Browsing by Subject "fishing"

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    • 3-month closed season begins in Visayan Sea 

      Castor, Rjay (DailyGuardian, November 15, 2023, on page 1-11)
      The Visayan Sea will be closed to fishing from November 15 to February 15 next year to ensure the conservation of the fish species in the area. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas said ...

    • 3-month fishing ban begins 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 15, 2017, on page 8)
      The three-month ban on fishing of three species along the Visayan Sea begins on Nov. 15. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is enforcing the ban for fishermen to harvest and trade herrings, mackerels and ...

    • 3-month fishing ban imposed in Visayan waters 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 23, 2015, on page 19)
      The Bureau Of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has started implementing a three-month prohibition on certain fishing activities in the Visayan Sea. BFAR Regional Director for Western Visayas (BFAR-6) Remia Aparri ...

    • 3-month fishing ban: ‘Closed season’ in Visayan Sea starts Nov. 15 - BFAR 

      PN; Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, November 1, 2017, on page 1-14)
      The yearly threemonth closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s major fishing grounds suffering from overfishing, starts this Nov. 15. Sardines, herrings and mackerels make up one-third of the fish ...

    • 3-month Visayan sea Fishing ban on 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 17, 2018, on page 7)
      The Visayan Sea will be off limits to fishermen for three months starting November 15. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has enforced the moratorium on the harvest and trade of sardines, mackerel and ...

    • 3-mth Palawan ban up vs galunggong fishing 

      Galvez, James (The Manila Times, November 3, 2015, on page A7)
      The government will implement a 3-month moratorium against fishing round scad (galunggong) in North Eastern Palawan starting mid-November in line with the government’s program for sustainable utilization and management of ...

    • 360 kilos of blasted fish seized in Real 

      Unite, Betheena Kae (Manila Bulletin, November 17, 2017, on page 14)
      More or less 360 kilos of blasted fish were confiscated in a joint anti-illegal fishing operation in Real, Quezon province last Tuesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. The seized kilos of fish were approximately ...

    • 39 families up for relocation as Malandog River undergoes rehab 

      PN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, April 1, 2019, on page 14)
      The provincial government is set to relocate 38 families to complete the construction of the Malandog River bank's slope protection. Malandog River Rehabilitation and Development Project Management officer Ruth Martinez ...

    • 4 fishermen nabbed for illegal fishing 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, October 5, 2022, on page 2)
      Four fishermen were arrested yesterday in the waters of Barangay Sua, San Dionisio town for alleged illegal fishing. Detained at the San Dionisio police station were Judith Bulacan, 47, boat captain; George Bulacan, 28; ...

    • 4 nabbed for 'illegal fishing' 

      PN (Panay News, February 6, 2021, on page 5)
      Four fishermen were caught for alleged illegal fishing in Barangay Poblacion, San Dionisio, Iloilo. Police identified the suspects as Romeo Magnaye, 32; James Edem, 32; Charlie Edem, 24; and Enrile Batayola, 49, all residents ...

    • 4 Visayas governors want additional provisions in law to fight illegal fishing 

      Conserva, Louine Hope U. (BusinessWorld, July 17, 2017, on page S1/11)
      The governors of four provinces surrounding the Visayan Sea will lobby for further adjustments to Republic Act 10654, passed in February 2015 and containing the amended Fisheries Code of the Philippines, to include more ...

    • 41 river wardens deployed to aid in conserving 'Ludong' 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, July 19, 2018, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) deployed 41 newly trained river wardens to help conserve the “ludong” or Lobed river mullet during the closed season for catching the rare fish from October 1 to November ...

    • 41 vessels sunk for fishing in Indonesia 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, May 22, 2015, on page A2)
      Indonesia has sunk 41 foreign boats across the archipelago, reports said Thursday, as part of an ongoing push to stop illegal fishing in its waters. Authorities sank the vessels in public displays at several sites Wednesday, ...

    • 45 Pinoy fishermen repatriated from Indonesia 

      Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, July 20, 2020, on page 9)
      The government of Indonesia has repatriated at least 45 Filipino fishermen who have been detained in Bitung City in Manado, North Sulawesi. The Filipinos, who were earlier arrested for encroaching into Indonesian territorial ...

    • 46 fall in illegal fishing crackdown in Cavite 

      Unite, Betheena Kae (Manila Bulletin, November 3, 2018, on page 4)
      Fory-six fishermen onboard two fishing boats were rounded up in a recent illegal fishing crackdown in Cavite, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Friday. The fishermen were caught fishing off Puerto Azul, Ternate, Cavite ...

    • 48 illegal fishers nabbed in Concepcion 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, January 23, 2015, on page 2-14)
      Forty-eight fishermen onboard 14 motorboats were apprehended for illegal fishing off Tagubanhan Island in Barangay Bagongon, Concepcion town. The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force said the fishermen were using active gears ...

    • ₱4M in payment sought for coral reef damage 

      Jaucian, Michael (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 20, 2015, on page A8)
      The city government of Legazpi is demanding P4 million in compensation from the owner of the Vietnamese cargo vessel that damaged the coral reef along Pulang Buya, or Denson Reef, when the vessel ran aground at the Albay ...

    • 5 arrested for illegal fishing in Concepcion 

      PN (Panay News, April 27, 2016, on page 8)
      The continuing seaborne patrol operation of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force led to the arrest of five suspected illegal fishers in Barangay, Concepcion town. According to a report from Charlie Asturias, the ...

    • 5 provinces agree to protect Visayan Sea 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, October 15, 2018, on page 4)
      Governors of the provinces of Iloilo (Arthur Defensor Sr.), Capiz (Antonio del Rosario) and Negros Occidental (Alfredo Marañon Jr.) agreed to protect the Visayan Sea, a rich fishing ground being threatened by illegal fishing ...

    • 5-year ludong fish ban pushed 

      Ebreo, Ben Moses (Manila Standard, March 21, 2017, on page C1)
      The imminent extinction of the rare “ludong” fish species, also known as the lobed river mullet, depends on the proactive moves of local government units hosting the fish’s habitats and their support of the fishery sector ...