Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "cages"

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    • ₱12.3-M tilapia lost in Taal Lake fish kill: BFAR monitoring waters off 3 lakeshore towns 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 1, 2019, on page A1-A8)
      At least 150 tons or P12.3 million worth of cultured tilapia turned belly-up in fish cages in Taal Lake in Batangas province due to a low level of dissolved oxygen in the water. The Department of Environment and Natural ...

    • 2 tons of tilapia lost as fish kill hits Laguna's Sampaloc Lake 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2021, on page A8)
      About two tons of cultured tilapia were lost after a fish kill hit Sampaloc Lake in San Pablo City, Laguna province, last week, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said. Sammy Malvas, BFAR director for ...

    • 66 tons of tilapia turn belly up in Ilocos Sur: Fish kill blamed on heat, ‘overpopulation’ of cages in San Vicente town’s Bantaoay River 

      Mugas, John Michael (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 22, 2021, on page A10)
      At least P7.3 million worth of tilapia were destroyed in the latest fish kill to hit San Vicente town in Ilocos Sur province, authorities said. Rogelio Rualizo, president of the San Vicente fishermen’s association, said ...

    • BFAR says Lake Bato fish deaths 'normal' 

      Barrameda, Shiena M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 26, 2014, on page A25)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Bicol region has declared that the incident of tilapia dying in Lake Bato in Camarines Sur province is not a case of fish kill but part of the normal life cycle ...

    • Crackdown starts on fish pen guns: DENR, LLDA team runs after armed men manning Laguna de Bay fishery structures 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 11, 2017, on page A10)
      The government on Friday began its crackdown on unlicensed firearms allegedly used by guards manning fish pens in Laguna de Bay. Environment Undersecretary Arturo Valdez, who heads the National Anti-Environmental Crime ...

    • DA says Pangasinan to fill fish supply gaps as demolition of pens continues in Laguna de Bay 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 6, 2017, on page A8)
      With a fish sufficiency level of more than 200 percent, Pangasinan province could fill the fish production gap that would result from the demolition of fish pens in Laguna de Bay by 2018. The province has been supplying ...

    • Demolition of fish pens a worry for Muntinlupa 

      Tayao-Juego, Annelle (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 12, 2016, on page A20)
      The Muntinlupa City government expects around 1,300 residents to lose their sources of income due to the impending demolition of illegal fish pens on Laguna de Bay, which was ordered by President Duterte in his recent State ...

    • Demolition of fish pens in Laguna Lake starts 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2016, on page A8)
      Two fish pens, occupying about 100 hectares in the Laguna Lake, were demolished early Tuesday as part of the government’s effort to ease the overly congested water body covering parts of Laguna and Rizal provinces and Metro ...

    • Demolition of illegal fish pens starts in Dagupan 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 12, 2010, on page A8)
      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 ...

    • DENR: last call for fish pens ‘self-demolition’ order stressed 

      Gamil, Jaymee T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 15, 2017, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued on Saturday its “last call” to owners and operators of fish pens and cages in Laguna de Bay to conduct “self-demolitions” before it starts clearing the ...

    • Fewer fish cages help revive Lake Buhi 

      Escandor, Juan Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 27, 2014, on page A9)
      Lake Buhi, the habitat of the world’s smallest edible fish locally called sinarapan, is showing signs of recovery three years after authorities launched a campaign to rid the freshwater body of excess fish cages and other ...

    • Fish cages crowding Laguna's Sampaloc Lake next targey on LLDA demolition list 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 2, 2017, on page A16)
      The government is now targeting to dismantle illegal fish cages in Sampaloc Lake, one of this city's popular seven interconnected lakes and a major tourist attraction in Laguna province. The Laguna Lake Development Authority ...

    • Fish kill hits Lake Buhi; ₱2.1M worth of tilapia lost 

      Arguelles, Mar S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 28, 2020, on page A8)
      About 20 metric tons of tilapia worth P2.1 million have been lost in a fish kill that hit Lake Buhi in Camarines Sur province after Typhoon “Quinta” (international name: Molave) pummeled Bicol on Sunday and Monday, the ...

    • Fish pens strangle Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 3, 2017, on page A14)
      Section 51 of the Fisheries Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 8550) states that “not over 10 percent of the suitable water surface area of all lakes and rivers shall be allotted for aquaculture purposes like fish ...

    • Fisherfolk slam fish cage demolition in Cavite 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 27, 2021, on page A10)
      A fishers group on Thursday decried the order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to dismantle fishing and aquaculture structures in the waters off Cavite province, saying these will lead to the loss of ...

    • Fishermen lament marginalization 

      Burgos, Nestor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 21, 2012, on page A9)
      Small fisherfolk organizations from 15 countries deplore the massive marginalization of small-scale fishing and are calling for the overhaul of international and national policies on fishing. Fisheries programs have increased ...

    • Fishers’ group hits ‘blanket order’ to demolish Laguna de Bay structures 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 19, 2017, on page A16)
      The Alyansa ng mga Pederasyong Kumikilos sa Lawa ng Laguna posed the question as it called for the suspension of the moratorium on aquaculture being imposed by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA). The group ...

    • Fishkill reported in 3 BAtangas areas 

      Lesaba, Marrah Erika (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 21, 2011, on page A15)
      the Taal Lake were safe to eat following a massive fishkill that spawned an industry nightmare, hundreds of “bangus” (milkfish) were again seen floating in at least three lakeside villages on Monday, police said. SPO3 Larry ...

    • Fishkill strikes Anda 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 27, 2012, on page A6)
      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, ...

    • Gov’t starts dismantling fish pens in Laguna de Bay 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Aurelio, Julie M.; Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 27, 2017, on page A12)
      After issuing a final warning to all fish pen operators last month, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) began dismantling fish pens and fish cages in Laguna de Bay on Thursday. In his first address ...