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PH urges more focus on Spratlys
The Philippine government called on the US government to urgently give more focus to recent developments in the South China Sea and provide substance to its Asia re-balance policy. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del ...
- May 15, 2015
Davao plans for stronger fishery law enforcement
The City Agriculturist Office (CAO) is seeking a P3-million budget to strengthen the implementation of national and local fishery laws intended to protect marine and coastal resources. The project will involve closer ...
- December 1, 2015
New council to open markets to agriculture, fishery sectors
The creation of the Highly Urbanized City Agricultural and Fishery Council of Iloilo City (HUCAFC-IC) will help spur the agriculture and the fisheries sectors of the city. The council was created through an ordinance ...
- January 5, 2015
El Niño may hurt fisheries sector, too
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 is working out an El Niño mitigation plan to lessen the dry spell's impact on the fisheries sector. "We are currently planning for one. We will also meet with ...
- September 27, 2015
China welcomes Russell's comments on South China Sea
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said June 23 that the South China Sea issue is not and should not be one between China and the United States. Spokesman Lu Kang made the remarks while responding to a question on ...
- June 30, 2015
PH-China sea row leads to 'video war'
The Philippines will broadcast a three-part documentary to defend its position on the disputed West Philippine Sea today, countering a Chinese television series that laid out Beijing's so-called nine-dash line claims on ...
- June 12, 2015
Fishing ban allows spawning
No one is allowed to catch sardines, mackerels and herrings at the Visayan Sea for three months. The "closed season," which lasts until Feb 15, 2016, will allow these fish species to breed, according to the Bureau of ...
- December 13, 2015
Motorized boats open up new fishing grounds for Lupon villagers
Eighty-year old Leonardo R. Dabon has been a fisherman for the last 65 years, but this year marks the first time he will be putting out to sea in a motorized banca. "I started fishing in 1950 when I was just 15 years old," ...
- January 29, 2015
31 fishers caught for illegal 'diwal' harvest
Philippine Coast Guard personnel on Monday arrested 31 fishers for illegally harvesting diwal (angel wing clam) off the coast of Barangay Talon. The fishers violated City Ordinance No. 016-2007, which provides guidelines ...
- April 15, 2015
Half of world's sea turtles have swallowed plastic or other rubbish
Rubbish and debris entering into the marine environment become a more high profile issue after Australian researchers found more than half of the world's sea turtles have swallowed plastic or other rubbish. Research from ...
- September 16, 2015