Browsing by Subject "fishery resources"

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    • $200-M WB funding eyed for fisheries 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, June 2, 2020, on page B2)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking World Bank funding for its $200-million Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) project that aims to improve the country’s fishery production. In a statement on Monday, ...

    • 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-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 ...

    • 3rd Sardines Congress tackles sustainability 

      (BusinessWorld, October 4, 2018, on page S1/9)
      The 3rd National Sardines Industry Congress opened yesterday, Oct. 3, in Zamboanga City, dubbed as the Sardines Capital of the Philippines. The three-day event is focusing on the sustainable use of the fish resource, which ...

    • 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 ...

    • 7 coastal towns are fish landing centers 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, January 30, 2015, on page 20)
      Here’s good news. Seven coastal towns in Surigao del Sur Pacific Ocean facing province are the recipients of this year’s Community Fish Landing Center (CFLC) in the country, it was learned yesterday. It was also learned ...

    • Action to protect crab resources 

      Prudencio, Max (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 ...

    • Aklan solon pushes for fisheries center 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, September 2, 2016, on page 6)
      Rep. Carlito Marquez is pushing for the creation of a center for fisheries and aquatic resources training, development and production in the province. The congressman filed House Bill 3063, which also seeks to promote ...

    • The American who pioneered Philippine fisheries 

      Cichon, Melchor F. (DailyGuardian, July 30, 2020, on page 8)
      Dr. Albert William Christian Theodore Herre, an American, came to the Philippines in 1920 to head the Department of Fisheries in Manila in 1920 to 1928. After this, he went home. But he came back in 1931 and again in 1933 ...

    • AQD for food sufficiency and industry stability 

      (The Philippine Journal, July 10, 1996, on page 11)
      Aquaculture is vital to produce more fish in the light of a decreasing supply from marine fisheries and increasing demand from the expanding population. In response to this need, the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the ...

    • ASEAN nations approve responsible fisheries code 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2005, on page 9)
      Eleven ASEAN nations belonging to the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) have agreed to promote the implementation of the Code of Conduct for the Responsible Fisheries in fishing operations, aquaculture, ...

    • Baliao lauds Japan’s 50 years of support for SEAFDEC/AQD 

      PN (Panay News, October 22, 2018, on page B3)
      The financial support of the Government of Japan to SEAFDEC /AQD (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department) for the last 45 years is very rewarding and gratifying. This was the gist of the message ...

    • Benham Rise: what is at stake? 

      Heydarian, Richard Javad (Manila Bulletin, March 20, 2017, on page 12)
      In a matter of days, the Benham Rise has become a new flashpoint, threatening to undermine increasing warm, if not cordial, bilateral relations between Manila and Beijing. Home to precious mineral resources, which are ...

    • BFAR buying 100 patrol boats 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, June 23, 2015, on page A1-A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect the country’s fisheries, an official said on Monday. The BFAR, an agency under the Department of Agriculture, currently ...

    • BFAR calls for fisherfolk listing 

      Indino, Phoebe Jen (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2013, on page 15)
      To give face to the legitimate fishermen in the country, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is pushing for the extensive implementation of the municipal fisherfolk registration or FishR. During the recent ...

    • BFAR eyes more community fish landing centers 

      Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, May 9, 2015, on page B-3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plans to build 252 community fish landing centers in strategic fishing communities to reduce post-harvest losses, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said recently. The ...

    • BFAR seeks tighter rules to fight illegal fishing 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, October 14, 2018, on page B4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources is seeking better coordination among government agencies and better enforcement of laws to further strengthen its fight against illegal fishing. “We believe that one of the key ...

    • BFAR: Sardine management plan ready to roll out 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, June 4, 2020, on page B5)
      The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) is set to implement the country’s first sardine management plan that mainly aims to achieve the sustainable use and management of fishery ...

    • BoatR registration of fishing boats, gears ongoing 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, July 17, 2015, on page 21)
      A total of 662 boats and 24 fishing gears in Western Visayas has already been registered under the National Program for Municipal Fishing Vessels and Gears Registration, known as BoatR, of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Bolinao villagers are fierce protectors of mangrove forests 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 15, 2014, on page A8)
      Romula Caranza maintains a garden on the shores of Santiago Island in this northwestern town in Pangasinan province. Daily, she painstakingly checks her plants, removing barnacles, oysters and other seashells attached to ...