Browsing by Subject "explosive fishing"
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Fisherfolk now earn little from less catch-Oceana
(The Manila Times,August 19, 2015 , on page B2)Filipino fishermen are catching less and less from depleted oceans compared with previous decades as a result of overfishing, illegal activities, and going for juvenile catch. In the process, the fisherfolk are earning ... -
Fisherman dead in dynamite blast
(The Philippine Star,April 16, 2020 , on page 9)A fisherman died when the dynamite he was supposed to use exploded in the waters off Hadji Muhtamad town in Basilan on Tuesday. The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao police said 52-year-old Kareem Jul died ... -
Fishermen appeal to PNoy over looming Manila Bay fishing ban
(Manila Bulletin,July 24, 2015 , on page 5)Several groups of fishermen trooped to Mendiola, Manila yesterday and sought an audience with President Aquino to protest the looming fishing ban to be imposed in Manila Bay by September which they fear would 'bring death ... -
Five boxes of ‘dynamited’ fish seized
(DailyGuardian,June 27, 2020 , on page 2)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) seized five boxes of alleged illegally caught fish from Cadiz City. Commander Jansen Benjamin, PCG-Negros Occidental ... -
Four arrested for illegal fishing
(Panay News,October 13, 2015 , on page 5)Four fishermen were arrested at the Pilar Bay for allegedly engaging in dynamite fishing at 2 p.m. on Oct. 10. Police Inspector Ruby Magallanes, Pilar police chief, indentified the four suspects as Pedro Berry, Reynaldo ... -
Germany aids drive vs illegal fishing
(BusinessWorld,June 14, 2010 , on page S1/3)German technical cooperation agency GTZ is focusing on coastal resource management projects in Leyte Gulf to help eradicate illegal fishing. -
Gov't asked to get tough on illegal fishers
(Manila Bulletin,August 2, 2019 , on page 7)A group advocating the protection of the seas’ resources said there is a need to prosecute more illegal fishers caught in the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s richest fishing grounds. “Our courts also need to prioritize ... -
Happy Fishermen
(Panay News,July 17, 2015 , on page 15)The fish tuloy is very abundant this month and is expected to be more abundant in the coming months of the year. At the fishing port, fishermen haul their catch from the nets (waswas), put them in fish tubs (banyera) and ... -
Healthy bay? count the turtles
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 28, 2017 , on page A17)The annual spectacle “is a manifestation of our commitment to the protection and rehabilitation of the bay,” said Edwin Frias, 46, a fisherman and Bantay Dagat (fish warden) from the village of Bignay II. Frias and other ... -
'Hulbot' fishers caught off Concepcion waters
(Panay News,July 22, 2017 , on page 2, 14)Fifteen fishermen from Negros Occidental were caught using the forbidden trawlboat, a modified Danish seine, in the marine waters off Baliguian Island in Barangay Malangabang, Concepcion, Iloilo. The fishermen were led by ... -
'Hulbot-hulbot' more destructive than dynamite
(The Daily Guardian,August 3, 2018 , on page 2-15)An environmentalist urged owners and operators of “hulbot-hulbot” or Danish seine fishing to stop their illegal activities to preserve one of the richest fishing grounds in the world. Renowned environmentalist and lawyer ... -
Illegal fishers in 'hot water'
(Panay News,August 14, 2014 , on page 11-14)Seven fishermen caught using improvised dynamites off the coast of Barosbos Island in Carles are in deep trouble here. SPO1 Gilbert Piedad of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task force is set to file a criminal complaint ... -
Illegal fishing around Pagasa Island worries residents
(Manila Bulletin,May 17, 2015 , on page 13)Residents of Pagasa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) have expressed concern over the illegal fishing activities being done by Chinese and Vietnamese fishermen who, they said, are resorting to the ... -
Illegal fishing cases surge
(Panay News,June 10, 2015 , on page 2-15)In just five months, the criminal charges filed against illegal fishers here nearly doubled compared to last year's accomplishment of the Bantay Bata Task Force. The task force reported that the number of cases filed in ... -
Illegal fishing plagues Tañon Strait
(The Philippine Star,October 4, 2015 , on page B5)An international non-government organization is urging the government to strictly enforce vessel monitoring measures pursuant to the newly-amended Fisheries Code. This after Oceana, the world’s biggest international NGO ... -
Illegal fishing threatens food security
(Panay News,September 14, 2010 , on page 6)Marine resources in Cebu are dwindling due to illegal fishing, threatening the province's food security, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 7 (BFAR-7). Aquaculturist II Nathaniel Lucero of the BFAR-7 ... -
Illegal fishing threatens marine resources
(Manila Bulletin,September 14, 2010 , on page 8)Cebu's marine resources are dwindling, threatening food security for the province's growing population as incidence of illegal fishing continues to be a coastal issue. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) ... -
Illegal fishing, commercial fishers still abound in Tañon Strait
(Manila Bulletin,October 1, 2015 , on page B-7)Dynamite and cyanide fishing, and commercial fishing operations still abound in Tañon Strait, the country's largest marine protected area between Cebu and Negros islands. These were the findings of a recent seven-day ... -
Illegally caught fish found in Bacolod
(Tempo,June 28, 2020 , on page 3)The Philippine Coast Guard-Negros Occidental and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources yesterday seized five boxes of fish worth ₱20,000 allegedly illegally caught through dynamite fishing in Cadiz City, Negros ... -
Inland fishing reduces fish scarcity problem - BFAR-7
(Manila Bulletin,September 11, 2010 , on page 14)The Region 7 office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) here is strengthening the promotion of inland fishing in Central Visayas, emphasizing that the practice can reduce the shortage of fish supply ...