2024 on the issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances for the importation of round scad, mackerel and bonito. In November, BFAR declared the frozen mackerel safe for human consumption.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a memorandum order suspending the issuance of sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances of galunggong or round scad, mackerel, and bonito after ...

The fishing vessel, which has a crew of over 50 and storage capacity for 7,000 tonnes of fish, was fishing for scad or horse mackerel, which is highly valued in Japan, when it was detained.