Browsing BusinessWorld by Place "Papua New Guinea"

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    • DENR to implement stricter penalties to protect Coral Triangle 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela (BusinessWorld, December 1, 2017, on page S1/9)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will be enforcing stiffer sanctions on companies that will be found to be polluting bodies of water near the Coral Triangle, as part of the country’s contribution ...

    • Fishers appeal tuna ban 

      Sarmiento, A. S. (BusinessWorld, February 16, 2010, on page S1/6)
      The tuna fishers' federation here has appealed to an international body to exempt small-and medium-sized purse seine vessels from the fishing ban in portions of the Pacific Ocean, noting that the number of workers displaced ...

    • Help of Indonesia to Filipino fishing industry sought 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, February 7, 2014, on page S1/11)
      The Philippines-Indonesia Border Committee Chairmen’s Conference, held here last Wednesday, has committed to bring to higher authorities a request to allow Philippine-flag fishing vessels to pass through the Indonesian ...

    • Higher tuna catch expected in Q4 

      (BusinessWorld, October 16, 2012, on page S1/6)
      The Philippines should see a higher tuna catch starting next month after the country deployed 36 high-seas fishing vessels to the Pacific, a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official said. BFAR Director ...

    • Local tuna industry reeling from ban; jobless workers on rise 

      Sarmiento, Romer S. (BusinessWorld, January 26, 2010, on page S1/3)
      Players in the local tuna industry are now feeling the pinch of the closure of the high seas in portions of the Pacific Ocean, with one fishing company officially informing the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) of ...

    • PNG wants tuna catch processed domestically 

      Lim, Janina C. (BusinessWorld, November 8, 2017, on page S1/9)
      Papua New Guinea (PNG) is seeking to enforce a local-processing rule for all tuna caught in its waters, which is affecting the Philippine tuna fishing fleet, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The DA said it is ...

    • Protecting the Coral Triangle a top priority 

      NJCM (BusinessWorld, January 20, 2010, on page S1/1-S1/3)
      Protecting the biodiversity-rich Coral Triangle needs the combined efforts of the government and private sector, and should be a top priority if the region wants to sustain the area's vast fishery resource, experts yesterday ...

    • Starfish threatens famed coral reefs 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, June 7, 2013, on page S3/9)
      A coral-killing starfish has begun infesting a channel of water in the Philippines famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world, the government said Friday. The appearance of the crown-of-thorns ...