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Philippine shrimp industry's economic potential
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is conducting a crash program for the shrimp sector so it can start to again export this year amid a strong global demand. There is a something market demand for vannamei (white shrimp) ...
- August 5, 2013
BFAR Administrative, Circular No. 248, Series of 2013, Subject: Size regulation for sea cucumber collection and trade
Whereas, the alarming rate of the sea cucumber exploitation for the meat trade, the recent discovery of their potential medical and pharmaceutical applications and the recognition of their ecological importance became ...
- December 4, 2013
Fishery laws
A group of fishermen here is urging local officials to strictly implement laws governing fishing activities within the municipal waters. Pepito Lagman, a fishermen and resident of Barangay San Roque here, said that illegal ...
- March 15, 2013
Mangrove study
The Department of Environment and Natural resources (DENR) 7 announced yesterday that is expected to complete its mangrove assessment and inventory within this week enrolled under its integrated coastal resources management ...
- August 21, 2013
Oil spill reaches barangays
The oil leaking out of the St. Thomas of Aquinas, the passenger ferry that sank Friday evening off Talisay City after colliding with a cargo vessel, has reached five barangays (villages) of Cordova town. In a press release, ...
- August 20, 2013
Visayan Sea fishing ban lifted
Fishing at the Visayan Sea has resumed since March 15 after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the four-month ban on sardine, mackerel and herring fishing. BFAR-6 regional director Drucila Esther ...
- March 21, 2013
Coral reef 'seeding' in Caribbean
Mats of algae and seaweed have shrouded the once-thick coral in shallow reefs off Jamaica’s north coast. Warm ocean waters have bleached out the coral, and in a cascade of ecological decline, the sea urchins and plant-eating ...
- February NaN, 2013
Urban planner cites pros, cons of Manila Bay reclamation project
Members of social media have banded together to protest the Manila Bay Reclamation project. Lately, Facebook petition sites called “S.O.S. Manila Bay: Save our Sunset!” and “No to Reclamation of Manila Bay” have surfaced. ...
- February 16, 2013
Trump Jr. tweets on Tubbataha rile PH netizens
The remarks of American businessman Donald Trump Jr. criticizing a US Navy plan to dismantle its minesweeper that is stuck at the Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea has sparked outrage among netizens and prompted a militant ...
- February 1, 2013
Fish Ark PH: Keeping hope afloat for conservation of native freshwater fishes
Through Fish Ark Philippines, UPLB has succeeded in the induced spawning and larval rearing of the silver therapon or "ayungin". That fish need a boat to survive seems counterintuitive but Fish Ark Philippines aims to be ...
- March 3, 2013