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Roxas City to boost ‘talaba’ production
Talaba or oyster farmers here can look forward to ample assistance to boost production and improve marketing. With the city government, they are in talks with the Gerry Roxas Foundation and concerned government agencies. ...
- February 5, 2021
New law to protect 97 PH 'critical areas'
A new law will strengthen the conservation of 97 ecologically “critical areas” in the country. Republic Act 11038, or the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System Act of 2018, was approved on June 22. “The ...
- July 5, 2018
'Higher fines to save marine resources'
According to Director Asis Perez, it was a decade ago yet when experts warned that the country's seas were suffering from overfishing. The amended Republic Act 10654 (Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998) exacts heavy fines ...
- October 6, 2016
Capitol plants more mangrove propagules in Banate
In celebration of World Water Day on March 22, the provincial capitol recently planted about 500 mangrove propagules of the bungalon species along the shoreline of Barangay Alacaygan in Banate town. “We must continue with ...
- March 26, 2021
Fishermen 'floated for over an hour' before PCG rescue
Five fishermen whose boat capsized in the waters of Nueva Valencia, Guimaras have been rescued. But they had been floating in the sea for over an hour before Philippine Coast Guard officers – luckily – found them, an agency ...
- December 22, 2018
BFAR leads closed season for fishing in Visayas
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Field Office 6 spearheaded the kickoff of the closed season for fish capture by conducting an information caravan on Nov. 16 and an Information, Education and ...
- November 18, 2016
Shrimp harvests set record
Dan Baliao, Program Director of Seafdec-BFAR (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) Joint Mission for Accelerated Nationwide Techno-Transfer Program (JMANTTP) could not ...
- December 13, 2001
Ibajay to vie for Asia's largest mangrove
Ibajay town here will compete for the record of having the largest mangrove tree in Asia. Ibajay Mayor Lulu Miraflores said a group of Japanese experts arrived recently to document the mangrove found in the boundary of ...
- June 30, 2010
Capiz seafood harvests rake in P1.2B
Capiz has produced approximately more than 25,000 metric tons of aquamarine products last year. According to Aquaculturist Audie Belargo of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) in Capiz, said aquamarine products ...
- July 20, 2007
SEAFDEC, Antique gov't sign agreement on preservation of coastal resources
A memorandum of agreement (MOA) was recently forged between the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the office of Antique Cong. Exequiel Javier for protection, management and development of the ...
- July 14, 2006