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Visayan Sea gab to tackle illegal fishing
Illegal fishing is in the agenda of the meeting of governors on July 22 in Sicogon Island in Carles, Iloilo. Arthur Defensor Sr. of Iloilo province will also bring up "market denial," a new strategy to combat the problem. ...
- July 16, 2017
W. Visayas waters free from red tide
Kalibo, Aklan – Coastal waters in Western Visayas are now free from toxic red tides. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the ban on coastal waters of Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo. Fish, squids, ...
- April 11, 2017
Milkfish fry sufficiency program in full swing
Due to the declining supply of wild-caught fry and insufficiency of hatchery-bred fry from local hatcheries, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center’s (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department (AQD) acquired additional 78 ...
- December 8, 2018
Solving major aquaculture woes sought
The aquaculture industry faces three major constraints – lack of fry supply, high cost of feeds and skilled manpower. Upon identifying these constraints, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and ...
- October 6, 2018
Viability of producing functional food
The production or processing of functional food is becoming one of the fast growing segments of the country’s food industry. Functional food contains both essential nutrients and health promoting non-nutrients. However, ...
- July 27, 2018
Incentives would improve MPA protection efforts, experts say
The safeguarding of Philippine marine protected areas (MPAs) would improve if local communities were given incentives to protect these areas, several marine experts said on Monday. Human activities such as fishing were ...
- June 29, 2019
Shellfish from 7 coast in WV still unsafe to eat
A shellfish fan? don't eat the ones harvested from seven coastal areas in Western Visayas. They are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison beyond the regulatory limit, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- December 28, 2015
Gov’t lauds advances to lower cost of fish farming
A Philippine government committee commended developments in aquaculture research that lowered the cost of aqua feeds for milkfish and tilapia by 30 percent. In a recent meeting, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...
- November 6, 2019
Illegal fishers use 'spotters' to elude arrest - Banias
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 ...
- August 27, 2018
Fish landing centers in 11 coastal towns
Community fish landing centers will be built in 11 coastal municipalities in the next two years. Buruanga, Malay, Nabas, Tangalan, Ibajay, Makato, Numancia, Kalibo, New Washington, Batan, and Altavas have been identified ...
- September 15, 2016