Browsing Aquatic News Index by Name "Idris, Fatma"

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    • Badjao group by Davao River learns new way to fish 

      Carillo, Carmencita (BusinessWorld, January 21, 2016, on page S1/5)
      An outrigger boat loaded with fresh sapsap (slipmouth fish) and talakitok (bigeye trevally) is hauled to shore at the St. John community in Barangay Bucana, and residents gather around for a look at their communal catch ...

    • BFAR 11 sets sights on record fish catch in Davao Gulf in 2017 

      Colina, Antonio L. IV (Manila Bulletin, January 3, 2017, on page 8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 11 (BFAR 11) is looking at an increase in fish catch in the Davao Region in 2017 in a bid to set a record fish haul of 65,597 metric tons (MT). BFAR 11 director Fatma ...

    • BFAR bans fishing in Davao Gulf 

      Valencia, Czeriza (The Philippine Star, June 3, 2015, on page A-22)
      Authorities have declared a three-month fishing ban in Davao Gulf. The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the ban, which started on June 1, was meant to conserve fish species and ...

    • BFAR implements 3-month ban on tuna fishing in Davao Gulf 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, June 3, 2015, on page B-4)
      The government has started the implementation of a three-month closed fishing for tuna in Davao Gulf to protect the fish species at vulnerable stage in their life cycle, particularly during the spawning season. This is the ...

    • BFAR: Davao region under 3-month fishing ban 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, June 3, 2015, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has started with the implementation of a three-month closed season in the Davao Gulf, which serves as a massive spawning ground for tuna and other fish species this time ...

    • Climate change takes toll in Davao Gulf: High temperature prompts fish catch decline 

      PN; Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, July 1, 2018, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 11 raised concerns on the decreasing fish catch in the Davao Gulf. The decline in the number of catch was seen even BFAR’s implementation of the annual closed ...

    • Crab hatchery in Tagum aims for ASEAN market 

      Carillo, Carmencita (BusinessWorld, October 8, 2015, on page S1/8)
      The Tagum City Multi-Species Hatchery Project, which was inaugurated last week, is aiming to make crabs more affordable and readily-available to locals as well as produce for export to members of the Association of Southeast ...

    • 'Crown-of-thorns' poses threat to Davao coral reefs 

      Lopez, Alexander D. (Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2015, on page 15)
      Alarmed by reports of the real threat of destruction to coral reefs, authorities in Davao region are now working closely to implement efforts to clear its coastal waters of the sea star (starfish) called crown-of-thorns. ...

    • Davao fishery projects get P6.3M 

      Carillo, Carmencita (BusinessWorld, August 6, 2015, on page S1/8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Davao Region (BFAR-Davao) distributed on Tuesday P6.25 million to five municipalities there as there share this year in the Grassports Participatory Budgeting (GBP), formerly ...

    • Davao Gulf tuna fishing prohibited 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, June 3, 2015, on page B6)
      The government has imposed a three-month ban on fishing tuna and other species in the Davao Gulf after the regional office of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources learned that the species actively spawn this time of ...

    • Fishing at Davao Gulf banned for three months 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2019, on page 5)
      The 308,000-hectare Davao Gulf is now closed for commercial fishing until August 31 to give tuna and pelagic fishes such as mackerels, scads and sardines to spawn and let key fishing grounds to recover, an official of the ...

    • Motorized boats open up new fishing grounds for Lupon villagers 

      Carillo, Carmencita (BusinessWorld, January 29, 2015, on page S1/5)
      Eighty-year old Leonardo R. Dabon has been a fisherman for the last 65 years, but this year marks the first time he will be putting out to sea in a motorized banca. "I started fishing in 1950 when I was just 15 years old," ...

    • No violators so far in Davao Gulf closed fishing season 

      Padillo, Maya (BusinessWorld, July 22, 2018, on page S2/7)
      The fourth year of implementing the closed fishing season in the Davao Gulf commenced with no violators apprehended since June 1, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Davao Region office (BFAR-11). ...

    • P150-M fish port soon to rise in Mati 

      Mati CIO (SunStar Philippines, August 1, 2020, on page 9)
      The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) is eyeing to fund a P150 million 5-hectare port in Mati City. Lawyer Glen A. Pangapalan, PFDA General Manager, said the funding will be divided into two P75 million ...