Browsing by Subject "explosive fishing"

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    • Bottlenose dolphin saved 

      Lazaro, Freddie G. (Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2010, on page 9)
      Local officials returned to sea yesterday a bottle-nose dolphin stranded and recovered along the shorelines in Barangay Namalpalan, Magsingal, Ilocos Sur. Ilocos Sur's Fishery Regulation Officer Benny Saraos said the ...

    • The business of fixing Lingayen Gulf 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 6, 2013, on page A17)
      Alaska is a remote coastal village of Aringay, La Union, where blast fishing used to be the main occupation of its residents. In this village, some fishermen used to manufacture improvised dynamite sticks that they used ...

    • Carles illegal fishers nabbed 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, April 1, 2015, on page 2)
      Six fishermen engaged in dynamite fishing off the island barangay of Balbagon in Carles town were apprehended by the Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force on March 31. Recovered from them were 30 kilos of dynamited fishes, a ...

    • Cebu task force scores victory against dynamite fishing 

      (Manila Standard, December 16, 2015, on page B6)
      Local authorities in Cebu have scored victories in apprehending the transport and trade of fish illegally caught with dynamite. Marcelo Go, Cebu environmental operation officer and concurrent head of Cebu Provincial ...

    • China tried to 'physically expel' PH 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 28, 2015, on page A1-A15)
      China's blocking of Philippine ships bringing supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) was a deliberate move to “physically expel” the Philippines and its people from the disputed areas ...

    • Coral cure in Bagac, Subic 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, November 12, 2016, on page C1)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Bataan Peninsula State University (BPSU) are implementing ...

    • DA urges suspension of LGU officials who fail to stop illegal fishing 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, January 5, 2017, on page B-3)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) will recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte the suspension of local government officials, even mayors, and barangay chairmen, who will fail to stop illegal fishing in their areas. The ...

    • Deadly dynamite still a plague in Iloilo seas 

      Napomoceno, Jezza (The Daily Guardian, May 31, 2016, on page 2)
      A 35-year-old fisherman is in jail for allegedly using improvised dynamite while fishing along the coastline of Colebra Island in Concepcion, Iloilo. Benjie F. Lacson of Alipata village, Carles left his wife and two children ...

    • Drive against illegal fishing sought 

      BFAR (The Manila Times, December 1, 2015, on page A7)
      The unabated illegal fishing activities in the coastal waters of Ilocos Sur have caused the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to raise alarm calling for reinforcement of counter offensive to stop the practice. ...

    • Duterte cartoon pushes coastal environment protection 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, January 26, 2017, on page B-6)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has produced an animated video featuring President Duterte in an educational campaign on coastal environment protection. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol presented the video in a ...

    • Dynamite fishers 

      Reyes, Jonas (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2015, on page 9)
      Three fishermen were arrested for dynamite fishing in waters off Mariveles, Bataan, it was reported here. Suspects Juanito C. Angulo, 29; Albert P. Mosqueriola, 29; and William C. de Guzman, 31, all of Sitio Gatchalian, ...

    • Dynamite fishers charged 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, March 3, 2015, on page 3)
      The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force sought to prosecute five fishermen caught using dynamites over the weekend. The fishermen were Roland Salvacion (43), Reymar Davasol (23), Nacer Balila (29), Niel Zerrudo (43), and ...

    • Dynamite fishing and the tale of 2 dolphins 

      Reyes, Jonas (Manila Bulletin, March 14, 2014, on page 16)
      Two dolphins confined at the Ocean Adventure Marine theme park in Subic are nursing injuries. They are believed victims of dynamite fishing. Ocean Adventure Marine Operations Director Carlo Magno is now overseeing the ...

    • Dynamite fishing kills Fraser’s dolphin 

      Regala, Franco G. (Manila Bulletin, February 24, 2015, on page 9)
      Despite receiving the best care possible during the 3 week rehabilitation due to injuries suffered because of dynamite fishing, “Julius”, the surviving Fraser’s dolphin who was transported from Pangasinan to the Ocean ...

    • Dynamite fishing suspects charged 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, September 27, 2015, on page 4)
      Three fishermen from Barangay Buenavista in the coastal town of Carles were accused of dynamite fishing by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force. Docketed as criminal case number 3979, the complaint about the ...

    • Dynamites seized from illegal fishers 

      Marzan, Joseph Bernard (Panay News, November 17, 2016, on page 6)
      Dynamites and fishing materials confiscated from suspected illegal fishers were turned over to the municipal police station of Carles town. Illegal fishing activities in Iloilo include the use of dynamites and active fishing ...

    • Enforce fisheries laws—BFAR 

      Gonazales, Anna Leah E.; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, October 13, 2016, on page C2)
      Stronger law enforcement are needed to achieve sustainable fisheries and seafood self-sufficiency in the Philippines, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Director Eduardo Gongona said. Relatedly, the Angono, ...

    • Env't group raises alarm over coral poaching in Tayabas Bay 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 26, 2016, on page A12)
      The threat of coral poaching in Tayabas Bay has surfaced after the recent arrest of a fisherman who yielded 11 sacks of assorted corals harvested in this body of water in Quezon province, a local environmental group said. ...

    • Fish kill won't affect Manila Bay rehab 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, October 15, 2019, on page A6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Monday vowed to work to ensure that the recent fishkill in the cities of Las Piñas-Parañaque won’t affect the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Roy ...

    • Fish patrols tightened 

      Andrade, Nel B. (Manila Bulletin, February 12, 2015, on page 9)
      To ensure the compliance of local fishermen in the existing national and local laws on fishing, police and military personnel started conducting dialogues and boat patrolling in the fishing villages here. Binangonan Police ...