Browsing Malaya by Subject "fishery economics"
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10 out of 13 fishing grounds overfished
(Malaya,May 15, 2013 , on page A1-A3)Ten out of the country's 13 major fishing grounds are overfished, resulting in big declines in fishing production, officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) disclosed yesterday. BFAR Director Asis ... -
Agri output fall 1.27% in Q2
(Malaya,August 8, 2019 , on page A1)The fisheries subsector improved by 1.9 percent during the period and contributed 17.41 percent to the total agricultural output. Increases in production were recorded for yellowfin tuna, round-scad, tiger prawn and tilapia. ... -
Agri output rebounds
(Malaya,May 16, 2017 , on page A1-A4)Agriculture output grew 5.28 percent in the first quarter compared with a year ago, rebounding from a contraction in the previous quarter largely due to good weather, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said yesterday. ... -
Climate change threatens fish supply
(Malaya,April 25, 2017 , on page A1-A4)Global warming means less fish on the table. That’s reason for concern to a country that consumes a lot more fish than the global average of 15 kilograms annually. Already, Philippine coral reefs are degraded, the seed ... -
Climate change to cut fish catch by 50%
(Malaya,June 20, 2013 , on page A3)The Philippines will have to prepare for a 50 percent drop in fish catch and the huge risks storms will have on informal settlements and coastal communities due to climate change. The World Bank said that fish catch in ... -
The effects are maddening as they go viral
(Malaya,September 9, 2011 , on page A9-A10)Viral nervous necrosis (VNN) is caused by betanodaviruses, or spherical viruses that targets the nervous system and kills brain cells in fish in order to survive and thrive. When it hits, VNN causes fish to act crazy. It ... -
EU bans uncertified RP tuna
(Malaya,January 26, 2010 , on page A1-A5)The Philippine is losing millions of dollars in potential revenue because its marine products are off limits to European consumers. Since January 1, the European Union (EU) imposed a mandatory scheme that allows only seafood ... -
Experts urging gov't to craft framework to protect sardines
(Malaya,March 21, 2018 , on page A4)Experts are urging the government to craft a national management framework to address overfishing sardines in the country, citing declining stocks due to heavy fishing pressure and environmental changes. "Sardines are being ... -
Farm output growth slowed to 1% in 2018
(Malaya,January 11, 2019 , on page A1)Ahead from the release of official figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said the farming sector grew by 1 percent in 2018, due to the effects of 13 weather disturbances ... -
Fish firm sees tuna exports of $100M
(Malaya,May 14, 2013 , on page A2)Alliance select Food International Corp., is confident that is can grow its sales by more than a third for the year, as it works to expand market share overseas. Jonathan Dee, Alliance select president, said sales from ... -
Fish output dropped in 2014
(Malaya,February 25, 2015 , on page A4)Production output of the three most consumed fish varieties dropped in 2014, according to the latest report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The effects of typhoon Glenda were attributed as the primary factors ... -
Galunggong imported from China tainted?
(Malaya,August 23, 2018 , on page B2)The Department of Health yesterday warned the public to be careful about consuming round scad or galunggong that will be imported from China and are suspected to be tainted with formalin. Health Secretary Francisco Duque ... -
Move over GG, tilapia's now poor man's fish
(Malaya,February 12, 2010 , on page A1-A3)Tilapia is the preferred food of most Filipinos than galunggong (mackerel scad) during hard times, indicating that if tilapia price rises, hunger incidence would also go up, the National Economic and Development Authority ... -
PH bats for removal of fisheries subsidies
(Malaya,January 9, 2020 , on page A1-A7)The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the Philippines bats for the prohibition of certain forms of fisheries subsidies that encourage overfishing. DA Secretary William Dar said the Philippines is maintaining this position ... -
PH exports tuna, imports belly
(Malaya,March 10, 2015 , on page A2-A4)The all-time favorite in many Filipino grills, tuna belly and panga, come all the way from the Marshall Islands. Tuna traders import from Majuro and Vietnam (the major sources) as well as South Korea tuna scraps like belly, ... -
PH sardine industry sustainable
(Malaya,April 4, 2017 , on page A1-A4)Filipino consumers get “the cheapest sardines in the world,” according to Michael Tiu Lim, vice president for operations of Mega Global Corp., the country’s largest sardines fishing and canning company. On average, a ... -
PH urged to hike fish exports to France
(Malaya,June 30, 2015 , on page A4)Filipino producers are being urged to take advantage of the recent lifting of the ban on local fish products and avail of the grant of the Generalised System of Preferences+ (EU GSP+) by the European Union (EU) to increase ... -
Prices of sardines, condiments up
(Malaya,May 7, 2019 , on page A1-A7)Twenty-six products have raised suggested retail prices (SRP) as of May 4 as manufacturers could no longer hold off the adjustments, according to Ruth Castelo, undersecretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). ... -
Record growth for agri in Q2
(Malaya,May 29, 2017 , on page A2)Agriculture is expected to post another record growth in the second quarter of the year due to the introduction of new markets as well as the upward trend in the world prices of prime agricultural products. “The performance ... -
Sardine canner sees 28% hike in sales
(Malaya,February 9, 2017 , on page A2)Mega Global Corp., makers of Mega sardines, eyes to grow its sales by 28 percent this year driven by strong demand for its products especially in the Visayas. William Tiu Lim, president and chief executive officer of Mega ...