BFAR-7 says shellfish from Cordova still safe

By Ria Mae Y. Booc | October 28, 2014 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has assured the public that benzo(a)pyrene, a toxic chemical compound, found by researchers from the University of the Philippines-Visayas in shellfish in Cordova town...

Mga mananagat giawhag magparehistro

By Bryner L. Diaz | October 14, 2014 - 12:00am

Giawhag sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-7 ang mga nanagat sa rehiyon nga magparehistro aron makapahimus sa mga benepisyo.

74T fishermen get free insurance

By Ria Mae Y. Booc | September 23, 2014 - 12:00am

More than 74,000 fisherfolk affected by super typhoon Yolanda in Central Visayas have availed of the free full insurance coverage of their fishing assets from the Philippine Crop Insurance Corporation.

BFAR mohatag10 mil ka pumpboat

By Liezl Mabini Frasno | December 14, 2013 - 12:00am

Andam nga mohatag og napulo ka libo ka pumpboat ang kagamhanan alang sa 20 mil ka mga mananagat sa tulo ka rehiyon sa nasud nga naapektohan sa bagyong ...

Shellfish not safe for consumption

By Marigold Lebumfacil | August 20, 2013 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources says it is not safe to consume shellfish from Mactan Island, particularly Lapu-Lapu City and Cordova town, while the Department of Health is reminding the public to avoid...

Fishkill malagmit mahitabo dinhi

By Darrel Carumba | June 1, 2011 - 12:00am

Wa isalikway sa kadagkoan sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-7 ang posibilidad nga mahitabo usab dinhi sa Sugbo ug tibuok Central Visayas ang fishkill o pagpangamatay sa toniladang isda didto...

'Fishkill' sa Ibo, Lapulapu gikaalarma, BFAR moimbestigar

By Romeo Limpangog ug Lesley Caminade | December 18, 2010 - 12:00am

Napalgang nanglutaw kagahapong sayo sa buntag ang daghang patay nga mga isda sa kadagatan sa barangay Ibo, dakbayan sa Lapulapu maong gipahimuslan usab dayon sa ubang mga molupyo.

BFAR: No fish kill in Ibo, Lapu-Lapu

By Flor Z.Perolina , Ryan Christopher J. Sorote | December 18, 2010 - 12:00am

The local fishing community of sitio Apro, Barangay Ibo, Lapu-lapu City yesterday discovered and collected “buckets by buckets” of dead fish floating at their seawaters.

Efforts underway to keep up with fish consumption in Central Visayas

By Niña G. Sumacot-Abenoja | October 22, 2010 - 12:00am

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 is doubling its effort to live up to the reported increase in the demand of fish in Central Visayas.

New fisherfolk RD installed

By May April M. Jimenea | May 5, 2010 - 12:00am

A new regional director of the fisherfolk in Central Visayas was installed yesterday to carry out the concerns of the fisherfolks around the region.