(File photo) MANILA - The recorded inflation for fish and other seafood commodities has decreased from 9.2 percent in July to 7.2 percent in August 2022 based on the recent data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority. The same report has indicated an ease in national food inflation to 6.5 percent in August from the previous month's 7.1 percent. Inflation in the bottom 30 percent income households has likewise slowed from 6.1 percent in July to 5.7 percent in the following month. In this demographic, the inflation for fish and other seafood commodities has also decreased from 8.4 percent to 5.5 percent during the said months. Among the factors attributed to its decline is the decrease in the prices of oil, a commodity which the fisheries sector, especially capture fisheries, is generally dependent on. With the prices of oil gradually decreasing, more fishers were able to venture out to the sea to fish. The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
(File photo) MANILA - The plan to modernize the fishery sector is part of government efforts to ensure food security in the country, Malacanang has said. This was after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), vowed to prioritize increasing local fish production to maximize the potential of the country's fisheries industry. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said BFAR's initiatives are in line with the commitment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who also heads the DA, to ensure a sufficient food supply. "Bilang pagsunod sa mga polisiya ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos na siguruhin ang food security, inilatag ng Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Office ang kanilang mga plano para mapataas ang fish production sa bansa at mabawasan ang pangangailangan sa fish importation (In adherence to President Bongbong Marcos' policies to ensure food security, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Reso
The federal government plans to increase observation of the commercial snapper-grouper fishery from North Carolina to east Florida, with an eye to improving population assessments. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries division says this applies to all boats licensed to catch fish in that fishery. It's made up of 55 species, including snappers, groupers, porgies, triggerfish, jacks, tilefishes, grunts, spadefishes, wrasses, and sea basses.
China which banned Taiwanese pineapples last year is yet again flexing its economic muscle with a recent ban on grouper fish and with this the Island nation is
TYPHOON DAMAGE. Photo shows one of the buildings of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in the Caraga Region on Monday (Dec. 12, 2021) that was affected by Typhoon Odette, which left PHP13.1 million worth of damage to the agency's properties and facilities in the region. An initial report of the agency also indicated a PHP142.3-million damage to its fishery projects situated in the different provinces in the region. (Photo courtesy of BFAR-13) BUTUAN CITY - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Caraga (BFAR-13) on Monday said that initial assessment showed that Typhoon Odette has caused damage to fishery projects in the region worth at least PHP142.3 million. As of December 23, the initial cost of damage to different fishery projects in the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur and Surigao del Sur included fishponds and aquaculture projects devoted to the production of milkfish, tilapia, lobsters, groupers, seaweeds,