Browsing by Subject "commercial fishing"

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    • 10 arrested for illegal fishing off marinduque 

      Alcayde, Jerry J. (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2018, on page 7)
      Ten fishermen, including a 74-year-old grandfather, were arrested when local authorities started a crackdown against illegal fishing in Marinduque the other day. Investigation disclosed that personnel of the Sta. Cruz ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Agrilink 2016 highlights Negros Island Region 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr (Panay News, September 23, 2016, on page 12-17)
      Agrilink, the biggest and most influential agricultural trade show in the country, has for its theme “Negros, a Model of Agribusiness Resiliency.” The theme highlights the sturdiness and the strength of the agricultural ...

    • Amend Fisheries Code, Capitol Urged 

      Mosqueda, Mars W. Jr. (Manila Bulletin, January 28, 2014, on page 13)
      A group of commercial fishing operators in Cebu is asking the provincial government to amend the existing Cebu Provincial Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Code for being biased against commercial fishing. Patrick Topalla, ...

    • Amended Fisheries Code IRR signed 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 26, 2015, on page B3)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Amended Fisheries Code, even as commercial fishers opposing the law held a fishers’ strike and held off supplies from ...

    • Amended Fisheries Code takes effect this week 

      Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, March 28, 2015, on page B-3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will implement beginning this week the amended Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 that cracks down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The much-contested ...

    • Amended fisheries law to curb illegal foreign vessels 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, October 1, 2015, on page 2)
      The amended fisheries code also seeks to protect the Philippines' marine territory from illegal fishing activities of foreign vessels. Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano said, "the law is for our own good as we ...

    • Anti-illegal fishing efforts 'underappreciated' 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (DailyGuardian, August 2, 2019, on page 2-14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6 and Oceana Philippines on Thursday led a simulation exercise in Iloilo City to highlight the critical role of law enforcers in curbing illegal fishing activities in ...

    • APEC tackles animal poaching, smuggling 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, October 6, 2015, on page 2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) issued a stern warning to persons engaged in poaching and fish smuggling activities. Environment Undersecretary Manuel Gerochi said smuggled products are confiscated ...

    • Aqua-culture Investor 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 11, 2017, on page 9)
      A Chinese investor engaged in commercial fishing and shipbuilding is exploiting the possibility of putting up an aqua-culture processing plant in this city, which would create more than 10,000 jobs for Davaoeños. Ortonio ...

    • Aquaculture touted as food security measure 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (BusinessWorld, October 5, 2015, on page S1/5)
      Developing more aquatic farms for the cultivation of fish and water plants could provide a boost to food security while curbing illegal fishing, said officials at the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings ...

    • Aquaculture-wave of the future 

      del Castillo, Butch (BusinessMirror, February 23, 2012, on page Retrieved from-http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/opinion)
      In the Philippines, Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala and his deputy-Director Asis Perez of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources or BFAR-are collaborating with Dr. Jpebert D. Toledo who heads the Southeast ...

    • ARMM leads regions in fish poduction 

      Nawal, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 19, 2018, on page A10)
      The five-province Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) emerged anew as the country’s top fisheries producer among 17 regions, providing nearly 26 percent of the country’s total fisheries output, data from the ...

    • Artificial reefs: a boon or a bane? 

      Aranjuez, Mar Vincent (The Daily Guardian, November 1, 2018, on page 12)
      Numerous projects have been implemented by the government to aid Filipino fisherfolks and one of these is the artificial reefs project in Miagao, Iloilo. The artificial reefs project aimed to address the depleting fishing ...

    • As sardine shortage looms, canners seek leeway in commercial fishing 

      Lagare, Jordeene (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 20, 2022, on page B2)
      Sardine canners are appealing to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to ease regulations on commercial fishing to avoid a shortfall in fish supply. Canned Sardines Association of the Philippines executive ...

    • Bantay Dagat nets 'palupad' fishers 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, October 11, 2017, on page 1-14)
      Sixteen fishermen, including their boat captain, from Brgy. Bara, Roxas City have been arrested over the weekend for using trawl, an active gear, within the municipal waters of Concepcion town. Engaging in trawl fishing, ...

    • Bantay Dagat volunteers get a benefactor 

      Loyola, James (Manila Standard, August 3, 2015, on page C-4)
      For the past 11 years, First Gen Corporation has been quietly helping protect the fragile ecosystem of the Verde Island passage which has been recognized as the center of the world's marine biodiversity. Unknown to many, ...

    • Batangas fish kill damage hits P42.9 M 

      Ozaeta, Arnel; Amoroso, Ed; Villanueva, Rhodina; Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, June 2, 2019, on page 21)
      At least 605 metric tons or P42.9 million worth of tilapia have been affected by a fish kill in two coastal towns in this province. Maria Paz Luna, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Calabarzon director, ...