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    • Campaign on amended fisheries code increased 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA); PN (Panay News, December 1, 2015, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 6 (BFAR6) is stepping up efforts on information, education and communication campaign on a new law which amended the Philippine Fisheries Code. Republic Act 10654, an act to ...

    • Campaign on to declare Visayan Sea as protected area 

      Dangcalan, Danny (The Philippine Star, June 11, 2015, on page A-27)
      Local government officials in the Visayas and other stakeholders have signed a resolution asking President Aquino to declare the Visayan Sea a marine reserve. The resolution was signed at the 7th Visayan Sea Summit in ...

    • Campaign to save Samar crabs 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, February 20, 2017, on page 8)
      A group of researchers, fisherfolk, and Samarnons have launched a campaign to save Samar Crabs. Jesus Racuyal, director of the Center for Fisheries Aquatic Resources Research and Development (CFFARRD), one of the leaders ...

    • Can 'weak' El Niño trigger coral bleaching epidemic? 

      Mercado, Juan L. (The Philippine Star, December 8, 2002, on page 12)
      Will this year's "weak" El Niño trigger another round of mysterious "bleaching" that savaged economically-vital coral reefs in a clocklike-wave of infection in 1998?. Scientists J. H. Primavera and E.D. Gomez have documented ...

    • Can bangus from Tigbauan feed the world? 

      (Panay News, November 4, 2017, on page 1, 2, 14)
      Iloilo - Feeding more than nine billion people by 2050 is one of the world’s greatest challenges, according to the United Nations (UN). At the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) - Aquaculture Department ...

    • Can cabs, lobster feel pain? UK gov't says yes 

      (The Philippine Star, November 22, 2021, on page 12)
      The United Kingdom will soon ban the boiling of live crabs and lobsters after the government agreed with a recent study that crustaceans can feel pain and joy, according to reports in the Sydney Morning Herald and dpa. ...

    • Can fish farming in territorial waters feed a hungry world? 

      Hood, Marlowe (Manila Standard, August 16, 2017, on page C4)
      Harvesting fish and shellfish from offshore farms could help provide essential protein to a global population set to expand a third to 10 billion by mid-century, researchers said Monday. Suitable open-sea zones have the ...

    • Can modern technology combat illegal fishing? 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, August 1, 2017, on page 1-7)
      Modern technology could be an effective measure to regulate illegal fishing at the Visayan Sea. The strategy includes the establishment of 120 radar stations all over the country by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Can the annual floods from Marikina River be controlled? 

      Nepomuceno, Ariel (The Philippine Star, September 13, 2022, on page 13)
      The recent torrential floods that devastated Pakistan is reminiscent of the 2009 onslaught of Ondoy that left thousands dead and billions of damaged properties. Then after, other threats from the overflow of rivers became ...

    • Can the DENR hack it? 

      Hilario, Ernesto M. (Manila Standard, January 22, 2019, on page A5)
      This Sunday (Jan. 27) the Department of Environment and Natural Resources begins implementing a 10-year plan costing a whopping P42 billion to revive Manila Bay from decades of pollution and urban blight. You will recall ...

    • Can't go to Scarborough? Nolcom offers own fishing sanctuaries 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, April 3, 2014, on page B2)
      Soldiers are putting up fish sanctuaries off Zambales so that Filipino fishermen would not have to go the disputed Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground which China gained control of in 2012. Lt. Gen. Gregorio Pio ...

    • Canada 1st G20 country to ban shark fin trade 

      BBC (Panay News, June 23, 2019, on page 11)
      The country is the largest importer of shark fins outside Asia, though shark finning in the domestic fishery has been illegal since 1994. The shark fin trade is believed to have contributed to the precarious status of many ...

    • Canadian expert cites Seafdec 

      (BulletinToday, December 9, 1985, on page 13)
      A top official of the International Development Research Center (IDRC), a Canadian-based development organization, has lauded the progress of the research projects being undertaken by the Philippine-based aquaculture ...

    • Canadian woman dies after whale jumps onto boat 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, March 13, 2015, on page A-25)
      A Canadian tourist has died in Mexico after a whale jumped on to a boat. Vicente Martinez, the port director in the north-west Mexico beach resort of Cabo San Lucas, said that the 45-year-old woman died from injuries ...

    • Candaba exec clarifies red water in Candaba irrigation 

      Arcellaz, Princess Clea (SunStar Philippines, February 26, 2021, on page 1-11)
      Candaba Councilor Narciso "Siso" Maglanque on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, shed light on the sudden change of color flowing in an irrigation canal in Barangay Barit in Candaba town, Pampanga. Over the weekend, residents ...

    • Candidates urged to come up with ‘blue agenda’ on sustainable fisheries 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, April 23, 2016, on page B-2)
      Presidential candidates are urged to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to build a stronger fishery sector in the next six years. In a statement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) has called on the presidential candidates ...

    • Canned sardines as a fresh papa P 

      (Manila Standard, October 8, 2018, on page C2)
      Actor Piolo Pascual renews his contract as a local sardines brand’s ambassador. Pascual extends his term as the face of Mega Sardines, coinciding with reintroduction of an exciting array of the brand’s variants. Not too ...

    • Canned sardines shortage looms 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, September 20, 2022, on page B2)
      Fisherfolk leaders and sardine cannery owners are asking the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to convene a meeting with them and include coastal local government units (LGUs) to discuss the looming shortage ...

    • Canned sardines shortage looms 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 6, 2022, on page A3)
      The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. on Wednesday warned of a looming shortage of canned sardines because of a three-month fishing ban starting in November. The group's president Danilo Fausto said that the ...

    • Cannedvsardines price adjustment sought 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, January 20, 2023, on page A3)
      A group of canned sardine manufacturers on Thursday said that the public will have a new burden to bear should the Department of Trade and Industry allow a price adjustment to canned sardines in the market. In a radio ...