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Indian fishermen try new nets for healthier oceans
Sindhudurg, India - The fishermen were dubious when ocean experts suggested they could save their dwindling marine stocks just by switching to new nets. It took years for the UN Development Program to convince the fishing ...
- June 4, 2017
‘Sustainable fish production means striking balance between aquaculture, conservation’
The biggest challenge in the 21st century that aquaculturists are facing is the pressure to produce food without sacrificing conservation of resources. This was the message of Chief Dan Baliao to the first batch of graduates ...
- May 18, 2018
SEAFDEC reaches out technology verification
Realizing the urgent need to package technologies generated through the years of research and development, the Technology Verification and Extension was launched in 1996. It is a technology transfer and commercialization ...
- October 18, 1999
Search ongoing for missing fisherman in Culasi
A search and rescue operation was launched for a fisherman reported missing in the seawaters of Barangay Batonan Sur, Culasi, Antique. Romeo Vicente, 69, of Barangay Batonan Sur, went fishing onboard a small vessel around ...
- December 30, 2022
Mindoro young professional reformers tap SEAFDEC/AQD as partner in aquaculture
The Tamaraw Young Professional Reformers (YPR) in Mindoro sought the help of SEAFDEC/AQD to boost their aquaculture industry. The Tamaraw YPR per recommendation of BFAR MIMAROPA, SEAFDEC/AQD trained fish farmers in Mindoro ...
- March 12, 2018
138 sacks of samong seized
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) here seized from a fishing boat some 138 sacks of seashells, including the threatened species samong. Commodore Enrico Efren Evangelista, PCG Cebu district commander, said they recovered ...
- July 13, 2015
Indonesia to Japan: invest in disputed islands
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
China starts lighthouse operations in Subi Reef
China’s transport ministry held a “completion ceremony”, marking the start of operations of the 55-metre (180-ft) high lighthouse on Subi Reef, where construction began in October, state news agency Xinhua said late on Tuesday.
- April 7, 2016
Fish condos' dropped into Carles' waters
Fisherfolks in the coastal barangay of Barosbos, Carles town welcomed the deployment of around 13 fish condominiums on the sea bottom. The deployment of the "fish condos" was spearheaded by Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. and ...
- October 22, 2012
'Bantay Dagat needs help': paging BFAR, coastguard, PNP!
The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force could not totally stop illegal fishing activities in Iloilo’s vast territorial waters all by itself, according to Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. Defensor urged other concerned agencies to ...
- July 7, 2017