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Red Tide alert up in 8 Visayas bays
Shellfish ban is still up in eight bays in Eastern Visayas as red tide toxins continue to plague some coastal waters of the region since mid-2017. These red tide-infested bays are Cambatutay, Irong-irong, Maqueda, Villareal ...
- January 3, 2018
Dead fishes wash ashore in Zamboanga
Thousands of dead fish were washed ashore in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga and suspected to have died from lack or low level of dissolved oxygen. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar has dispatched a team ...
- May 3, 2019
Marriott Manila leads the Sustainable Seafood Awareness Week
A huge nationwide campaign is only fitting to be staged in the grandest venue in town. Hence, the 3rd Sustainable Seafood Week was launched nowhere else but at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, hosted by Marriot Hotel Manila. ...
- March 12, 2018
Red tide alert raised in E Visayas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has imposed shellfish ban in two bays and several municipal waters in Leyte, Samar and Biliran provinces. BFAR found the red tide bloom in bays and some coastal waters ...
- November 23, 2015
SC dismisses writ of kalikasan case
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed the writ of kalikasan plea on the disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea after the fishermen who filed the petition withdrew the case following revelations that their signatures ...
- September 4, 2019
Red tide alert up in 5 areas
Five coastal areas remain positive for the red tide toxin, with Palawan waters added to the list, according to the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). In its latest bulletin, ...
- June 28, 2018
'Yolanda' victims to get seaweed farm tools
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has deployed its vessel F/V Tambakol on a mission to distribute seaweed farming implements to growers affected by super typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan.) ...
- February 10, 2014
Cagayan tourism town to boost fishery industry
With P10 million worth of fisheries livelihood projects as its prize, the municipality of Claveria in Cagayan province has laid down its plans to develop a sustainable fishing industry in its coastal villages. Last year, ...
- August 3, 2018
Oceana urges temporary fishing ban for tawilis
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 ...
- February 1, 2019
Aquaculture pushes Q3 fish output
The country’s fish production increased by 1.8 percent to 990,140 metric tons (MT) in the third quarter (Q3) of 2019, with improvements noted in aquaculture farming, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. In its ...
- November 18, 2019