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Closed season: Fishing in Visayan Sea prohibited for 3 months beginning today
Starting today, the Visayan Sea will observe a three-month fishing moratorium to combat the severe decline in fish populations caused by overfishing. Until Feb. 15, 2024, it is forbidden for fisherfolk to catch, sell or ...
- November 15, 2023
Juvenile whale shark washes ashore in San Jose
A juvenile whale shark, or butanding, washed ashore in Sitio Banay-banay, Barangay San Pedro, San Jose, Antique, around 6:30 a.m. yesterday, Jan. 22. Personnel from the San Jose Municipal Environment and Natural Resources ...
- January 23, 2023
Green turtles rescued in Tibiao
Three green sea turtles stranded in the coastal area of Barangay San Isidro, Tibiao, Antique were rescued. The green turtle is a large, weighty sea turtle with a wide, smooth carapace, or shell. It inhabits tropical and ...
- January 24, 2023
Carles forms country's biggest task force vs IUU fishing
To curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the local government unit (LGU) of Carles organized the largest Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) in the country. A kick off ceremony for the IATF was held on Feb. ...
- February 21, 2023
Iloilo moves to boost blue swimming crab population
In a bid to revive the blue swimming crab population in the province and sustain local livelihoods, the Provincial Agriculture Office recently released crablets in Sitio Banban, Barangay Tambaliza, Concepcion town. Led by ...
- May 15, 2024
2 boats nabbed for illegal fishing
Authorities have recently apprehended two fishing boats engaged in illegal fishing in the waters of Barangay Sibay in the municipality of Caluya. The fishing boat’s personnel were unregistered and were using active fishing ...
- October 25, 2023