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Gov't urged to save its seas from overfishing
At least 13 fishing grounds in the Philippines have been heavily fished and the declining stocks will force local fishermen to go beyond the country's boundaries toward the Malaysian and Indonesian seas to look for catch, ...
- June 8, 2013
US aid for reef rehab up
The United States government has unveiled a package of targetted assistance, including a P4 million grant for coral restoration research, for the Tubbataha Reef which has been damaged by a US Navy minesweeper that got ...
- February 4, 2013
Dagupan reclaims fishponds for growth centers
The city government plans to reclaim unprofitable or abandoned fishponds to develop new business growth centers, and decongest downtown Dagupan, acting Mayor Belen Fernandez said on Friday. Fernandez said the government ...
- June 17, 2013
At Ph meet, more nations sign up to protect dugong
Four more countries have joined 21 signatories to an international pact to protect the dugong, the mysterious marine mammal that used to be a constant presence along coastlines around the world, including in the Philippines, ...
- February 24, 2013
Philippines rejects Chinese sea patrol
The Philippine government expressed its objection to China’s plan to intensify patrols on the contested islands and waters in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Raul Hernandez, spokesman of the department of foreign ...
- February 28, 2013
Oyster eyed for commercial culture
The government is eyeing to culture a previously undiscovered Philippine oyster whos DNA is now under study so as to name it as Surigao Barobo Bay's unique oyster species that could give livelihood and export opportunities ...
- March 3, 2013
Needed: Turtle Rescue Center
The government program of protection and conservation of sea turtles appears to be successful. Newspapers and television programs often report instances of people caring for sick or wounded animals or returning to the sea ...
- June 12, 2013
Fast-maturing shellfish pushed for commercial production
The Government is developing a culture technology for commercial production of a fast-maturing species of oyster, known locally as tikod amo. "The Surigao Del Sur State University (SDSSU) and the Bureau of Agricultural ...
- March 7, 2013
Trump Jr. tweets on Tubbataha rile PH netizens
The remarks of American businessman Donald Trump Jr. criticizing a US Navy plan to dismantle its minesweeper that is stuck at the Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea has sparked outrage among netizens and prompted a militant ...
- February 1, 2013
Fisherfolk aid ready - palace
Fisherfolks affected by the oil spill in Cavite late last week will be assisted by the government.
BFAR (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources) said they are already preparing fishing gears, fingerlings and other ...
- August 12, 2013