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400 juveniles fishes released into Iloilo River
More than 400 juvenile fishes were dispersed to the Iloilo River by the Office of the City Agriculturist recently. These included managat, danggit and lapu-lapu, among others. A total of 20,000 fishes had been restocked ...
- January 18, 2021
DA-BFAR aids W.Visayas fishery sector amid crisis
The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Region 6 is taking actions to mitigate the impact of pandemic threat to the livelihood of the fisherfolk and other industry stakeholders. ...
- March 29, 2020
2 Negrense fishermen die off Zamboanga coast
Two fishermen from Negros Occidental, along with two others, died in a fishing mishap off the coast of Zamboanga City Thursday last week. Authorities identified the fatalities as 29-year-old Charlie Caspe and 27-year-old ...
- August 10, 2021
Bacolod fisherfolk oppose 'dev't project' in Sum-ag
The fisherfolk community in Barangay Sum-ag here is opposing a “development project” being done at Sum-ag River. “There is an ongoing beach resort project at the entrance of Sum-ag River,” said punong barangay Rodney Carmona ...
- May 22, 2021
Olive ridley sea turtle rescued from fish net
A fisherman rescued a female Olive ridley sea turtle trapped in the fishnet while fishing in the waters of Bucay, Ilog, Negros Occidental at around 7:30 a.m., recently. Federico Alilain, a resident from Sitio Mapait, Brgy. ...
- May 6, 2020
‘Antique has enough supply of rice, fish amid quarantine’
Nick Calawag, chief of OPA on Tuesday said the province being rice self-sufficient has enough supply for the consumption of its people. For fish, Calawag said that it is sufficient especially that fishermen are able to ...
- March 25, 2020
Fisheries library goes digital, thousands of materials freely downloadable
Thousands of fish farmer-friendly materials, journal articles, and books written by scientists and researchers of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) are freely searchable and downloadable over the ...
- January 29, 2020
From fishers to breeders: Special training boosts hope for Molocaboc's abalone
A prized jewel lies hidden beneath the shimmering and pristine waters of Molocaboc Island, a part of the 32-hectare Sagay Marine Reserve in Negros Occidental: the donkey’s-ear abalone (Haliotis asinina), a kind of marine ...
- September 2, 2023
Capiz fisherfolks affected by red tide continue to receive aid
The provincial government of Capiz, through its Task Force Pagdumdum, continues to extend assistance to fisherfolks affected by red tide. Just recently, the taskforce went to Barangay Culajo, Roxas City and distributed ...
- November 23, 2022
Landbank supports Cebu LGU's livelihood program for farmers, fishers
The Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) strengthened its ties with the Provincial Government of Cebu during a courtesy visit on 15 September 2022, as the Bank expressed its continued support for the Province’s Enhanced ...
- September 23, 2022