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₱25-M program launched
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is launching the P25-million Biotechnology Research Fellowship Program (BRFP) to develop better crops, improve livestock and generate higher fisheries output. BRFP will complement the ...
- March 18, 2011
Farmers urged to grow giant gourami
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala urged fish farmers to venture into growing giant gourami (Ospronemus gouramy) as an alternative to bangus, tilapia, and catfish in inland water bodies such as fishponds, lakes, and even ...
- April 16, 2011
BFAR 6 says Western Visayas is free from fishkill threat
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here has given assurances that marine products being sold in markets in Western Visayas are safe for human consumption. The agency issued the assurance amid fishkill ...
- June 9, 2011
Fish kill reported in Ilocos
A new fish kill happened last week, on Mestizo River in Barangay Callaguip, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, fisheries officials reported yesterday. Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Officer Benny Saraos who is based in ...
- June 22, 2011
BFAR: Overstocking caused fish kill
Overstocking of fish in cages caused the fish kill in Taal and Pangasinan. This was the gist of the report made by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on the loss of 700 metric tons (MT) of tilapia in Taal ...
- June 2, 2011
Fish kills spreads to Lipa; 7 towns under calamity state
Nine days after several tons of fish died in Talisay and Laurel, another fish kill struck in Lipa City yesterday morning. Edilberto Andal, the city's agriculture supervisor, said a group of fishermen was shocked when they ...
- June 6, 2011
Batangas investigates Taal fish kill
Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos Recto yesterday dispatched teams from the provincial government to assist the local government units affected by the fish kill. Jing Segimundo, Batangas provincial information officer said the ...
- June 2, 2011
A swim with gentle giants: Donsol's whalesharks
Before me, in the blue-green haze of the Donsol Sea, a 10-ton gray specter with checkerboard spots resolved into 30 feet of whale shark. "Jump!" the spotter barked as the shadow of the mighty fish broke through the waters. ...
- October 16, 2011
Bacteria blamed for fish kill
The sudden and mysterious emergence of an unknown bacteria along the coastal waters of Manila Bay causes a massive fish kill, resulting in the loss of millions of pesos worth of fish products here. This was disclosed by ...
- June 24, 2011
Manila Bay cleanup launched today
Navotas City joins today the simultaneous metrowide waterways cleanup at the Manila Bay, an activity spearheaded by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) dubbed " One Day. One Bay." The city government ...
- November 26, 2011