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More patrol boats for coastal towns vs illegal fishermen
To bolster its anti-illegal fishing campaign, the provincial government is giving patrol boats to seven coastal towns. Provincial Administrator Raul Banias said the local governments of San Joaquin, Miag-ao, Oton, Barotac ...
- October 26, 2017
Crustacean program for Eastern Visayas
Sustainable production of crustaceans in Eastern Visayas is expected to be achieved following the conduct of different research and development initiatives.This welcome development will be conducted and implemented by the ...
- June 29, 2018
5 provinces agree to protect Visayan Sea
Governors of the provinces of Iloilo (Arthur Defensor Sr.), Capiz (Antonio del Rosario) and Negros Occidental (Alfredo Marañon Jr.) agreed to protect the Visayan Sea, a rich fishing ground being threatened by illegal fishing ...
- October 15, 2018
NEDA-6 chief calls for bigger fisheries budget
There is a need to increase the budget for the fisheries sector in the country, said National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Western Visayas regional director Ro-ann Bacal. During the news conference for the 2015 ...
- July 29, 2016
Fisherman drowns in Manapla
A fisherman drowned on Thursday in Purok Road Side, Barangay Punta Salong, Manapla, Negros Occidental. Forty-one-year-old Aser Barrios was a resident of the village.
- September 11, 2021
Needlefish kills fishermen in Tigbauan
A fisherman was killed by a needlefish, locally known as tambilawan, while fishing off shore of Tigbauan town on Wednesday, April 24. The 59-year-old Rudy Tinasas, a resident of the town’s Barangay Parara Norte, was declared ...
- April 26, 2024
Bantay Dagat nets 5 illegal fishing boats
The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force (IPBFTF) apprehended five illegal fishing vessels from October 11 to 15. All the owners of the apprehended vessels paid the compromise fines. However, their illegal fishing ...
- October 19, 2012
Oton deploys artificial reefs
The municipality of Oton has installed another batch of artificial reefs on its municipal waters in a bid to regain its marine and aquatic resources on Monday. A ceremonial installation was held at Poblacion South, a coastal ...
- February 26, 2014