Browsing Malaya by Subject "fishing communities"

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    • After warding off mass tourism: Hong Kong's last fishing village faces climate threats 

      Beh, Lih Yi (Malaya, October 26, 2018, on page A11)
      Located about two hours from downtown Hong Kong, rural Tai O is the last fishing village in the territory and is home to over 2,000 people. Fishing, the area’s traditional industry, is dying out after a 2012 government ban ...

    • Fisherfolk get ₱718M aid 

      (Malaya, February 10, 2015, on page A3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has set aside ₱718 million for the construction of 252 Community Fish Landing Centers (CFLCs) which will benefit around a third of the fisherfolk population in the ...

    • Govt looks for typhoon-free sites for food production 

      Macapagal, Jed (Malaya, January 5, 2017, on page A3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) yesterday said that it plans to look for relatively typhoon-free sites to be developed as new food production areas following Nina's extensive damage to agriculture last month. Agriculture ...

    • Shrimp industry leaves Iloilo fisherfolk poor 

      Girao, Viju Jess (Malaya, May 19, 1992, on page 7)
      Remigio Cahilig, 50, laments that he may have to give up fishing. Cahilig is one of this town's remaining 300 fishermen. Tigbauan used to be a thriving fishing community but what remains of it today are just specks of ...