Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Concepcion, Iloilo"

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    • Illegal fishers arrested in Concepcion, Carles 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, October 30, 2015, on page 4)
      Eight fishermen using active gears within the municipal waters of Carles and Concepcion towns were apprehended from Oct. 25 to 27. They were detained in jails, according to Police Officer 3 Charlie Asturias of Provincial ...

    • Illegal fishers in 'hot water' 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, August 14, 2014, on page 11-14)
      Seven fishermen caught using improvised dynamites off the coast of Barosbos Island in Carles are in deep trouble here. SPO1 Gilbert Piedad of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task force is set to file a criminal complaint ...

    • Illegal fishers use 'spotters' to elude arrest - Banias 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, August 27, 2018, on page 2-14)
      Illegal fishers have found a way to avoid arrest. They use “spotters”, according to Provincial Administrator Raul Banias. These spotters monitor the Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force’s movements. Through mobile phone text ...

    • Illegal fishing still a problem: Bantay Dagat in cahoots with poachers? 

      Sologastoa, Glenda; Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, May 23, 2017, on page 1-14)
      Illegal fishing remains a problem in northern Iloilo. Are the personnel of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force colluding with illegal fishers? He [Raul Banias] did not discount the possibility that some task ...

    • Isda halin sa Visayan Sea matinlo - BFAR 

      Portal, Tadz (Hublas, September 12, 2006, on page 9)
      Ang ikaduha nga advisory sang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) angot sa oil spill sa Guimaras Strait nagasiling nga ang mga isda nga nadakop sa Visayan Sea ang negatibo sa bunker oil. Ang advisory napetsahan ...

    • 'Kasag' hatchery eyed within the year 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, June 11, 2018, on page 2)
      The Iloilo provincial government is eyeing to establish the first blue crab hatchery in Iloilo in 2018 at Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) in Concepcion town. Provincial Agriculture Office head Dr. Ildefonso ...

    • KOICA grants $4M for Concepcion port 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, October 30, 2016, on page 11)
      To help marginal fishermen, the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will be providing a $4-million (P192-million) grant to expand and develop the fishing port of Concepcion town. The Official Development Assistance ...

    • Mangrove and Beach Forest Development Project gets P400M 

      PN; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) (Panay News, June 25, 2015, on page C5)
      The need to protect mangrove and beach forests against the devastating effects of climate change has come to the fore with the aftermath of super typhoon "Yolanda". In the light of possible typhoons that could damage ...

    • Maricom seeks tie-up with Bantay Dagat vs illegal fishers 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, August 6, 2019, on page 3)
      The Maritime Command (Maricom) in Region 6 has sought the help of the provincial Banta Dagat in running after illegal fishers. According to Maricom-6 director Police Colonel Policarpio Cayabyab Jr., one of their focus areas ...

    • 'N. Iloilo illegal fishing hotspot' 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, August 2, 2019, on page 1-14)
      Northern Iloilo is an illegal fishing hotspot in Western Visayas, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Most of the violations were the use of active gears and encroachment of municipal waters ...

    • Nurseries for baby crabs to increase production 

      Zerrudo, Isabella Marie (The Daily Guardian, December 11, 2017, on page B1-B2)
      Bue crabs or kasag production in Western Visayas declined by 45 percent from 1992 to 2015, prompting efforts to enhance the sought-after crustacean’s survival. During the Media Brunch on Blue Economy for Sustainable Seas, ...

    • Prov'l Bantay Dagat nets 45 trawl fishers 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza A. (Panay News, March 3, 2015, on page 3)
      Operatives of the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force arrested 45 fishermen engaging in trawl fishing off the coast of Naburot Island and Manlangabang Island in Concepcion town on Wednesday. The fishermen, who lacked ...

    • 'Psalm Negligent': Oil-spill hit residents file P225-M lawsuit 

      PN (Panay News, April 9, 2014, on page 1-14)
      Accusing the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) of being negligent, irresponsible and inefficient, victims of the oil spill in northern Iloilo demanded that the state-owned corporation pay them ...

    • Reviving Visayas agriculture and fishery ( a Marshall Plan?) 

      Dy, Rolando (BusinessWorld, January 7, 2014, on page S1/4-S1/5)
      First, small-scale fishing needs to be brought back to its feet quickly. According to a University of Asia and the Pacific study, there were about 3,350 motorized boats and 975 non-motorized boats in 2008 in Guiuan, Eastern ...

    • SEAFDEC intensifies technology transfer 

      (Panay News, April 5, 1999, on page 15)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), in collaboration with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Concepcion Polytechnic College of Fisheries and Aquaculture (PCP), responds to the ...

    • Stormy weather brings out dolphins in Concepcion, Iloilo 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, July 24, 2021, on page 5)
      More than a dozen dolphins appeared under stormy weather from typhoon “Fabian” in Concepcion, a coastal town in northern Iloilo. In a live video taken by Berlin Gallardo, more than a dozen dolphins were spotted on Concepcion ...

    • Students pledge to protect sea cows 

      PN (Panay News, May 18, 2017, on page B10)
      Dugongs, also known as "sea cows" once grazed in thousands on the seabed off the Philippines. Presently, only a few can be seen and they can only survive in specially designated areas, where they are guaranteed food and ...

    • Students to help protect sea cows 

      (The Daily Guardian, May 16, 2017, on page B7)
      Dugongs, also known as “sea cows” once grazed in the thousands on the seabed off the Philippines. In order to raise awareness on the conservation and protection of Dugong (Dugong dugon), an awareness campaign was conducted ...

    • Tidal surge causes P18-M damage 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2013, on page 18)
      The damage by the tidal surge that hit Iloilo has swelled to P18 million. This was the figure released by Iloilo Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC). Jerry Bionat, PDRRMC executive director, ...

    • Trawl fishers caught 

      Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, February 21, 2015, on page 2-15)
      Twelve fishermen using trawl off the coast of Balugian Island in Conception town were arrested. The fishermen from Victorias City, Negros Occidental were onboard five motorboats. The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force said ...