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Legazpi declares fishing ban in Demson Reef
The City Government of Legazpi has declared the three-hectare Demson Reef, locally known as “Pulang Buya,” in Albay Gulf as off-limits to fishermen. The move marks the start of rehabilitation work on the 1,200-square-meter ...
- July 3, 2015
Alaminos fisherfolks rely on payao for bounty catch
Fishermen in this city can now look forward to having a bountiful fish catch to sustain their livelihood with the installation of deep sea-fish aggregating devices. The fish aggregating device called payao serves as a ...
- September 23, 2018
Solons question P122-B Laguna Lake dike project
The House Committees on Public Works and Highways and Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources have been urged to look into the alleged displacement of around 80,000 urban poor households following the implementation's ...
- September 27, 2015
Zamboanga fishing opens anew
Commercial fishing firms and fisherfolk can now resume their operations in the waters here as the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources officially opened the sardines season in the peninsula, ...
- March 2, 2018
'Metro Cebu wildlife sanctuary threatened by urbanization'
Metro Cebu’s Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary (OIWS) continues to be threatened by urbanization. The Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary is a 5,800-hectare expanse in Metro Cebu that encompasses inter-tidal flat lands, ...
- November 9, 2017
Artificial reefs: a boon or a bane?
Numerous projects have been implemented by the government to aid Filipino fisherfolks and one of these is the artificial reefs project in Miagao, Iloilo. The artificial reefs project aimed to address the depleting fishing ...
- November 1, 2018
Ending rogue fishing
Seafood is by far the most highly traded commodity globally, feeding billions of people worldwide. Unfortunately, however, the industry is plagued by illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, which undermines conservation ...
- October 20, 2015
Some fishers too traumatized to return to Panatag Shoal
Some fishermen in Masinloc, Zambales have yet to return to Panatag Shoal despite improving relations between China and the Philippines, saying Chinese harassment in the past had left them traumatized. Interviewed by GMA ...
- November 7, 2016
Your fish is your future
Lying within the global center of marine biodiversity, the Philippines is one of the world’s top fish-producing countries, and millions of Filipinos derive their livelihood from fishing. However, these rich and precious ...
- June 3, 2019
Fishing banned as reef damaged by cargo ship to start rehab
A coral reef area off the coast of this city that suffered damage after a Vietnamese cargo ship plowed through it has been closed to fishing to allow experts to further study it and plan steps to be taken for the reef’s ...
- July 4, 2015