Browsing by Subject "Freshwater fish"

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    • Iloilo 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, March 22, 1998, on page 14)
      The preferred marine fishes or the brackish-water bangus because of their tasty flesh. That time is gradually receding into the past. One proof is the Field Day/Foodfest held recently in Bingawan town under the auspices ...

    • Iloilo aims to produce native pantat fry in 8-month time 

      (Daily Informer, October 13, 1999, on page B1-B4)
      At present, all that the provincial government can boast of is a concrete tank rearing over a thousand fry in a knee-deep water. But eight months from now, those tiny wiggling creatures will serve as brood stocks, the ...

    • 'Intercrop' rice with pantat, farmers urged 

      PN (Panay News, December 3, 1999, on page 7-6)
      Freshwater fishes can be "intercropped" with rice, increasing a farming family's income and at the same time, the protein and energy intake of its members. That's possible, reads a primer distributed by the Technology and ...

    • Introduced freshwater fishes in Phl: An assessment and recommendations 

      Guerrero, Rafael D. III (The Philippine Star, February 6, 2014, on page B-8)
      Introduced or exotic fishes are those that have been imported from other countries for food, recreation and other purposes. Many introduced fishes have become invasive or harmful for causing ecological damage, economic ...

    • Int’l body accused of economic sabotage for listing Tawilis as endangered species 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, February 6, 2019, on page 2)
      Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been accused of economic sabotage for listing Sardinella Tawilis, the only freshwater sardine in the world, as an endangered species, stakeholders ...

    • Isabela town backs protection of 'Ludong' fish 

      Lazaro, Freddie G. (Manila Bulletin, October 2, 2014, on page 9)
      The local government of San Mariano, Isabela, announced its support for the initiative of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to preserve the endangered freshwater specie of "Ludong," known as the "President's ...

    • ISU home of Phl 1st freshwater fisheries center 

      Ronda, Rainer Allan (The Philippine Star, June 29, 2018, on page B16)
      The Isabela State University (ISU) will be the home of the soon-to-be-established Cagayan Valley Freshwater Fisheries Center (CVFFC) after becoming one of the first awardees of the Niche Center of Science and Technology ...

    • Laguna de Bay: A vision for the future 

      Palafox, Felino Jr. (BusinessWorld, August 31, 2010, on page S1/4-S1/5)
      Strategically located in the country’s center of urban and industrial development, Laguna de Bay (LdB) is the largest inland body of water in the Philippines and the second largest lake in Southeast Asia. It has a surface ...

    • Law enforcers deployed to protect 'Ludong' 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, November 4, 2015, on page A7)
      As part of the government’s conservation effort, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the region has deployed law enforcers to protect the most expensive fresh water species. BFAR Director Milagros Morales ...

    • Longest fish grill prepared for fiesta 

      See, Dexter (Manila Standard, March 14, 2014, on page B6)
      Residents of Bayambang, an agricultural town, were preparing to present the longest fish grill in the world, an 8-kms stretch of grilled tilapia, during the Malangsi Festival on April 4, officials said. Gov. Amado Espino ...

    • Man's ruin pushes 7,000 species to the brink 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 20, 2019, on page A7)
      Mankind’s destruction of nature is driving species to the brink of extinction at an “unprecedented” rate, the leading wildlife conservation body warned on Thursday as it added more than 7,000 animals, fish and plants to ...

    • Meet Las Farolas' Red Belly Pacu 

      (Malaya, May 23, 2014, on page B7)
      Las Farolas, the living museum of river monsters which quietly observed its first anniversary recently, it also the sanctuary of the Red Pacu or Red Belly Pacu, an omnivorous South American freshwater fish which is related ...

    • Meet the Australian lungfish 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 18, 2013, on page K6)
      At Las Farolas, the newest tourist destination in Frontera Verde Drive beside Tiendesitas on Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City, one of the top freshwater fish attractions is the Australian Lungfish which has been observed to be ...

    • More than P500M worth of crops and livestock damaged by Taal eruption 

      Galang, Vincent Mariel P.; Laforga, Beatrice M. (BusinessWorld, January 15, 2020, on page S1/1-S1/2)
      Taal volcano's eruption has damaged more than P500 million worth of crops and livestock, the Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday. Agriculture damage in the Calabarzon Region — made up of the provinces of Cavite, ...

    • My life so far 

      Mamaril, Augustus C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 9, 2020, on page A7)
      The hopes of this 74-year-old based in Diliman are kept flickering by the dedication and hard work of a dynamic corps of young limnologists based in the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas. Ready to march into ...

    • New hatchery technology to save endemic 'ayungin' 

      Ledesma, Rossea Hosillos (DailyGuardian, December 16, 2019, on page 8-9)
      The declining population of the native freshwater fish ayungin, also known as silver therapon,is set to get a boost after a scientist devised a newsystem of growing its larvae in captivity. The hatchery technique was devised ...

    • Oceana urges temporary fishing ban for tawilis 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, February 1, 2019, on page B5)
      Environment advocate Oceana Philippines has called on government agencies to implement a temporary fishing ban on tawilis (Sardinella Tawilis), to allow the only freshwater sardine in Taal Lake to repopulate. The group ...

    • Ornamental fish farmers: Aquaculture's next big trend? 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 7, 2015, on page B2-1)
      Fishkeeping—part art, part science—is now the world’s most popular hobby after photography. Globally valued at $15 billion and growing by 14 percent yearly, the ornamental fish trade is aquaculture’s sunrise industry. So ...

    • Pagsagip sa endangered Tawilis 

      Luci-Atienza, Charissa M. (Balita, March 7, 2021, on page 5)
      Magandang balita para sa mga mahilig sa malutong na tawilis. Inihayag ng Department of Science and Technology (DOST) na ang tanging sardinas ng tubig-tabang sa mundo na matatagpuan lamang sa Taal Lake ay matagumpay na ...

    • Pistay Dayat promotes sea ecosystem 

      (Manila Standard, June 4, 2017, on page D1)
      For the people of Pangasinan, merry-making is also a unique opportunity to pitch environmental protection concerns. This is what they do at Pistay Dayat, a traditional annual summertime festival held recently at Lingayen ...