BFAR announces closed fishing season in Visayan Sea
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Office 6 announced that the fishing season at the Visayan Sea was closed for three months to allow aquatic resources to rest.
The closed season was “pahuway” or rest for the Visayan Sea from November 15, 2026 to February 15, 2027, according to the BFAR Regional Office 6 in a Facebook post translated from Hiligaynon to English using Google Translate.
The regional office said that the close season will serve as a spawning period for fishes such tuloy, tamban, tabagak, balantiyong, guma-a, bulao, and hasa-hasa.
The following areas are covered by the closed season:
•Northern part of Iloilo (Barotac Nuevo, Anilao, Banate, Barotac Viejo, Ajuy, Concepcion, San Dionisio, Batad, Estancia, Balasan,
•and Carles)
•Parts of Capiz (Roxas City, Pilar, Pontevedra, Pres. Roxas and Panay)
•Northern part Negros Occidental (EB Magalona, Victorias City, Manapla, Sagay City, Cadiz City, and Escalante City)
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