Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Agusan del Sur"

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    • African tap SEAFDEC on aquaculture woes 

      PN (Panay News, September 19, 2000, on page 3-12)
      The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) continues its aquaculture training mandate by serving the needs of aquaculturists from near and far. Recently, two nationals from Kampala, ...

    • Aquaculture in dams, protected areas pushed 

      Simeon, Louise Maureen (The Philippine Star, January 26, 2021, on page B6)
      Allowing aquaculture to flourish in dams and certain protected areas is expected to boost food security and stabilize prices amid rising prices of pork and chicken. In a virtual briefing, agricultural advocacy group Tugon ...

    • 'Buwaya' in the limelight 

      David, Rina J. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 27, 2011, on page A13)
      Crocodiles or buwaya are once more in the news, but this time in their original incarnations and not their human versions. We’ll get to those in time. Crocodiles are back in the limelight after the capture of a 6.4-meter-long ...

    • Conservation pushed to save native catfish 

      Dianala, Rex Delsar (DailyGuardian, August 29, 2020, on page 1-7)
      The bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), one of two native catfish species was once a popular meal and is found in lakes, ponds, and rice fields across the Philippines. Based on studies and anecdotal reports, it is now ...

    • Conservation urged to save native catfish 

      Dianala, Rex Delsar (Panay News, August 29, 2020, on page 13-11)
      The bighead catfish (Clarias macrocephalus), one of two native catfish species, was once a popular meal and is found in lakes, ponds, and rice fields across the Philippines. Based on studies and anecdotal reports, it is ...

    • DENR warns vs use of fire in fishing 

      Crismundo, Mike (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2015, on page 13)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has warned villagers, farmers, and fisher folks against using dire in catching fish, particularly in sensitive peatlands within the largest area of Agusan Marsh ...

    • Farmers: Agri Dept failed to help us during dry spell 

      Guanzon, Alvin (Manila Standard, May 20, 2015, on page A7)
      Leader of farmers’ groups scored the Department of Agriculture for allegedly doing nothing to contain the impact of the dry spell that has resulted in more than P2 billion in losses in crops and livestock in the Caraga ...

    • Floods revive calls to rehabilitate Mindanao river basins 

      Francisco, Carmelito Q. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 21, 2020, on page A10)
      The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) has called on Congress anew to immediately pass a bill creating the Mindanao River Basins Rehabilitation and Development Authority (MRBRDA) as floods caused by Tropical Depression ...

    • For Cynthia’s love of the wetlands 

      Aben, Elena (Manila Bulletin, March 19, 2017, on page 2)
      Senator Cynthia Villar has emphasized the importance of Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism Area (LPPCHEA), a unique space in Metro Manila, as a bird sanctuary and mangrove haven. LLPCHEA gained international ...

    • Logs transport banned in Agusan 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, February 22, 2014, on page 13)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Friday ordered the total stoppage of transport of all types of logs that would use the mighty Agusan River and its tributaries to avert further accidents and damage ...

    • PEZA calls for agro-industrial, aquamarine ecozones on gov't land 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 24, 2022, on page SI/2)
      The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said 12 million hectares of government land needs to be tapped for agro-industrial and aquamarine economic zones (ecozones), to address the looming food crisis. PEZA Director-General ...

    • Save Agusan Marsh 

      Agatep, Charlie (The Philippine Star, October 3, 2010, on page B-6)
      In 2008, 34 international companies joined an initiative of the Conference of Parties to the UN-Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and committed to implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects that would ...

    • SEAFDEC hunt for hatchery sites on 2nd leg 

      (Panay News, April 26, 2018, on page B2)
      Tigbauan, Iloilo – The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) continues to scout for ideal sites for multispecies hatchery. For the second leg of the search, a SEAFDEC feasibility study team is presently ...