Search
Now showing items 191-200 of 327
Aquaculture tech boosts Visayas dev't
Aquaculture technologies are developing fishfarming communities in central Philippines. Such technologies are being transferred to fisherfolk and government instrumentalities. Among those actively implementing a technology ...
- November 13, 1999
Fisherfolk urge navy to drive away China ships in disputed sea
A group of fishers on Thursday asked the Philippine government to send its navy to drive away Chinese vessels in the South China Sea within the country’s exclusive economic zone. “It is without a doubt that the vessels ...
- June 25, 2021
US-PH $25-million fisheries partnership launched in Iloilo
To promote sustainable fisheries, a partnership program between the United States and Philippine governments was launched here recently. The $25-million Fish Right program will be implemented over a period of five years ...
- November 28, 2018
Oceana lauds BFAR’s declaration of fisheries management areas
Oceana Philippines has welcomed the move of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to declare the country’s major fishing grounds as fisheries management areas (FMAs) as it cited the need for proper conservation. ...
- February 10, 2019
PH's existing policies not enough to stop overfishing
The Philippine government is being urged to craft a national management framework to address overfishing as the country’s existing policy measures are apparently not enough to deal with this issue. This, as studies show ...
- March 25, 2018
Marine resources development through biotechnology pushed
The need to identify the research gaps in fisheries biotechnology and developing strategies to address common concerns, and enhancing collaboration among the different research and development units from government agencies, ...
- July 7, 2006
Govt focuses on Guimaras rehab
A substantial release of the P867-million supplemental budget is now awaited to give impetus to the long-term rehabilitation of the once oil spill-affected island province of Guimaras. Secretary Rafael Coscoluela, Presidential ...
- April 10, 2007
Cauayan fishers lament 'inaction' on poaching
The Fisherfolk in the coastal town of Cauayan were complaining about the continued inaction of local officials on the alleged illegal fishing in their municipal water. Despite the media expose on the intrusion of commercial ...
- August 24, 2013
Candidates urged to come up with ‘blue agenda’ on sustainable fisheries
Presidential candidates are urged to adopt a "blue agenda" in order to build a stronger fishery sector in the next six years. In a statement, non-governmental organizations (NGO) has called on the presidential candidates ...
- April 23, 2016
Government fisheries hatchery produces pompano
The National Institute of Fisheries and Technology Development Center of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (NIFTCD- BFAR) has declared that the only government hatchery that produces "Pompano" (marine fishes ...
- August 26, 2013