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Dozen 'hulbot' fishers caught
Twelve men were arrested for illegal fishing in the seawaters of Barangay Gahit, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, police said. The men were using Danish seines, or hulbot nets, when chanced upon by joint elements of Negros ...
- August 18, 2018
Eastern Visayas region targets rebound in fisheries output
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) is targeting the restoration of regional fishery production this year back to 2012 levels after more than a year of post-Haiyan rehabilitation activity. BFAR Regional ...
- April 23, 2015
RMU Region 6 to strictly implement Fisheries Code
The Regional Maritime Unit 6 (RMU-6) will strictly implement the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998 or Republic Act 8550 in Western Visayas. "One way of protecting our marine life and coral reefs is to arrest those who will ...
- January 16, 2014
Iloilo drive vs "hulbot" fishing get boost
The provincial government’s campaign against the prohibited hulbot-hulbot fishing has gotten a big boost. The Department of Agriculture (DA) approved a proposed update to Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) No. 246 banning ...
- July 18, 2018
Senate OKs bill creating Aklan fisheries center
The Senate in third and final reading unanimously approved the measure seeking to establish a fisheries and aquatic resources training, development and product center in the province. The chamber approved on June 3, 2019 ...
- June 25, 2019
Climate change worries fishers
Small fishers in Negros Occidental have expressed concern over climate change. It forces fishes to migrate, thereby affecting their catch, said Abcede Jardinico, chairman of the Negros Occidental Small Fishers Alliance ...
- September 24, 2016
Tañon Strait celebrates 19th year as protected area
Tañon Strait, a 161-kilometer strip which separates the islands of Cebu and Negros, is celebrating nearly two decades as a protected area. It is host to 62 percent of the country's coral species, plus 14 species of whales ...
- June 11, 2017
48 illegal fishers nabbed in Concepcion
Forty-eight fishermen onboard 14 motorboats were apprehended for illegal fishing off Tagubanhan Island in Barangay Bagongon, Concepcion town. The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force said the fishermen were using active gears ...
- January 23, 2015
'N. Iloilo illegal fishing hotspot'
Northern Iloilo is an illegal fishing hotspot in Western Visayas, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Most of the violations were the use of active gears and encroachment of municipal waters ...
- August 2, 2019
Vessel monitoring tech can save lives of Pinoy fisherfolk
Proper vessel monitoring can save lives and make fishing more sustainable.
Seven sailors drowned when a Filipino merchant ship crashed into the USS Fritzgerald in the sea of Japan last 17 June. The accident was caused ...
- September 25, 2017