Since the onset of the oil spill in Limay, Bataan, the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has been conducting on-ground monitoring and assessment of potentially affected fishing areas and communities surrounding the Manila Bay. Fish samples are regularly collected and analyzed for traces of oil and ...

The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has been conducting on ground monitoring and assessment of fishing areas and communities that are potentially affected by three consecutive maritime incidents in the waters of Bataan: oil spill following the capsizing and sinking of the motor tanker (MT) Terra ...

The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has been monitoring the situation in fishing areas that are potentially affected by the oil spill following the capsizing and sinking of the motor tanker (MT) Terra Nova near the coast of Lamao Point in Limay, Bataan on July 25, ...

The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) assures fisheries stakeholders and the general consuming public that it is actively working with partner government authorities in mitigating any potential impact on marine life and public health following the capsizing of the motor tanker (MT) Terra Nova in Bataan ...

The country’s Sardines Capital just took a significant stride towards aquaculture development with the inauguration of the region’s first-ever government multi-species marine hatchery in Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte on July 10, 2024. Established through Republic Act No. 10859, the hatchery marks another significant legislative and technological investment under the ...