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Heavy Antibiotics, chemical abuse poison fish industry's health
The heavy use of chemicals and antibiotics in aquaculture may result in disease outbreaks and even the collapse of the industry, the head of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) warns. "Chemical and ...
- March 16, 2012
Fishermen lament marginalization
Small fisherfolk organizations from 15 countries deplore the massive marginalization of small-scale fishing and are calling for the overhaul of international and national policies on fishing. Fisheries programs have increased ...
- September 21, 2012
Chinese mischief on Panganiban Reef
The Chinese are up to their old tricks again. While appearing to appease the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in bilateral talks, they continue to fortify their claim on Mischief Reef (Panganiban) and Scarborough ...
- September 8, 2012
Giant squid (2)
Recent studies showed that giant squid feed on deep-sea fish, shrimps and other squid species. The adult giant squid's only known predators are sperm whales. Scientists have tried to observe sperm whales to study giant ...
- October 29, 2012
Moon watching more fun at BFAR
At the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources' (BFAR) demonstration center in this city, fishery specialists are moon watchers. They observe lunar phases not because they are romantics, but because the moon's appearance ...
- September 12, 2012
'Buriring', a delicacy in Cadiz City
Despite of its potent nerve poison in its ovAry and liver, small pufferfish, locally known here as "buriring", is one of the delicacies on the table in Cadiz, a seashore city in Northern Negros Occidental, about 65 kilometers ...
- September 2, 2012
Japan fish cesium levels remain
Radioactive cesium levels in most kinds of fish caught off the coast of Fukushima haven't declined in the year following Japan's nuclear disaster, a signal that the seafloor or leakage from the damaged reactors must be ...
- October 30, 2012
Major shifts in fish feed formulations
Fish Feed formulations are undergoing major shifts, away from fishmeal and toward the plant, protein concentrates. One reason is the pressure that fish meals and fish oil- for - example, from anchovies, sardines, sprats, ...
- May 25, 2012
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
Singapore not taking sides in sea row - DFA
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday said that Singapore is not taking sides in the territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) but is merely pursuing a peaceful resolution of the ...
- September 12, 2012