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Fishers appeal tuna ban
The tuna fishers' federation here has appealed to an international body to exempt small-and medium-sized purse seine vessels from the fishing ban in portions of the Pacific Ocean, noting that the number of workers displaced ...
- February 16, 2010
Demolition of illegal fish pens starts in Dagupan
The city government last week began dismantling illegal fishing structures in its river systems to demonstrate that it was serious in enforcing its fishery ordinance. "It's now or never," said Mayor Benjamin Lim, who led ...
- October 12, 2010
ADB asked to invest in small farms, fishers
Some 60 representatives of different organizations of small farmers, fishers, indigenous people's, rural youth and women and rural development organization from 13 countries in Asia and the Pacific converged in Manila to ...
- July 8, 2010
Oil spill: How much, does it matter?
Just how much oil is spewing from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico and how important is it to know that? Experts can’t agree on either question. Some scientists who have studied a new video of the gusher estimate ...
- May 16, 2010
BFAR plans more floating fish cages in mariculture parks
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will expand marine agriculture (mariculture) zones in Eastern Visayas by setting up floating fish cages in Leyte’s open seas. The Fisheries bureau will also redevelop ...
- September 23, 2010
Yap cites need to protect Coral Triangle
The partnership between the government and the private sector and the pursuit of innovations in climate adaptations is meant to protect Coral Triangle and ensure its diversity and sustainability for some 360 million people. ...
- February 11, 2010
Yap cites need to protect Coral Triangle
The partnership between the government and the private sector and the pursuit of innovations in climate change adaptations is meant to protect the Coral Triangle and ensure its diversity and sustainability for some 350 ...
- February 11, 2010
A local company's bayanihan helps push aquaculture industry forward
Meet Santeh, a company specializing in the production of fish feeds. Beginning in 1985 with shrimp feeds under its Tateh brand name, Santeh grew its company by developing other feeds for different fish species like tilapia, ...
- June 7, 2010
RP asked to back ban on bluefin tuna
An official of the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) yesterday urged the Philippines to support a proposed ban on the fishing and trade of the Atlantic bluefin tuna. "If we don't support the international trade ban, we might ...
- March 19, 2010
Gov't urged to upgrade Laguna Lake's water-holding capacity
Twenty-five experts who assessed the Laguna de Bay ecosystem have urged government to craft a program to improve the water holding capacity of Laguna de Bay to ensure its sustained fish production. These experts, led by ...
- September 16, 2010