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PH seas running out of fish, says BFAR exec
More than a hundred fishermen, mostly from Pangasinan province, were out in the West Philippine Sea when Typhoon “Lando” (international name: Koppu) lashed Central and northern Luzon late last month. The sea was calm when ...
- November 8, 2015
La Union board declares calamity state to deal with oil spill
The provincial board of La Union has declared the province under a state of calamity to enable towns affected by the oil spill supposedly from a sunken vessel or another ship to tap their calamity funds for cleanup operations. ...
- March 2, 2013
Whale nursed back to health in La Union
Sto. Tomas, La Union—In a concrete tank, “Agustina” swims feebly, aided by an orange floater from which it tries to wriggle away. Agustina is a female melon-headed whale that was stranded on a beach in the coastal village ...
- May 9, 2017
Dagupan’s ‘Bangus King’ leads way for others
If there is someone who deserves to be called “Bangus King” here, it is Eduardo Maramba, who belongs to four generations of milkfish growers. “My great grandfather, Franciso, my grandfather, Cipriano, and my father, Rufino, ...
- February 10, 2013
Fishkill strikes Anda
The fishkill scourge has again affected the town of Anda, days after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared its water in western Pangasinan free of red tide. Nestor Domenden, BFAR regional director, ...
- December 27, 2012
Law enforcers also behind illegal fishing in Lingayen Gulf
There must be something about the coastal town of San Fabian in Pangasinan which attracts tourists, beach lovers, sea creatures and even unscrupulous fishermen. All are welcome, Mayor Constante Agbayani said, except fishermen ...
- February NaN, 2015
Whale won’t leave coast, dies while being treated
Fishermen found the 2-meter long whale beached along Dasol Bay on Sept. 23 and brought it back to the sea. But it was sighted again in the afternoon on the same day so village officials decided to bring it to the BFAR ...
- October 7, 2016
Demolition of illegal fish pens starts in Dagupan
The city government last week began dismantling illegal fishing structures in its river systems to demonstrate that it was serious in enforcing its fishery ordinance. "It's now or never," said Mayor Benjamin Lim, who led ...
- October 12, 2010
10 stranded whales, dolphins die in Ilocos during lockdown
Ten marine mammals died after being stranded in various areas in the Ilocos region during the Luzon lockdown in the last three months, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Thursday. Most of the ...
- June 19, 2020
Price of 'bangus' dips due to quarantine restrictions
The price of “bangus” (milkfish) in Pangasinan province has slightly gone down, and producers are blaming strict quarantine protocols due to the coronavirus pandemic. Alex Soriano, vice president of Feedmix Specialists ...
- September 6, 2020