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Need for a department for fish and aquatic resources raised
Years ago, mackerel scad, locally known as "galunggong," was considered the "poor man's fish" because it was inexpensive and can readily feed a family. However, due to extreme weather conditions and other economic factors, ...
- December 14, 2019
Ex-rebels in aquaculture
Rebel returnees construct floating cages for tilapia culture as part of the aquaculture program launched recently in Tapax, Capiz. The project that extends livelihood assistance to former rebels is a collaborative program ...
- November 2, 1999
What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay: (part II)
Demolition of all the fish pens/cages in Laguna de Bay is anti-poor. It unnecessarily deprives the poor consumers of Metro Manila and surrounding communities of a significant part of their affordable animal protein supply. ...
- March 5, 2017
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
New fishing policy for tinapa industry
To ensure the availability of Alumahan (island mackerel) for the tinapa (smoked fish) industry, the alliance of Samar Sea Mayors has proposed the “No-fishing” policy during the months of March-April-May-June. BFAR studies ...
- October 16, 2015
Illegal trawls swapped with legally allowed fishing gears in Cagayan
With the aim to put a halt to the use of active gear in municipal waters and at the same time ensure that fishers continue their main source of livelihooh, the fisheries bureau here currently implements a mechanism on ...
- January 12, 2019
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
SEAFDEC cites Petron's milkfish mudcrab tech-livelihood success
A milkfish-mudcrab technology livelihood tie-up of the South East Asian Fisheries and Development Center (SEAFDEC) with private companies like Petron has been reaping success from the high adoption of Aquaculture techniques ...
- October 14, 2009
Fishermen's cry
The provincial government is asking the owner of " M/V Sportivo" to help the fishermen whose livelihood have been affected by the oil spill from the sunken ship. Engr. Raymund Moderes, Executive Assistant of Governor Samuel ...
- January 25, 2014
200 fiberglass fishing boats for Bataan
This province will be having 200 new fishing boats care of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the first nine of these were already distributed to fishermen last Monday by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
- September 20, 2017