Browsing by Subject "By catch"

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    • 6 coastal villages join cleanup drive 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, August 23, 2019, on page 6-15)
      Six coastal villages in Valladolid, Negros Occidental joined a cleanup drive yesterday as part of their preventive measures on stranded sea animals which are being tangled by fishing nets and other garbage. The activity ...

    • 6 rehabbed sea turtles released 

      Nepomuceno, Jezza (Panay News, December 10, 2010, on page 1-12)
      The Marine Sanctuary, Rescue and Rehabilitation Center island province has released six sea turtles to the sea near the coastal Brgy. Lawi, Jordan town. Released were two of each species green turtle, hawkbill and olive ...

    • 6-ft. long whale shark caught in net set free 

      Lazaro, Freddie G. (Manila Bulletin, March 3, 2015, on page 12)
      Local fishermen got quite a big surprise when they found a six-meter-long whale shark caught in their net in Barangay Camindoroan, here, the other day. Ilocos Sur's Fish Regulatory Officer Benny Saraos said local fishermen ...

    • After the birds, here come the sea turtles 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, May 19, 2020, on page 8)
      Three critically endangered species of turtle were rescued in Western Visayas amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The turtle rescues followed the rescue of owls and Brahminy kites spotted in urban areas ...

    • Another oarfish found in Antique 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, August 16, 2015, on page 6)
      A fisherman in Belison town caught another oarfish on Thursday afternoon, the third so far in a span of three weeks. Pablo Crespo found the dying oarfish at a small canal around 1:20 p.m. on the shores of Maradiona, Belison ...

    • Another sea turtle trapped in fish cage, rescued 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, May 14, 2020, on page 3)
      Barangay officials in Barangay Gahit, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental rescued a sea turtle trapped in a fish cage on Wednesday. Environment Management Specialist II (EMS II) Jojo Vargas said the turtle was 24 inches long ...

    • Back to the sea for trapped turtles 

      Calawag, Flord (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2015, on page A10)
      Rain suddenly poured at the break of dawn as 20 students and two instructors boarded the four-layered bamboo raft in Barangay Malabor, Tibiao, Antique province. They were about to experience “lambaklad” fishing in the ...

    • Bill aims to protect sharks and rays 

      Caspe, Mel (Manila Standard, December 28, 2016, on page C1)
      Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri has filed a bill seeking to prohibit all trade in sharks and rays, both of which are being threatened by unchecked overfishing, including bycatching. Senate Bill 1245 proposes to forbid “the ...

    • Biodiversity in Samar Sea 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, October 5, 2016, on page 12)
      The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that by 2050, catches of main fish species could decline by up to 40 percent in the tropics, where livelihoods, food and nutrition security ...

    • Cagayan coast guards release hawksbill turtle 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, August 8, 2013, on page A7)
      A haksbill sea turtle was released back to the sea by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) of the District of Northeastern Luzon in Barangay Punta in Aparri town. Named Rolanda, the sea turtle was turned over to PCG by residents ...

    • Cagayan town crafts ordinance to protect crablets 

      Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, August NaN, 2018, on page B5)
      In a move to improve the gathering, selling, and transporting of “rissing” or crablets, the local government unit in this coastal town is coming up with an ordinance to protect the aquatic specie that was crafted in ...

    • Cannibal crab PH's third most important fishery export 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, October 23, 2017, on page A2)
      This crab is a cannibal. And the government wants more of them. The Blue Swimming Crabs, also known as Portunuspelagicus, is well known for its cannibalistic habits. It preys on other weak crabs, those with missing appendages ...

    • Conservation confab mulls fate of bluefin 

      Schroeder, Dominique (Manila Standard, November 15, 2016, on page B4)
      Fishing and shipping nations gather in Portugal this week to consider the fate of the endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna and over-harvested Mediterranean swordfish, two pricey gourmet favorites. While conservationists want ...

    • Davao Gulf closed fishing season ends 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, September 1, 2015, on page S1/4)
      The Davao Gulf will again be open for commercial fishing for nine months starting Sept. 1 with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) expecting an improved catch after implementing a three-month closed season. ...

    • Defining juvenile tuna-why size really matters 

      Ingles, Jose (The Philippine Star, September 9, 2012, on page B-4)
      The use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) – man-made structures placed at sea as anchored or floating devices designed to attract schools of fish – has been a hotly debated topic because of their tendency to catch higher ...

    • DENR releases endangered green sea turtles back to sea 

      Flora, Ian Ocampo (SunStar Philippines, June 13, 2020, on page 2-11)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here released six endangered female green sea turtles into the sea of Casiguran town in Aurora as part of the annual celebration of the Philippine Environment ...

    • DENR, PCG release pawikan to habitat 

      (The Daily Guardian, February 14, 2014, on page B6-B7)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-6 and the Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo released a green sea turtle back to its natural habitat recently. DENR-6 regional executive director Jim Sampulna and ...

    • Dolphin washed ashore dies 

      Checa, Stephen Louie (Panay News, August 24, 2015, on page 5)
      A young spinner dolphin found in the shoreline between Sitio Igbangto, Mabasa, Patnongon town and Zaragoza, Bugasong town Friday morning last week died 3 a. m. the following day. According to Paolo Magabilin of the Bugasong ...

    • DTI to boost Antique's fish industry 

      Lasafin, Daryl Z. (Panay News, January 22, 2016, on page 6)
      The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is prioritizing the strengthening of the province's smoked fish industry, particularly in Marina, San Jose de Buenavista. DTI Antique OIC provincial director Mercedes Young said ...

    • Earth Day 2019: Protect our species 

      (The Manila Times, April 22, 2019, on page B4)
      Scientists point this massive decline to habitat destruction, exploitation and climate change as the driving forces for the loss of half of the world’s wild animal population. On to marine life, more than 650,000 marine ...