHuge sunfish amazes locals in Ormoc City
ORMOC CITY — A sunfish estimated to weigh around 100 kilos was found in the port of this city at 6:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 15. Irish Belmonte, section head of the Fishery Research and Development...
View ArticleFlounder fish seen on surface water of Manila Bay; dredging blamed
MANILA, Philippines—Flounder fish have come out on the surface of water in Manila Bay. Fishermen in Cavite have alerted authorities about this phenomenon. They say the fish, locally known as ‘isdang...
View ArticleGhana investigates after dead fish, dolphins wash up on shore
Accra, Ghana — Authorities in Ghana on Monday said they were investigating after the country’s coastal areas were flooded with different species of dead fish and scores of dolphins. The dead fish...
View ArticleLacson flags over P1-B lost annual revenue from seafood imports since 2015
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday flagged possible foregone government revenue amounting to an average of over P1 billion yearly since 2015 from fish and other seafood imports...
View ArticleFish once labeled a ‘living fossil’ surprises scientists again
The coelacanth – a wondrous fish that was thought to have gone extinct along with the dinosaurs 66 million years ago before unexpectedly being found alive and well in 1938 off South Africa’s east coast...
View ArticleP50k worth of fish caught illegally seized at police checkpoint in Camarines Sur
LEGAZPI CITY—Close to P50,000 worth of fish caught illegally was seized from three haulers, who were nabbed Tuesday morning in a police checkpoint in Lagonoy town in Camarines Sur province. Cops, who...
View Article‘Catastrophic’ California oil spill kills fish, damages wetlands
HUNTINGTON BEACH, California — A large oil spill off the southern California coast left fish dead, birds mired in petroleum and wetlands contaminated, prompting local officials to call it an...
View ArticleBFAR orders 45-day ban on ‘ludong’ fishing in Cagayan River, Abra, Ilocos Sur
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) temporarily banned fishing, transporting, and selling of the ludong fish during its spawning period from October...
View ArticleJapan tuna goes for $145,000 as pandemic dampens New Year auction
Tokyo, Japan — The buyer of a $145,000 tuna at Tokyo’s traditional New Year auction said Wednesday he hoped the purchase would “brighten” a COVID-hit 2022. The top price paid for a tuna at the first...
View Article‘Unbelievable!’ Pacquiao hits DA’s plan to import 60,000 MT of fish
MANILA, Philippines — Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday expressed disbelief over the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) announcement that it would import 60,000 metric tons (MT) of pelagic fish, raising...
View ArticleFrench pet care firm stops selling fish bowls – they drive fish mad
PARIS — A leading French aquarium vendor has decided to stop selling round fish bowls because they drive fish mad and kill them quickly. French pet care market leader AgroBiothers Laboratoire will no...
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