Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Bicol"

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    • Leatherback turtle fished out from Ragay 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, November 23, 2018, on page A7)
      A big leatherback sea turtle weighing 500 kilograms was fished out by local fisherman from the waters of Ragay Gulf in Bicol on Thursday. Nonie Enolva, regional spokesman for Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, said ...

    • Legazpi opens, holds first regatta race 

      Barcia, Rhaydz B. (The Manila Times, February 28, 2022, on page A10)
      Mayor Noel Rosal opened the road for travelers' and tourism activities after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases lowered the alert level of Bicol from Level 4 to Level 2. Along ...

    • Mapping technology being touted to develop mussel farming industry 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela (BusinessWorld, July 23, 2018, on page S2/8)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) and the University of the Philippines (UP) are seeking to develop the mussel farming industry using geolocation technology. In a statement by Philippine Council for Agriculture, ...

    • Masterplan for sardine industry hits snag 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, January 21, 2018, on page B4)
      The development of a sound sardine management plan may take a while as the government shifted its focus on tuna. The development of a sound sardine management plan may take a while as the government shifted its focus on ...

    • Megamouth shark washes ashore in Sorsogon 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, June 13, 2022, on page A8)
      A rare megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) was found lifeless on the shore of the coastal village of Bagacay in Gubat town, Sorsogon province on Saturday, June 11. Nonie Enolva, BFAR regional spokesman, confirmed that ...

    • More to Sorsogon than swimming with 'Butanding' 

      Go, Marky Ramone (Daily Tribune, July 3, 2022, on page C17)
      Sorsogon is synonymous with the gentle giant whale sharks in Donsol town. Venturing further inland, the visitor learns that the province has heritage towns and other natural gems like waterfalls, lakes, firefly-laden rivers ...

    • Nature thrives in Gubat 

      Villanueva, Angelica (Manila Standard, October 20, 2019, on page D1)
      Be with nature, literally, while strolling through the plantation at Panganiban Mangrove Eco-Tourism Site. The mangrove plantation was turned into an eco-tourism site that features different kinds of mangroves. As tourists ...

    • Negros, Panay to join nationwide 'fish holiday': amended Fisheries code akin to putting a gun to our heads - PAFISBO 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, September 21, 2015, on page 21)
      Along with the umbrella Alliance of Philippine Fishing Federations, Inc., Borres said PAFISBO will support the vigil of small-scale fish operators at Plaza Dilaw in Manila. The action will be held to indicate opposition ...

    • New lease in life for Bicolano fishermen 

      (Daily Tribune, April 16, 2021, on page B12)
      With that in mind, Que Rica has decided to re-establish the Fleet of Hope program. It was first launched in 2006 after a major typhoon, and was able to give away 30 bancas to affected fisherfolk. In 2020, it’s returned as ...

    • Newly-discovered dolphin in Bicol hints at biodiversity under threat 

      (DailyGuardian, September 30, 2022, on page 8)
      The first-ever sighting of an Irrawaddy dolphin off the shore of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, has left scientists of the University of the Philippines excited but concerned over the possibility of as-yet undiscovered marine ...

    • No red tide in W. Visayas - BFAR 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Daily Guardian, March 9, 2010, on page 2-5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has assured the public that red tide has not reached its shores. BFAR Regional Director Drusila Bayate struck off reports that El Nino phenomenon's ...

    • One of rarest sharks caught 

      Luces, Niño N. (Manila Bulletin, January 30, 2015, on page 18)
      One of the extremely rare species of deepwater sharks was accidentally captured by a fisherman in Albay, early morning on Wednesday. Edgar Chavez, a fisherman from Barangay Marigondon, Pioduran, Albay, caught the megamouth ...

    • Paeng damage to agri sector hits P3.4B 

      Lagare, Jordeene (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 9, 2022, on page A4)
      The essential farm sector continues to reel from the impact of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” (international name: Nalgae) as the amount of recorded losses keeps on increasing. In a report, the Department of Agriculture ...

    • Protest staged vs new fisheries policy 

      Galvez, James Konstantin; Badilla, Nelson (The Manila Times, September 3, 2015, on page 7)
      Fisherfolk from different provinces trooped to Manila on Wednesday to hold one of several expected “fish holidays” as part of protest actions against the decision of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to ...

    • 'Quinta' aftermath: Deaths, fishkill 

      Locus, Sundy Mae T.; Romero, Maria; Wakefield, Francis T. (Daily Tribune, October 29, 2020, on page B16)
      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 5, meanwhile, reported an initial 20 metric tons of tilapia valued at P2.1 million were lost. BFAR-5’s Regional Fisheries Laboratory conducted water sampling in six ...

    • Rains drench Luzon as 'Henry' exits PAR 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2022, on page 3)
      The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has lowered the tropical cyclone wind signal in Batanes as typhoon Henry (international name Hinnamnor) continued to move away from ...

    • Rare shark found in Albay's Burias Pass 

      Barcia, Rhaydz B. (The Manila Times, January 30, 2015, on page A6)
      A fisherman had the surprise of his life when he fished out a lifeless but very rare 15-foot deepwater megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) in Burias Pass on Wednesday. Nonie Enolva, marine fisheries resources management ...

    • Red tide ban up in 2 Bicol provinces 

      Dematera, Cet (The Philippine Star, December 8, 2020, on page 14)
      After more than five years, gathering, selling and transporting of shellfish from Sorsogon Bay and the municipal waters of Mandaon and Milagros, both in Masbate, have been prohibited by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Red tide hits Bicol coasts 

      RWP (Daily Tribune, June 27, 2021, on page B15)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Saturday that coastal areas in two provinces in Bicol are positive for red tide. BFAR said the latest shellfish samples collected from Sorsogon Bay and Milagros ...

    • Red tide organisms find new host shells 

      Dematera, Cet (The Philippine Star, August 23, 2010, on page A-26)
      A marine biologist closely monitoring Sorsogon Bay in Bicol yesterday confirmed that red tide microorganisms previously found only in green mussels (tahong) have found a new host in pen shells (baloko), which, for the first ...