Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Negros Oriental"
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'10M in 10'
(,October 12, 2017 , on page )The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (NOCCI) and its partners are targeting to plant at least 300,000 mangrove propagules next year as part of the massive forest restoration project in the province. ... -
11 central visayas rivers due for clean up
December 15, 2018 , on page )The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Visayas will prioritize 11 rivers for cleanup and development. DENR Regional Executive Director Gilbert Gonzales has directed all provincial environment ... -
150 fishers back in Negros Oriental after extended 21-day quarantine
June 14, 2020 , on page )The 150 fishermen from Negros Oriental who were stranded aboard a vessel, helmed by a captain who tested positive and eventually died of COVID-19, have been sent home after completing their 21-day quarantine at a school ... -
2 Negros Oriental bays positive for red tide
August 7, 2020 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned consumers from eating shellfish collected from Tambobo Bay in the town of Siaton and Bais Bay in Bais City — both in Negros Oriental — after the two areas ... -
2 Palawan bays now free from red tide
February 11, 2021 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said the bays of Honda and Puerto Princesa in Palawan are now free from red tide contamination. In its third shellfish bulletin for the year, BFAR said shellfish harvested ... -
23 fishermen rescued as boat catches fire
March 24, 2024 , on page )Twenty-three fishermen were rescued off the coast of Sitio Lintub, Barangay Nagbo-alao, Basay, Negros Oriental, on Wednesday, March 20, after their fishing boat caught fire and capsized. L.t. Stephen Polinar, the public ... -
300,000 mangrove propagules for Negros
October 12, 2017 , on page )The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCI) and its partners are targeting to plant at least 300,000 mangrove propagules next year as part of the massive forest restoration project in Negros. Dubbed ... -
94 named protected areas
July 7, 2018 , on page )Ninety-four more areas which included popular tourism destinations as well as internationally-recognized critical zones were placed under “government protection” as mandated in the amended law on environmental protection ... -
Agrilink 2016 highlights Negros Island Region
September 23, 2016 , on page )Agrilink, the biggest and most influential agricultural trade show in the country, has for its theme “Negros, a Model of Agribusiness Resiliency.” The theme highlights the sturdiness and the strength of the agricultural ... -
Apo Island has enough fish, income to sustain food security
May 19, 2023 , on page )Residents of the world-renowned dive destination Apo Island in Dauin town, Negros Oriental province have enough fish to sustain their daily food requirements while boosting their income from fisheries and eco-tourism. This ... -
Apo Island: Diver's haven
September 4, 2022 , on page )Jack Baller, a tourist and diving instructor from Miami, Florida, was in awe of what he saw during a recent dive off Apo Island. “You won’t see any of these in Miami. [What you have here is] very clean. No trash at all ... -
At 86, still a marine biodiveristy champion
August 1, 2015 , on page )His silver hair and well-toned skin hardly reveal his age of 86 years. In fact, listening to him talk in his usual passionate and thickly accented manner, one may even imagine him to be a few decades younger. Speaking about ... -
At home in Tambobo Bay
July 19, 2020 , on page )Emma Palallos was in her 20s when she first came to Tambobo Bay in the southern tip of Negros Oriental province in the late 1980s. This body of water shared by Barangays Bonbonon and Siit in the southern town of Siaton has ... -
BFAR 7 addresses low production, imposes fishing ban for 3 months
November 20, 2023 , on page )To addresses the alarming decline in fish production in the region, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR 7) has initiated a three-month fishing ban on specific species in various locations ... -
BFAR 7 empowers women fisherfolk through lambaklad poject
(,April 12, 2023 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7 celebrated Women’s Month in March by highlighting the efforts of empowered women fisherfolk in Borbon, Cebu and Siaton, Negros Oriental. In these communities, women ... -
Bfar 7 warns against consuming shellfish from Tambobo, Bais bays
August 7, 2020 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Central Visayas (BFAR 7) has advised the public to be wary of gleaning shellfish, locally known as “kinhason,” in Tambobo Bay and Bais Bay in Negros Oriental. BFAR 7 Director ... -
BFAR hoists 'red tide' flag anew in 21 coastal areas in 12 provinces
December 16, 2020 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared 21 coastal areas in 12 provinces across the country as “positive” for red tide. In its latest Shellfish Bulletin, BFAR through its Information and Fisherfolk ... -
BFAR lifts red tide warning in Cancabato Bay
April 19, 2021 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) declared the area of Cancabato Bay in Leyte province as officially free from red tide contamination. In its 10th shellfish bulletin, BFAR said all types of shellfish ... -
BFAR lifts red tide warning in parts of Leyte, Negros Oriental
June 28, 2021 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that areas in Leyte and Negros Oriental are officially free from red tide contamination. BFAR said in its 19th bulletin that shellfish harvested in Cancabato ... -
BFAR raises red tide warning over parts of Leyte, Samar islands
December 4, 2020 , on page )The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has raised the red tide warning over parts of Leyte and Samar and discouraged consumption of shellfish harvested from those waters. The advisory covers shellfish from ...