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Is creation of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources a good idea?
A number of stakeholders in the fishery sector had been calling for the establishment of a Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR), separate from the Department of Agriculture (DA). Its proponents cite two ...
- December 24, 2020
Study: PH losing ₱62b yearly to illegal fishing
The Philippines has been losing approximately P62 billion annually to illegal fishing based on a study released by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...
- March 11, 2021
World’s oldest fishing sinkers found in SKorea
Archaeologists excavating a cave in South Korea have found evidence that suggests human beings were using sophisticated techniques to catch fish as far back as 29,000 years ago, much earlier than experts previously thought. ...
- August 8, 2018
Filipinos can freely fish in ‘Panatag’ – Chinese envoy
Filipinos are still allowed to freely fish in Panatag Shoal based on a friendly arrangement between the Philippines and China, a Chinese diplomat said Tuesday. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua made the ...
- June 13, 2018
PH to declare Panatag Shoal a protected marine sanctuary
The Philippines will unilaterally declare the fish spawning grounds of Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) a protected marine sanctuary where fishing is banned inside the triangular lagoon. National Security Adviser Hermogenes ...
- November 22, 2016
Manila, Beijing to discuss West PH sea dispute later this year
Malacañang said on Tuesday that Manila and Beijing have agreed to discuss “mutually acceptable approaches” to deal with their overlapping claims in the South China Sea, as the Philippines marks the first anniversary of its ...
- July 12, 2017
Closed fishing season
The closed season started yesterday, Nov. 15, and ends Feb. 15 next year in the Visayan Sea where sardines, mackerel and herrings abound. In the waters off Northern Palawan, the closed fishing season started on Nov. 1 and ...
- November 16, 2022
AFP must protect Pinoy fishers, but...
Our “what if” experts are busy speculating, roused by the pro-China stance taken by President Duterte and the defense department’s signal to Filipinos not to be afraid to fish in Philippine waters infested with foreign ...
- April 4, 2019
Fishing industry remains stable
The local fishing industry remains robust in the local and national markets, and has kept prices of fish stable. Iloilo Fish Port Complex officer-in-charge Elmer Figuracion said fishing has been very upbeat in the months ...
- June 23, 2010
China trains fishing militia to venture into Spratlys
The fishing fleet based in this tiny port town on Hainan Island is getting everything from military training and subsidies to even fuel and ice as China creates an increasingly sophisticated fishing militia to sail into ...
- May 2, 2016