Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Cagayan River"
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2 firms tapped to dredge Cagayan River
(The Philippine Star,December 15, 2020 , on page 9)The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has accredited two dredging firms to rehabilitate the mineral-rich Cagayan River at no cost to the government. MGB-Cagayan Valley director Mario Ancheta said the Great River North ... -
41 river wardens deployed to aid in conserving 'Ludong'
(The Manila Times,July 19, 2018 , on page A7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) deployed 41 newly trained river wardens to help conserve the “ludong” or Lobed river mullet during the closed season for catching the rare fish from October 1 to November ... -
500-hectare bamboo plantation, dredging to reduce Cagayan floods
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 24, 2022 , on page A8)Riverside communities in Cagayan province have been asked to guard a 500-hectare plantation made up of bamboo and homegrown tree species that will help protect Cagayan River and avoid future floods. The Regional Build Back ... -
Agencies renew effort for Cagayan River rehab
(The Manila Times,February 5, 2022 , on page B5)Government agencies in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) composing the Regional Build Back Better Task Force (RBBBTF) have renewed their commitment and perform their responsibilities to "bring back a better Cagayan Valley" that ... -
Agreement signed to dredge Cagayan River
(Manila Bulletin,December 12, 2020 , on page 5)A memorandum of agreement (MOA) has been signed between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), a provincial inter-agency committee on the rehabilitation of Cagayan River, and two private parties to ... -
BFAR bans catching of 'ludong' for 45 days
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 3, 2014 , on page A6)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced the start of a ban on catching the high-value species called ludong or freshwater mullet, which is considered as the most expensive fish in the Philippines. ... -
BFAR builds eel stocks in Cagayan River
(The Manila Times,August 17, 2022 , on page A10)To ensure the sustainable supply of eel fish resources in the wild, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has spearheaded the stocking of glass eels along tributaries of the ... -
BFAR moves to conserve endangered fish species
(The Manila Times,August 7, 2013 , on page A7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is seeking out means to conserve several fish species in Cagayan Valley, which have been identified as endangered, some are becoming totally extinct. Dr. Jovita Ayson, ... -
BFAR moves to conserve ‘ludong’
(The Manila Times,July 19, 2018 , on page B6)To help the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) conserve ludong or Lobed river mullet during the closed season, 41 newly-trained fisherfolks were deployed under the revitalized Oplan Sagip Ludong project. Max ... -
BFAR prohibits 'Ludong' fishing for 45 days
(The Manila Times,September 26, 2017 , on page A8)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 has warned fisherfolk against catching Ludong or Lobed river mullet during the closed season starting in October. Arsenio Bañares, BFAR-Region 2 Fisheries ... -
BFAR releases 100,000 elvers
(Manila Bulletin,September 18, 2016 , on page 14)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently seeded the Cagayan River and its tributaries with at least 100,000 elvers to increase the dwindling population of eels in the region. Aaron Mayor, BFAR Focal ... -
Cagayan flooding seen to ease with river rehab: Project part of gov’t postdisaster program for typhoon-hit areas
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 3, 2021 , on page A8)The rehabilitation of Cagayan River, the country’s longest waterway spanning 500 kilometers, started on Tuesday to prevent severe flooding in Cagayan Valley during the rainy months and when typhoons batter northern Luzon. ... -
Cagayan River dredging to start next week
(BusinessWorld,January 29, 2021 , on page S1/6)The dredging of the Cagayan River will begin next week to prevent the flooding that hit the region after major typhoons last year, an economic planner said. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region 2 ... -
Cagayan River dredging, pagtatanim ng 200 milyon puno, tugon sa baha
(Balita,November 17, 2020 , on page 3)Iminungkahi ni Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu ang agarang pagkalubkob sa Cagayan River at pagtatanim ng halos 200 milyong punla ng puno sa mga mababang lugar sa Cagayan kasunod ... -
Cagayan River dredging, planting of 200 M trees proposed
(Manila Bulletin,November 17, 2020 , on page 2)Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu has proposed the immediate dredging of Cagayan River and planting of some 200 million tree seedlings on low-lying agricultural areas in Cagayan ... -
Cagayan River rehab kicks off
(The Manila Times,January 31, 2021 , on page A7)The World Wetlands Day will highlight the launching of the Cagayan River Rehabilitation (CRR) project with 185 bamboo propagules to be planted in the 925-meter stretch of Cagayan riverbank along Barangay Bangag here, ... -
Cagayan River rehabilitation begins
(The Manila Times,February 3, 2021 , on page A7)The Build Back Better (BBB) Task Force has formally launched the Cagayan River Rehabilitation Project, which aims to end the flooding in the Cagayan and Isabela provinces. On Tuesday, a ceremonial dredging of sandbars along ... -
Cagayan River sandbars to be removed
(Manila Standard,January 15, 2021 , on page A5)To help reduce severe floods in Cagayan Valley” drastically,” the Department of Environment and Natural Resources will remove sandbars along the constricted section of Cagayan River—the Magapit Narrows—by late January or ... -
Catching of 'Ludong' fry banned in Cagayan
(Manila Bulletin,January 7, 2010 , on page B-2)Poachers are warned not to collect the fry of the extremely rare Ludong fish that will migrate upstream of the Cagayan River this February, Jack Enrile, adviser to his father, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, and the ... -
DA plans to restock lakes, rivers with fingerlings
(BusinessWorld,April 25, 2017 , on page S1/4)The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched a program to stock fingerlings of indigenous and non-invasive fish species in major river basins and lakes over the next five years. The Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) ...