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Don't eat dead fish from oil spill-hit areas, BFAR warns
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas has issued a warning against eating dead fish in coastal areas contaminated by bunker fuel from a barge damaged by an explosion last week. Remia Aparri, ...
- July 9, 2020
Visayan Sea governors seek ways to stop destructive fishing
FAO No. 246-1 of the Department of Agriculture banned Danish seine fishing and its variants. The Department recently introduced an update to FAO No. 246-1. Now, mere possession of Danish seine or modified Danish seine gears ...
- September 27, 2018
'Criminal negligence': Treñas mulls charges vs power barge owner
The city government mulls filing a string of charges such as criminal negligence against AC Energy Corp., owner of the power barge that spilled thousands of liters of bunker oil into this city’s waters following an explosion ...
- July 10, 2020
3-month fishing ban on Visayan Sea ends in Feb.
The closed season in the Visayan Sea for sardines, herrings and mackerels that started on Nov. 15, 2018 would end next month. “Prohibiting fishers from catching them will increase the population of these species. It is ...
- January 6, 2019
'Market denial': new tack vs illegal fishing targets hawkers
Illegal fishers are getting creative. So must the authorities. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) bared a new measure to combat illegal fishing. It called the strategy "market denial". "Market denial" was ...
- July 11, 2017
Mangroves act as buffers during inclement weather
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 has embarked on mangrove tree growing as part of the implementation of the National Greening Program (NGP). NGP targets to plant 1.5 billion trees across ...
- May 26, 2014
Team of experts to check on Boracay coral reefs
In light of environmental issues besetting Boracay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) created a team of experts that will study the reported degradation of the coral reef ecosystem in the island ...
- June 16, 2015
Coast Guard to secure today’s ‘bangcarera’
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Iloilo mobilized 40 personnel to secure the bangcarera miniature paraw race at Port San Jose in Barangay Hoskyn, Jordan, Guimaras today. The PCG deployment began on Saturday, the opening ...
- February 10, 2019
DENR VI continues strides to keep Iloilo River clean
Consistent with the mandate of DENR secretary Roy Cimatu to protect our rivers from activities which are detrimental to our marine biodiversity, a river patrol and monitoring team led by Iloilo-Batiano River Development ...
- June 12, 2017
Ilonggo fisherfolk rethink use of motorboats due to TRAIN impact on diesel
Iloilo City – Ilonggo fisherfolk are choosing ease off the use of motorboats when fishing due to the increase in oil prices brought by the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. The 44-year-old fisherman ...
- February 7, 2018