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Oceana slams BFAR for interpreting SC ruling in favor of commercial fishers, warning of threats to municipal waters and small-scale livelihoods. (Image by freepik) MANILA, Philippines — International marine conservation group Oceana has accused the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of abandoning its mandate to protect small-scale fishers,Continue Reading
Senators order BFAR to share vessel monitoring data as LGUs, Oceana push to protect 15-km municipal waters from commercial fishing. (Image courtesy of Oceana) MANILA, Philippines — Senators are pressing the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to explain why vessel monitoring data meant to curb illegal fishing remainsContinue Reading
MANILA, Philippines – International ocean conservation group Oceana has denounced the ethanol spill from Universal Robina Corporation’s (URC) distillery in Negros Oriental, calling it an “inexcusable” environmental disaster that endangers the country’s largest marine protected area and the livelihoods of thousands of coastal residents. In a statement released on Friday,Continue Reading
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is raising alarms over the Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to allow commercial fishing in municipal waters, pointing to a growing body of evidence that overfishing is threatening the sustainability of the nation’s marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of small-scale fishermen. Recent studiesContinue Reading
