BFAR gears up for sardine fishing ban in northeastern Mindanao
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Commercial and municipal sardine fishing across 11 coastal towns and cities in northeastern Mindanao will temporarily halt starting next month. This comes after marine scientists warned that local fish populations have dropped to critical levels. The three-month annual moratorium, running from Dec. 1 to March 1 next year, is enforced under Fisheries Administrative Order No. 278. This order establishes a closed fishing season across Fisheries Management Area 9 (FMA-9), according to the regional Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-Caraga). Covered by the fishing holiday are eight localities in Agusan del Norte. These places are […]...Keep on reading: BFAR gears up for sardine fishing ban in northeastern Mindanao
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Commercial and municipal sardine fishing across 11 coastal towns and cities in northeastern Mindanao will temporarily halt starting next month. This comes after marine scientists warned that local fish populations have dropped to critical levels. The three-month annual moratorium, running from Dec. 1 to March 1 next year, is enforced under Fisheries Administrative Order No. 278. This order establishes a closed fishing season across Fisheries Management Area 9 (FMA-9), according to the regional Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-Caraga). Covered by the fishing holiday are eight localities in Agusan del Norte. These places are […]...
Keep on reading: BFAR gears up for sardine fishing ban in northeastern Mindanao
Keep on reading: BFAR gears up for sardine fishing ban in northeastern Mindanao
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