Browsing by Subject "fishing grounds"
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10 Chinese ships spotted in Panatag
(The Philippine Star,September 7, 2016 , on page 1-8)Chinese ships spotted around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off the coast of Zambales last week have remained in the area based on an aerial monitoring over the shoal, according to an official. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ... -
10 out of 13 fishing grounds overfished
(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 ... -
10,000 dynamite fishing cases recorded everyday
(The Manila Times,October 17, 2012 , on page A3)Lawmakers on Tuesday have expressed their concern over the high number of illegal dynamite fishing cases in the country and has called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the local government units to help the ... -
110 city fishers get aid
(Panay News,July 23, 2016 , on page 2)At least 110 fisherfolk here received livelihood assistance, including 40 banca engines and 70 fish nets, from the city government on Friday. Office of the City Agriculturist acting chief Romulo Pangantihon said the ... -
$200-M WB funding eyed for fisheries
(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 begins
(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 ... -
3-month fishing ban: ‘Closed season’ in Visayan Sea starts Nov. 15 - BFAR
(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-month Visayan sea Fishing ban on
(Manila Bulletin,November 17, 2018 , on page 7)The Visayan Sea will be off limits to fishermen for three months starting November 15. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has enforced the moratorium on the harvest and trade of sardines, mackerel and ... -
3-mth Palawan ban up vs galunggong fishing
(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 ... -
41 fishermen nabbed
(The Daily Guardian,May 22, 2015 , on page 9)Forty-one crew of a fishing boat from Misamis Oriental were arrested for illegal fishing early morning yesterday. The 40.07-ton fishing boat named “FB Joshua Marie 88” owned by a certain Lito Duhaylungsod was apprehended ... -
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 ... -
5 provinces commit to protect Visayan sea
(The Philippine Star,September 30, 2018 , on page B2)Five local government units have committed to adopt a fisheries management framework to protect the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s major fishing grounds, from illegal fishing activities to ensure a sustainable fisheries ... -
62 complete BFAR training
(Manila Bulletin,January 22, 2015 , on page B9)A total of 62 trainees has recently completed a three-month fishery enforcement training organized by the Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) at the National Brackishwater Fisheries ... -
8 villagers face raps for illegal fishing in Leyte Gulf
(The Manila Times,January 12, 2021 , on page A5)A former Leyte barangay (village) chairman and seven other persons were slapped with a criminal complaint before the Leyte Prosecutor’s Office of the Department of Justice here after they were caught illegally fishing at ... -
AFP chief 'alarmed' at a new China coast guard law
(The Philippine Star,February 10, 2021 , on page 5)Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said he finds “very alarming” the new Chinese law allowing its coast guard to fire at perceived intruders in what China considers its ... -
Agriculture cited for protecting Visayan seas
(Manila Bulletin,January 18, 2010 , on page 9)The Banate Bay Resource Management Council, Inc. (BBRMCI), overseer of Panay Island's largest fishing ground called Banate Bay, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have cited the Department of Agriculture ... -
Alarm sounded anew on China's reclamation on disputed waters
(Manila Bulletin,March 17, 2015 , on page 2)China’s “unbridled reclamation activity” in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) worsens an already sensitive geopolitical situation and raises the specter of increasing militarization in the region. Foreign Affairs ... -
Albay's rich fishing ground tourist draw
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 4, 2016 , on page A7)The vast golden white sands that appear and disappear with the tide day in, day out in Lagony Gulf is fast becoming a local tourist attraction this summer. This little city in the middle of the sea, known locally as Wara-Wara ... -
Alcala to revitalize PH fisheries
(Tempo,January 2, 2012 , on page Retrieved from-http://www.tempo.com.ph/2012/alcala-torevitalize-ph-fisheries/#.TwF0Ynqykhw)Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has vowed to revitalize the fishing industry and reverse the current condition of dwindling catch and vanishing fish population. Central to this task is the scientific research needed ... -
Amended fisheries law betters prod'n-Villar
(Panay News,March 1, 2016 , on page 11)The Philippines is seen to export more fish because of the amended Fisheries Code, according to a legislator. Exports of fish products, specifically to European countries, generated P9.4 billion in 2013, the Bureau of ...