Browsing by Subject "Freshwater fish"

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    • Cagayan Valley gears up for massive breading of high-value ludong, igat 

      Ronda, Rainier (The Philippine Star, June 10, 2018, on page B5)
      The Isabela State University (ISU) is embarking on an ambitious research and development (R&D) project that seeks to develop the technology for massive breeding of Cagayan Valley Region's high-value fish (ludong) and ...

    • Catching of 'Ludong' fry banned in Cagayan 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2010, on page B-2)
      Poachers are warned not to collect the fry of the extremely rare Ludong fish that will migrate upstream of the Cagayan River this February, Jack Enrile, adviser to his father, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, and the ...

    • Cleanest bodies of water in Benguet 

      See, Dexter A. (Manila Bulletin, September 24, 2010, on page 1)
      Despite rapid urbanization and migration in various parts of this vegetable-producing province, a study showed that the cleanest and richest bodies of water in the country may be in this province. Provincial officials ...

    • DA plans 10-year fisheries roadmap 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, September 9, 2017, on page B4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to craft a 10-year masterplan for the local fisheries sector to improve its contribution to the overall agriculture industry. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Pinol said the DA will ...

    • DENR urges public to report restaurants selling tawilis 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, April 13, 2019, on page 7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) reminded the public yesterday that the closed fishing season for tawilis is strictly being enforced and will last until April 30. DENR-Calabarzon urged the public ...

    • DENR, BFAR move to protect tawilis 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen; Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2019, on page 12)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) may have failed to fully implement the closed fishing season in Taal Lake that placed tawilis on the list of endangered species. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Endangered Cagayan eel gets $1.8M lifeline 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, June 4, 2013, on page A1-A2)
      A London-based conservationist group has committed $1.8 million to save the endangered Cagayan eel. The fund, to be provided by the Global Conservation International (GCI), will support local efforts to protect and save ...

    • Farmers urged to grow giant gourami 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2011, on page B-6)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala urged fish farmers to venture into growing giant gourami (Ospronemus gouramy) as an alternative to bangus, tilapia, and catfish in inland water bodies such as fishponds, lakes, and even ...

    • Fish Ark PH: Keeping hope afloat for conservation of native freshwater fishes 

      Darvin, Loureeda C. (Panay News, March 3, 2013, on page D7)
      Through Fish Ark Philippines, UPLB has succeeded in the induced spawning and larval rearing of the silver therapon or "ayungin". That fish need a boat to survive seems counterintuitive but Fish Ark Philippines aims to be ...

    • Fish festival grill bids for guinness record 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (Manila Bulletin, April 4, 2014, on page 16)
      Around 60 tons of freshwater fishes will be grilled today to celebrate the "Malangsi Festival" (Malangsi is a Pangasinan term for fish) and bid to snatch the title of "longest barbecue" as Guinness World Record. The municipal ...

    • Fish from Taal Lake safe to eat, says fisheries body 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, January 21, 2020, on page A7)
      Despite the eruption of Taal Volcano, the consumption of fish from Taal Lake is safe, according to the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA- BFAR). The volcano sits on top of the lake. ...

    • Fish hobbyists, meet the Paddle fish 

      (Malaya, February 12, 2014, on page B8)
      Fish Hobbyist and other collectors of exotic and rare freshwater fish may be happy to learn that the paddlefish is a now a new member of the over 3,000 species of river monster family at Las Farolas on Frontera Verde Drive ...

    • Fish kill in Isabela town 

      Acupan, Fraire (Panay News, May 28, 2016, on page 12)
      A massive fish kill has been monitored in Isabel, Negros Occidental. The affected villages were Tinongan and Panaquaio, said Municipal Agriculturist Arturo Calma. Dead fishes, including tilapia, mudfish and eel, were found ...

    • Fish wipeout in Sta. Rosa 

      Castro, Ferdinand F. (Manila Bulletin, October 22, 2010, on page 17)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) is investigating the reported fish kill in this side of the lake which fisherfolk reported on Monday. LLDA Information Officer Gerry Carandang said the sudden death of freshwater ...

    • Fishermen grumble as water hyacinths clog Laguna Lake again 

      Andrade, Nel B. (Manila Bulletin, August 10, 2019, on page 7)
      Water hyacinths, commonly referred by locals as water lilies, are once again clogging the shores of villages in this town. Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office head, Mario Yokingco told Manila Bulletin ...

    • Forum tackles endangered tawilis 

      (Manila Standard, March 15, 2019, on page C2)
      The University of Santo Tomas recently staged the Tawilis Summit 2019 in a bid to shed light on the most recent scientific information on Sardinella tawilis which was declared endangered species. Tawilis, a freshwater ...

    • Gentle piranha found in Pasig 

      Ardosa, Carlos (Manila Standard, May 28, 2014, on page A6)
      Las Farolas, which turned a year old in April, is also the sanctuary of a friendly variety of piranha called the Red Pacu or Red Belly Pacu, an omnivorous South American freshwater fish. Pacu (scientific name Colossoma ...

    • A hard problem with a soft solution: Catfish farm’s production surges after easy fix 

      Pagador, Juliana Rose (DailyGuardian, February 20, 2021, on page 6-7)
      There are not enough catfish in the “Catfish Country” of Zarraga, Iloilo, but recent findings in one farm may just be the catalyst that could catapult the fish into abundance. Zarraga Pantat Fingerlings was one of the many ...

    • A hard problem with a soft solution; Catfish farm’s production surges after easy fix 

      Pagador, Juliana Rose (Panay News, February 20, 2021, on page 13)
      There are not enough catfish in the “Catfish Country” of Zarraga, Iloilo, but recent findings in one farm may just be the catalyst that could catapult the fish into abundance. Zarraga Pantat Fingerlings was one of the many ...

    • Heavy pollutants plague Seven Lakes 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, March 27, 2018, on page A4)
      The appearance of white worms bodes ill for the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, Laguna. The worms, called by local fishermen "puting bulate," are found in the guts of Nile tilapia caught in the Seven Lakes. The worms have alerted ...