Browsing by Place "Negros"

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    • 172 passengers rescued from distressed fast craft 

      (Panay News, November 22, 2023, on page 1-15)
      In a successful rescue operation, 172 passengers were saved after a fast craft bound for Iloilo City experienced mechanical failure off the coasts of Panay and Negros islands yesterday afternoon. There were no serious ...

    • 3-month fishing ban on Visayan Sea ends in Feb. 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, January 6, 2019, on page 3)
      The closed season in the Visayan Sea for sardines, herrings and mackerels that started on Nov. 15, 2018 would end next month. “Prohibiting fishers from catching them will increase the population of these species. It is ...

    • Closed Season 

      (Panay News, November 21, 2016, on page 14-14)
      Feom Nov. 15, 2016 to Feb. 15, 2017 it is prohibited to catch sardines, herrings and mackerels in the Visayan Sea – a rich fishing ground bordered by the islands of Panay, Negros, Cebu, and Masbate. The annual closed season ...

    • 'Closed season' in Visayan sea looms: 20% increase in production seen – BFAR 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, November 5, 2018, on page B1-B11)
      An increased production of fishery products is expected as the three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea is set to begin Nov. 15. The 20-percent boost in production in one of the country’s richest fishing grounds will ...

    • 'Closed season' starts: 3-month fishing ban in Visayan Sea-BFAR 6 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, November 17, 2021, on page 1-14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is urging local government units and coastal communities to help enforce the yearly three-month closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15 next ...

    • Coast Guard enhances readiness for search and rescue, marine pollution 

      Masculino, Glazyl Y. (DailyGuardian, October 21, 2022, on page 4-11)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District Western Visayas highlighted the significance of the stakeholders and government agencies in search and rescue (SAR) operations. PCG northern Negros conducted exercises on marine ...

    • DA distributes P31M in agri-fishery aid 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (The Daily Guardian, July 26, 2018, on page 2)
      Depratment of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol led the distribution of P 31 million worth of farm and fishery equipment and indemnity checks to farmers and fisherfolks of Western Visayas on July 25, 2018 at the Western ...

    • Dolphins and whales doomed by Dumaguete reclamation 

      Napkil, Lisa G. (The Philippine Star, July 17, 2021, on page C3)
      At least 13 species of whales and dolphins — or half of its Philippine population — will be doomed by the heartless reclamation of land along the entire length of Dumaguete City’s beachfront. The extremely rare pygmy blue ...

    • Donated equipment to boost marine research, food security in Negros 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, December 4, 2023, on page 5)
      The PHP2-million donation of the Philippine Army Finance Center Producers Integrated Cooperative (PAFCPIC) will bolster the scientific research on the health of coral reefs in the southern towns of the province, the Marine ...

    • Don’t eat Gigantes shellfish – BFAR 

      PN (Panay News, January 3, 2017, on page 5)
      Shellfish from the coastal waters of Gigantes Islands in Carles town are not safe for human consumption. according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). They are “positive for paralytic shellfish poison ...

    • Enforcement plan for PH’s largest marine protected area strengthened 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, December 15, 2016, on page B-3)
      The enforcement plan for the country’s largest marine protected area (MPA), Tañon Strait, underwent a fresh review, a move that will further protect the channel from commercial, illegal, and destructive fishing operations. ...

    • Exhibit inspires support to biodiversity conservation in Visayas 

      De Los Santos, Maricyn (DailyGuardian, October 8, 2022, on page 10-8)
      The mobile museum box project, “Conserving the Natural History of the Visayas Region,”continues to inspire and call for support to biodiversity conservation efforts in the region. Now available for free public viewing at ...

    • Fast facts: Philippine crocodile 

      (Manila Standard, November 20, 2018, on page C2)
      Among the rare animals native to the Philippines is the Philippine crocodile, which unfortunately is now critically endangered. Although crocodiles in general are regarded as fearsome predators, conservation of critically ...

    • Fishers group rejects galunggong importation 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, November 29, 2019, on page A4)
      The National fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged The Department og Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to junk their plan to import 45, 000 ...

    • Fishing ban in Visayan Sea on 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 23, 2016, on page 13)
      The annual ban on fishing of three different species along the Visayan sea is on. Since Nov. 15, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) started enforcing the three-month ban on fishing for herrings mackerels ...

    • Fishing ban in Visayan Sea seen to boost fish production 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, November 5, 2018, on page 3-15)
      The three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea which will start on November 15 is expected to boost production by 20 percent in one of the country’s richest fishing grounds. Remia Aparri, regional director of the Bureau ...

    • Gov't asked to get tough on illegal fishers 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, August 2, 2019, on page 7)
      A group advocating the protection of the seas’ resources said there is a need to prosecute more illegal fishers caught in the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s richest fishing grounds. “Our courts also need to prioritize ...

    • Gov't cracks down on illegal fishing in Tañon Strait 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2017, on page B-2)
      The government is taking a tougher stance against illegal fishing with the implementation of an improved enforcement plan in Tañon Strait, the country’s biggest marine protected area. The enforcement plan is one of the ...

    • Govt releases P137M for Negros farmers, fisherfolk 

      Adiong, Eugene (The Manila Times, October 4, 2017, on page A7)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has turned over a total of P137 million in projects and equipment to Negros farmers and fishermen and pledged P30 million in loans for farmers in a district that has been the hotbed of ...

    • Guimarasnons anxious 

      (Panay News, July 9, 2020, on page 7)
      The Guimarasnons' anxiety over the oil spill in Iloilo City which reached Guimaras Island is understandable. They experienced the worst oil spill in the country in August 2006 when oil tanker MT Solar 1 sank in the waters ...