Browsing by Subject "crab fisheries"
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5 provinces agree to protect Visayan Sea
(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 ... -
Action to protect crab resources
(Manila Bulletin,January 19, 2019 , on page B-5)Three municipalities in northern Cagayan have come-up with legislation aiming to protect and conserve crabs, as well as other fishery resources. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources here, on the other hand, continues ... -
BFAR probes unknown deadly toxin in crabs
(Manila Bulletin,September 12, 2015 , on page 8)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is conducting an investigation to determine an unknown toxin that might have been present in crabs and had caused the death of a couple in Naujan town, this province. ... -
'Blue crabs capital' step up production
(Manila Bulletin,November 30, 2017 , on page 7)The town of E. B. Magalona, known as the “blue crabs capital” of Negros Occidental, is stepping up its seafood production. Magalona Mayor Marvin Malacon said in a press conference Tuesday demand for seafood products had ... -
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 11, Series of 2018, 22 March 2018
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 24, 2018 , on page B3)Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local Government Units (LGU's), shellfishes collected at Coastal waters of Leyte and Carigara Bay in Leyte; Lianga Bay in ... -
Cagayan town crafts ordinance to protect crablets
(The Manila Times,August NaN, 2018 , on page B5)In a move to improve the gathering, selling, and transporting of “rissing” or crablets, the local government unit in this coastal town is coming up with an ordinance to protect the aquatic specie that was crafted in ... -
Campaign to save Samar crabs
(Manila Bulletin,February 20, 2017 , on page 8)A group of researchers, fisherfolk, and Samarnons have launched a campaign to save Samar Crabs. Jesus Racuyal, director of the Center for Fisheries Aquatic Resources Research and Development (CFFARRD), one of the leaders ... -
Cannibal crab PH's third most important fishery export
(Malaya,October 23, 2017 , on page A2)This crab is a cannibal. And the government wants more of them. The Blue Swimming Crabs, also known as Portunuspelagicus, is well known for its cannibalistic habits. It preys on other weak crabs, those with missing appendages ... -
Crablets released as Tagum boosts soft-shell crab production, aquaculture
(BusinessWorld,January 14, 2016 , on page S1/5)Travelers entering Tagum City from Davao City, about 45 kilometers to the southwest, are greeted by a massive bronze-colored statue of a traditional bangka boat with fisherfolk aboard: a symbol of Tagum’s commitment to ... -
Crabs invade Cuba's Bay of Pigs
(Manila Bulletin,April 27, 2017 , on page 3)Cuba’s Bay of Pigs has been invaded again, this time not by U.S.-backed anti-Castro forces, but by millions of red, yellow and black landcrabs. Each year, after the first spring rains, the crabs march for days from the ... -
Cultured crablets released in northern Iloilo
(The Daily Guardian,December 12, 2012 , on page B1)Millions of blue swimming crablets were released into the sea in the coastal barangay of Mangorocoro, Ajuy, Iloilo, to increase its population. Iloilo Board Member Jett Roxas of the fifth district and chairman of Committee ... -
DA sets stricter conservation measures for 'alimasag'
(The Philippine Star,February 16, 2014 , on page B-5)The Department of Agriculture (DA) has imposed stricter conservation measures for catching blue swimming crabs, known locally as alimasag, to preserve its dwindling population. A joint administrative order of the DA and ... -
E.B. Magalona embarks on economic recovery plan
(SunStar Philippines,July 2, 2020 , on page 5)The town of E.B. Magalona under Mayor Marvin Malacon started to endeavor on how the government could help stimulate the economic recovery and healing in their town with the severe impact of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) ... -
Immigration standoff, pandemic hammer iconic US crab industry
(Manila Standard,October 12, 2020 , on page B3)As crab season arrived in Hoopersville, Maryland, locals began asking where Jose Bronero Cruz was. For two decades, he’d traveled from Mexico to the remote town to pick crab meat, but this spring, he did not arrive. Nor ... -
It's Tatusan time again
(Panay News,June 9, 2016 , on page 1-15)Tatusan Festival is so named because Caluya is the only known source of tatus in the whole Philippines. This blue-streaked crab looks different from other crabs and may be considered "exotic" by world standard, hence selling ... -
Kapitans urged to lead drive vs catching of immature crabs
(The Daily Guardian,August 4, 2017 , on page 2-7)Barangay captains were asked to lead the campaign against catching of gravid and undersize blue crabs locally known as “kasag.” Mayor Jett Rojas of Ajuy, Iloilo said he has talked to the president of the Association of ... -
Managing our "curacha" fishery
(Manila Bulletin,March 9, 2019 , on page B-5)The “curacha” or spanner crab (Ranina ranina) is a highly-prized marine crab that is steamed or boiled when served as a delicacy not only in the seafood restaurants of Zamboanga City but also in Metro Manila. The crab is ... -
Memo on Philippine crab signed
(BusinessWorld,September 30, 2019 , on page S1/11)The Philippines and the United States have partnered with the private sector to promote sustainable management of the local alimasag or blue swimming crab in the Visayan Sea.The partnership will engage local governments, ... -
NegOcc fishery industry seen to get boost thru USAID pact
(Panay News,January 9, 2019 , on page 13)The fishery industry of Negros Occidental is seen to get a boost through the partnership of the academe and the business sector with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Frank Carbon, chief ... -
NegOcc pushes sustainable blue crabs production
(The Daily Guardian,March 21, 2019 , on page 6-14)The Negros Occidental provincial government is pushing for sustainability and adequate supply of blue crabs in the province. Former governor Rafael Coscolluela, provincial consultant on investment promotions, export, and ...