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Alcala swears in fisheries chief
Dr. Felix Ayson is the new chief of the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC-AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo. The belated report said Dr. Ayson was sworn into office by Agriculture ...
- June 30, 2012
Mudcrab at Agrilink investment forum
The mudcrab will be one of the topics to be discussed at the investment forum at the Agrilink under the auspices of the Agricultural Marketing Assistance Service (AMAS) of the Department of Agriculture. The forum aims to ...
- September 20, 2014
₱5M earmarked for Palawan aquaculture
Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has earmarked ₱5 million for the development of Palawan's marine fisheries and aquaculture. The money will be used to expand grow-out ponds and procure additional broodstock for the ...
- October 8, 2010
Shark fin bans might not help sharks, scientists say
As lawmakers propose banning the sale of shark fins in the U.S., a pair of scientists is pushing back, saying the effort might actually harm attempts to conserve the marine predators. Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New ...
- September 28, 2017
Oil spill affects 31 Barangays, 300-Square-km of Manila Bay
Half-a-million liters of diesel that leaked from a submarine pipeline, or a tanker moored off the coast have covered a 300-square kilometer area of Manila Bay, affecting 31 Barangays in the towns of rosario, Naic Tanza, ...
- August 11, 2013
Boracay's Atis get agri-fishery livelihood
With the reopening of world-famous Boracay Island, its native settlers are seen to have an alternative livelihood in small-scale farming and fishing. This is after the Department of Agriculture (DA) launched simultaneous ...
- October 29, 2018
BAR, Worldfish Center Boost Aquaculture
The Bureau of Agriculture Research (BAR) and the WorldFish center are collaborating on a project to enhance the capacity of stakeholders to commercialize aquaculture technology. BAR and the Los Baños-based WorldFish Center ...
- February 22, 2012
Negros fish catch dwindling- U.P. study
Fish catch in Negros is dwindling, according to results of a study conducted by a researcher from the University of Philippines (UP)-Diliman. The research work of Remelyn I. de Ramos of UP-Diliman's Marine Sciences Institute ...
- August 26, 2015
ASEAN ministers sign sustainable fisheries plan
Ministers of government agencies in Southeast Asia concerned with fisheries have signed a Resolution on Sustainable Fisheries for Food Security for the ASEAN Region. The signing of the plan capped the "ASEAN-SEAFDEC ...
- February 28, 2002
BFAR lifts sardine fishing ban in Zamboanga waters
Even as the government continuously implements a three-month ban on sardine fishing every year, the sardines industry in Zamboanga still ended up growing P20 billion, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said. The Department ...
- March 6, 2018