Browsing by Subject "fishing industry"

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    • Ban of frozen pompano, salmon in wet markets hit 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Cruz, Maricel V.; Flores, Alena Mae (Manila Standard, November 30, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) came under fire Tuesday for banning the sale of frozen imported pink salmon and pompano in wet markets. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Animal Industry said Tuesday there might ...

    • Bataan fisherfolk livelihood beefed up 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, August 8, 2022, on page B31)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Luzon (BFAR3) has provided payaos to fisherfolk in the province as part of the agency’s thrust to develop the fishing industry in the area. In coordination with ...

    • Congress OKs bills on marine hatcheries in PH 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 4, 2022, on page A3)
      Congress passed into law 11 local bills for the establishment of multi-species marine hatcheries in various locations nationwide. The bills were sponsored by Senator Cynthia Villar during the 18th Congress. Villar, the ...

    • Don't be a (s)cad 

      (Daily Tribune, September 9, 2022, on page A5)
      The day we started importing galunggong (round scad) was the day the country should have reckoned with its vision. The Philippines in 2018 began importing galunggong — long considered to be “the poor man’s fish” for its ...

    • Escudero: Prioritize growth of local fishing industry over importation 

      Casayuran, Mario (Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2022, on page 3)
      Sorsogon Governor Francis ‘’Chiz’’ Escudero has said helping the local fishing industry grow and making it competitive should be the priority of the government over importation to address a projected shortage, if it wants ...

    • Fishing organizations ask gov't for better data to justify imports 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, January 25, 2022, on page S1/2)
      The fishing industry said the government needs to supply better data that justifies the need for fish imports, after questioning the current rationale for buying fish overseas. “We are not against imports, but it should ...

    • Frozen fish still in wet markets 

      Flores, Alena Mae (Manila Standard, December 3, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Friday declared a moratorium on its crackdown on imported pink salmon, pompano, and other imported frozen fish products in wet markets effective immediately. The ...

    • Fukushima sake brewer arms shattered Japanese fishing community 

      Ozawa, Harumi (Manila Bulletin, October 5, 2023, on page 7)
      Daisuke Suzuki is helping by doing what he does best as life tentatively returns to normal for the devastated fishing communities of Fukushima Prefecture: making sake. The tōji (sake master) and his family were lucky to ...

    • House probe on galunggong importation sought 

      Punay, Edu; Zoleta, Michelle (The Philippine Star, January 26, 2022, on page 10)
      Militant lawmakers yesterday sought an investigation by the House of Representatives on the move of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to allow the importation of fish reportedly due to a shortage of supply in the country. ...

    • Houses lost, industries collapse Atlantic Engulfs Brazil coastline 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 18, 2022, on page A13)
      Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona amid the ruins of the latest houses destroyed by the sea, whose relentless rise has turned the local coastline into an apocalyptic landscape. The Atlantic Ocean ...

    • India says WTO fishing plan favors rich nations 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, November 15, 2021, on page B3)
      The latest World Trade Organization proposals on ending fishing subsidies are unfair, weak and favor rich nations, an Indian official told AFP on Friday. Governments spend billions of dollars every year subsidizing fishing ...

    • Isabela fish farm reels in success with Landbank support 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 24, 2022, on page 3)
      When Cagayan Valley, one of the country's largest tilapia-producing regions, faced a region-wide shortage of tilapia fingerlings in 1993, business graduate Arnel Santiago decided to establish his own fish hatchery to help ...

    • Massive oil spill hits Manila Bay 

      Ozaeta, Arnel; Macairan, Evelyn; Gatdula, Donnabelle; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Crisostomo, Sheila; Amoroso, Ed (The Philippine Star, August 10, 2013, on page 1-6)
      A huge oil spill shut down parts of Metro Manila's vital fishing industry yesterday, jeopardizing the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people living along Manila Bay's diesel coated coast. Dead fish floated on the water ...

    • Pollution in the ocean and more, 2 

      Cullen, Shay (Panay News, November 11, 2023, on page 8)
      Rain forests are being destroyed and global warming due to human activity i s killing off the vital life sustaining phytoplanktons that could save us by absorbing CO2. The human species, many of whom are ignorant, are ...

    • Sardine shortage projected as migration patterns disrupted by changing climate 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, September 20, 2022, on page S1/3)
      The fishing industry is projecting sardine shortages, with catches currently a fraction of their previous levels due to the changing climate. “There is an anticipated shortage. We’re not saying there’s a shortage now but ...

    • Villar eyes more legislation for PH fish hatcheries 

      (Manila Standard, January 27, 2022, on page A3)
      Senator Cynthia A. Villar is pushing for the establishment of more legislation to beef up the country’s fish hatcheries. Villar, chairperson of Senate committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform, on Monday, led the ...