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Declining fish catch threatens livelihood, food supply in Negros
The amount of fish caught around the country is dwindling to dangerous levels which threatens the livelihood of 60 percent of the population dependent on fishing reports a research of Remelyn I. de Ramos of the Marine ...
- August 22, 2015
DA urges use of circle hooks
From hereon, Filipino tuna fishermen will only be limited to the use of circle hooks in catching their prey. The Department of Agriculture (DA) says it will intensify its campaign for the use of circle hooks in catching ...
- February 8, 2010
House panel okays bill on swift reversion of abandoned fishponds
A House of Representatives committee has approved a bill proposing to cut short the waiting period for reversion to forestlands of unutilized and abandoned fishponds, saying that the move would help address the devastating ...
- November 26, 2019
Fisheries awardees announced
A medical technologist, a former piggery caretaker, a professor and a chemical engineer-turned-fish scientist were declared winners of the "Fish for Every Filipino Awards 2001" for outstanding fish production and research. ...
- October 18, 2001
52nd Fish Conservation Week: Highlights Stiffer Philippine Fisheries Code
Only a month after the promulgation of its newly signed implementing rules and regulation (IRR), Republic Act (RA) 10654, which amended the Philippine fisheries code 1998, is the highlight of this year's celebration of the ...
- October 22, 2015
Six more fish landing centers
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will build six more community fish landing centers (CFLC) in Eastern Visayas this year. The centers will be built in Maasin City in Southern Leyte, Tanauan, Abuyog and ...
- January 19, 2017
Fisheries project to boost Western Samar
A government-hosted Southeast Asian center and a European Union-assisted program have agreed to undertake a fisheries project to boost the development of this province's coastal communities. A memorandum of agreement was ...
- May 24, 1999
Indonesia asks Japan to invest in islands near waters disputed with China
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Friday asked Japan to step up investment in fisheries and energy in some of its South China Sea islands following a stand-off with China in waters that China claims in the area. Widodo ...
- January 11, 2020
P223 M for W. Visayas agri-fishery projects
Secretary Manny Piñol of the Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched P223 million worth of agricultural and fishery projects for Western Visayas Region. Piñol’s second official visit to the region is focused on island ...
- August 9, 2017
Gov't 'weak' in implementation of fisheries law
Top officials of the multinational environment group Oceana said the Duterte administration is “weak” in terms of the implementation of Fisheries Law, with the fisheries sector still one of the most vulnerable sectors in ...
- August 1, 2019