Liba-liba again in Surigao?

SURIGAO CITY (Oct. 21) -  Jake Miranda , in his Facebook post reported that PG385, a 78-footer patrol gunboat of the Philippine Navy, under the command of Lcdr Dennis Belgira and assigned to Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao, was in an early morning chase on Thursday with a Liba-…

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New BFAR Surigao Norte chief assumes office

SURIGAO CITY - Provincial Fisheries officer Emilio Gulle formally assumed office recently as the new chief of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Surigao del Norte Provincial Fisheries Office, replacing Martiniano Yandra as he will be retiring this year. Th…

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BFAR-Caraga to turnover patrol boat to Del Carmen, Siargao Island

by Robert E. Roperos The Regional Office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Caraga is set to turnover a patrol boat to the municipality of Del Carmen, Siargao Island that will help in the conservation, protection and rehabilitation of the environment…

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BFAR warns against shellfish from red-tide waters

THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned over the weekend that red tide is active in Masbate, Sorsogon and Zamboanga del Sur. Thus, the public should refrain from buying and eating all types of shellfish from these provinces, particularly those harvested f…

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Another two mariculture parks launched in Caraga

Two Mariculture Parks were launched in Barobo, Surigao del Sur on April 8, 2008 and Dapa, Siargao Island on May 10, 2008. The Barobo Mariculture Park is the second in the region but the first one to be launched under the Sustainable Management of Coastal Resources in Bicol …

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