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    • 1 dead, 7 hospitalized after eating 'buriring' 

      Cordova, Calvin (Tempo, August 5, 2022, on page 1-2)
      A 56-year-old mother died while her husband and their six children were hospitalized after eating puffer fish (locally known as buriring) for breakfast on Wednesday in Caubian Island, Lapu-Lapu City.
    • 1 M species risk extinction due to humns - draft UN report 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, April 27, 2019, on page 4)
      Up to one million species face extinction due to human influence, according to a draft UN report obtained by Agence France-Presse that painstakingly catalogues how humanity has undermined the natural resources upon which ...
    • ₱1.97-M illegally caught fish seized 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Tempo, June 29, 2020, on page 3)
      The Philippine Navy’s Naval Forces Central (NFC) has seized a total of P1.97 million worth of illegally caught fish from six fishing boats operating in seawaters off Tangalan, Aklan in Western Visayas (Region 6), the ...
    • 10 out of 13 fishing grounds overfished 

      Cabrera, Madelaine (Malaya, May 15, 2013, on page A1-A3)
      Ten out of the country's 13 major fishing grounds are overfished, resulting in big declines in fishing production, officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) disclosed yesterday. BFAR Director Asis ...
    • 13.8MT of imported fish arrive 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, January 27, 2023, on page A10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday said 13,857 metric tons (MT) of imported fish have arrived in the country as the fishing ban in Palawan will end on Jan. 31, 2023. The Department of Agriculture ...
    • 15 isdang natatangi sa Lake Lanao, naglaho na 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Balita, December 13, 2020, on page 3)
      Labinlimang uri ng isdang tabang na sa Lake Lanao lamang matatagpuan ang naglaho na ngayon sa ligaw, habang ang dalawang species ay maaari ring posibleng maubos, ayon sa pinakabagong International Union for Conservation ...
    • 15 PH towns to get modern fish hatcheries 

      (Panay News, May 11, 2018, on page B1)
      SEAFDEC, which is based in Tigbauan town in Iloilo, has conducted the site assessment survey which was the first stage of the project. It is eyeing 15 pilot hatcheries in (SEAFDEC targets 15 PHL towns for multi-species ...
    • 17 indigenous fish species in Laguna Lake extinct, say fisherfolk 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2012, on page 3)
      They're gone. This was that the fisherfolk said of the 17 indigenous fish species at the Laguna de Bay that they used to catch before the Napinda Hydraulic Control Structure (NHCS) was built in 1982 and stopped the entry ...
    • 19 Japanese Koi fish found dead in pond 

      RGL (SunStar Philippines, October 7, 2021, on page 2)
      Nineteen Japanese koi fish were found dead in a fish pond in Mati City, Davao Oriental. In a press release from the Mati City Information Office, the dead kois in the Mati Pylon Pond were discovered on October 3 from 7 ...
    • 2,400 fishes in RP to be tagged 

      (The Visayan Daily Star, January 17, 2008, on page 13)
      The Department of Agriculture and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center are aiming for a number coding of "tagging" of up to 2,400 pieces of small pelagic fishes like galunggong, hasa-hasa and tunsoy in Palawan ...
    • 200-Kilogram Bluefin Tuna Fetches $117,000 at Tsukiji Market 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 7, 2016, on page B11)
      Kiyoshi Kimura (Center), president of sushi restaurant chain store operator Kiyomura Co., poses for the media with a 200-Kilogram bluefin tuna sold for the amount of 14 million yen (US$117,000), more than three times the ...
    • $21-M tuna cannery plant to rise in Surigao City 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2010, on page 15)
      The economic activity in this city is expected to get a big boost after an American and Japanese business partnership is set to construct a $21-million tuna cannery plant here, city officials said recently. It was learned ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 400 juvenile fishes for Iloilo River 

      PIO-Iloilo City (DailyGuardian, January 7, 2021, on page 8)
      More than 400 juvenile fishes were dispersed to the Iloilo River by the Office of the City Agriculturist recently. These species included managat, danggit and lapu-lapu, among others. A total of 20,000 fishes had been ...
    • 400 juveniles fishes released into Iloilo River 

      PIO-Iloilo City; PN (Panay News, January 18, 2021, on page 3-14)
      More than 400 juvenile fishes were dispersed to the Iloilo River by the Office of the City Agriculturist recently. These included managat, danggit and lapu-lapu, among others. A total of 20,000 fishes had been restocked ...
    • 400 million-year-old fish fossils found in China 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Manila Times, September 30, 2022, on page A3)
      A big catch of fish fossila in southern China includes the oldest teeth ever found-and may help scientists learn how our aquatic ancestors got their bite. The finds offer new clues about key period of evolution that's been ...
    • 405-kg bluefin tuna sold in Tsukiji for $798 per kg 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 6, 2018, on page A7)
      A 405-kilogram bluefin tuna has sold for $320,000 in what may really be Tsukiji market’s last auction at its current site in downtown Tokyo. The winning bid for the prized but threatened species at the predawn auction was ...
    • 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 ...
    • 5 reasons not to swim with whale sharks in Oslob 

      (Panay News, June 3, 2016, on page B7-B8)
      The whale shark interaction in Oslob has been controversial since it started. Many people wrongly believe that there are no negative impacts to the whale shark interaction, and may even say that it helps in their conversation. ...