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DENR rescues, releases Guimaras marine turtles
Two marine turtles kept as pets in Sition Lusay, Brgy. Lawi, Jordan town have been rescued and eventually returned back to their natural habitat. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) identified the ...
- October 14, 2012
Divers collect underwater trash
Twenty-four professional divers retrieved underwater garbage – mostly plastics – in Sipaway Island in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental. The “scubasureros” have been collecting trash from Negros Occidental waters every ...
- July 22, 2018
Kapis shell industry - can the downfall be reversed?
Kapis shell once made a record of ranking in US$35 million and placed 5th among the major fishery export products of the Philippines. That was 1991. Today, the number of kapis are dwindling and worst, they have totally ...
- February 19, 2002
SEA aquaculture experts to discuss in Iloilo code of conduct for responsible fisheries
Aquaculture experts from the Southeast Asian countries will gather to discuss to region code of conduct on responsible fisheries-aquaculture development (RCCRF-AD) on July 31 to August 2 this year at the Days Hotel in ...
- August 2, 2000
Seafdec helps fishers revive Kapis industry
Tigbauan fishers gathered recently in front of the Tigbauan LGU-SEAFDEC livelihood project to witness the seeding of kapis (locally called lampirong) breeders along Tigbauan coastal waters. The seeding was led by Mayor ...
- September 24, 1999
Boracay Tubi assures 'no discharge' of untreated wastewater off sea
The Boracay Tubi System Inc. (BTSI) said it complied the water quality and effluent standards after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) lifted its cease and desist order on BTSI Lugotan outfall in ...
- September 28, 2019
What you need to know about red tide
A fisherman in New Washington dared the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) personnel in the province: he will eat talaba, or oysters, in front of them to prove that those harvested from the town are not ...
- December 13, 2015
SEAFDEC-BFAR to conduct on-site training on freshwater aquaculture in North Cotabato
Responding to the call of Mindanaons, SEAFDEC and BFAR will conduct on-site training of freshwater aquaculture on Feb. 25- 28, 2019 on land-locked areas in North Cotabato. Kabacan, North Cotabato is the first on-site ...
- February 23, 2019
Guimaras moves to fortify local laws vs illegal fishing
To address the rampant incidents of marine resource exploitations and illegal fishing in the coastal waters of the provine, local government units here agreed to harmonize their municipal fishery ordinances. Officials ...
- May 21, 2013
P1.6-M seahorses, seadragons seized
The police arrested three persons who were all residents of Estancia, a northern Iloilo coastal municipality known for its rich marine resources. They were about to take a barge bound for Cebu City, according to Chief ...
- December 21, 2017