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Color-coding: boats tagged as Iloilo steps up campaign vs illegal fishing
A provincial ordinance assigns colors and numbers to fishing vessels operating in coastal towns to let enforcers easily identify boats operated by the local fisherfolk and better protect municipal waters from poachers. ...
- December 9, 2018
Coastal Resource Management Project (CRMP) ends on 2001
The Coastal Resource Management Project (CRMP) of the Philippine Government supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has only until 2001 to go. CRMP is implemented by the Department of ...
- July 17, 2000
Mussel farming made easy with bamboo tray module
Among the many forms of aquaculture here in the Philippines, mussel farming is one of those which is a very promising industry. Specifically in some areas in Samar, mussel farming is now in commercial scale, providing ...
- September 8, 2012
Survival rate of mangrove crab
A relatively new technology is now in place which aims to increase the survival rate of mangrove crab in the hatchery. Originally engaged in producing and culturing high-value marine aquatic species, the Palawan Aquaculture ...
- July 15, 2016
Guimaras marks 1st year of sea tragedy
Guimarasnons marked the anniversary of what was deemed as the biggest sea tragedy in the island’s history yesterday with “Pagbangon,” a virtual ceremony in memory of those who died. It was exactly a year ago yesterday when ...
- August 4, 2020
Fight climate change, plant mangroves'
Broadcast practitioners in Capiz are set to hold a mangrove-planting activity here on October 13. According the Kapisanan ng mga Broadkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) - Capiz Chapter President Ely Abarra, the activity, dubbed as ...
- October 7, 2012
'Zero arrests': No illegal fishing in Estancia, Iloilo?
The municipality of Estancia in northern Iloilo is known for its rich fishing grounds that attract poachers even from neighboring provinces and islands. But since January this year, no one has been arrested for illegal ...
- October 24, 2017
Red tide back in Sapian Bay
Shellfishes in Sapian Bay are once again positive of paralytic shellfish poison. In its Shellfish Advisory No. 19 dated Nov. 13, 2015, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) said the red tide toxin level in ...
- November 18, 2015
Boracay boat capsizes; Chinese tourist dies
A motorboat ferrying tourists capsized in the waters of Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan yesterday morning. A Chinese national died while three others were hospitalized. The 45-year-old Hong Fang Juai was from Su Zhuo, China. ...
- January 22, 2020
How dirty is the Iloilo River?
The Iloilo River is among the trademarks of this capital city. It is an estuary – an arm of the sea – which now became an attraction with kilometer-long esplanades built on its banks. Locals and non-locals enjoy a walk or ...
- August 18, 2018