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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
Beguiling Basilan
On board SuperFerry 6 en route to Zamboanga City last December, I discovered that one of my cabin mates was a Marine corporal bound for Jolo. When he learned that I was going to Basilan, where he had been previously stationed ...
- February 27, 2000
Rediscovering the wild but useful seagrass
Locally-known as ragiwdiw and bankuan in Bicol, the seagrass (Rynchospora corymbosa) is a perennial plant species which grows abundantly in the flood-prone areas of the region. While it is considered as useless by some, ...
- May 9, 2019
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
Boracay rehab all about following law
The government is bent on sustaining the gains of the six-month environmental rehabilitation of Boracay as more tourists are returning to the resort island in Malay, Aklan province, according to Tourism Secretary Bernadette ...
- May 1, 2019
Boracay's Atis get agri-fishery livelihood
With the reopening of world-famous Boracay Island, its native settlers are seen to have an alternative livelihood in small-scale farming and fishing. This is after the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched simultaneous ...
- October 29, 2018
W. Visayas to lose third of tourism receipts due to Boracay closure
Western Visayas stands to lose one-third of its biggest tourism contributor once the temporary closure of the island of Boracay takes effect this April 26. Data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) Region 6 showed that in ...
- April 12, 2018
New fishing policy for tinapa industry
To ensure the availability of Alumahan (island mackerel) for the tinapa (smoked fish) industry, the alliance of Samar Sea Mayors has proposed the “No-fishing” policy during the months of March-April-May-June. BFAR studies ...
- October 16, 2015
SEAFDEC to hold aquaculture business gab
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department will hold an Agree-Build-Organize-Transfer Aquaculture Business Forum on October 16 and 17 at the Philippine Social Science Center in Diliman, Quezon ...
- September 24, 2007
14 potential sites identified for mussel culture
A project funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has identified 14 locations having a total area ...
- January 12, 2018