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Laguna de Bay: A vision for the future
Strategically located in the country’s center of urban and industrial development, Laguna de Bay (LdB) is the largest inland body of water in the Philippines and the second largest lake in Southeast Asia. It has a surface ...
- August 31, 2010
Fisheries sector in WV not affected by El Niño
The fisheries sector in Western Visayas is not affected by the El Niño phenomenon causing long dry spell in some parts of the country. Director Drusila Bayate of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in ...
- February 22, 2010
Red Cross releases 13 million fingerlings in Central Mindanao
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has released 13 million fish fingerlings into the marsh areas in Central Mindanao to help people affected by the recent conflict between government troops and Moro Islamic ...
- August 28, 2010
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
What ails Tuna?
January ended as a big disappointment. One stock that ended similarly for the period was Alliance Tuna International Inc. (TUNA). Plummeting like a falling hard rock, TUNA’s share price was already down 18.26 percent last ...
- February 2, 2010
Burnham lake clean-up drive starts with fishing
Residents turned up with fishing rods at the Burnham lake on Sunday to take part in what Baguio oldtimer Virgilio Cruz described as “our first time to fish in these waters legally." Over 200 people signed up to fish for ...
- October 12, 2010
Fishing industry calls for passage of MEDA bill
Mindanao's fishing industry has urged for the speedy approval of the Mindanao Economic Development Authority (MEDA) bill, which will become a permanent agency that will ensure the continuity of peace and development efforts ...
- January 15, 2010
Bataan intensifies environment watch
The province of Bataan's campaign against illegal fishing and logging scored a major breakthrough with the confiscation of various sizes of illegally sourced logs at Sitio Fuerte in Barangay Poblacion. Bataan Gov. Enrique ...
- October 12, 2010
Local tuna industry reeling from ban; jobless workers on rise
Players in the local tuna industry are now feeling the pinch of the closure of the high seas in portions of the Pacific Ocean, with one fishing company officially informing the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) of ...
- January 26, 2010
Illegal fishing threatens marine resources
Cebu's marine resources are dwindling, threatening food security for the province's growing population as incidence of illegal fishing continues to be a coastal issue. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) ...
- September 14, 2010