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Fish cage development to boost catch, says DA
The Department of Agriculture and local fish importers have agreed to develop fish cage farming in the country to boost production. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol recently met with fisheries product importers where ...
- June 16, 2019
Taal fish feeding resumes as water quality improves
Fish cage operators can now resume feeding their fish stocks in Taal Lake after tests showed improvements in the quality of water. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said tests conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- February 9, 2019
DENR, BFAR move to protect tawilis
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) may have failed to fully implement the closed fishing season in Taal Lake that placed tawilis on the list of endangered species. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- January 27, 2019
Creation of separate fisheries department pushed anew
A midterm election nears, stakeholders are pushing anew for the creation of a separate agency that will focus on the fisheries sector amid the continuing decline in local catch. During The Philippine fisheries Summit, ...
- April 29, 2019
Fisheries output slightly up in Q1
Fish production in the country continued to improve in the first quarter amid better output in commercial and municipal fisheries. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority showed that total volume of fish ...
- May 18, 2019
Phl to import galunggong anew
The Phillippines will once again import the poor man's fish Galunggong, as prices of the commodity have shot up to nearly P300 per kilo due to low supply. Agriculture Secretary Wiliam Dar has given the Buarea of Fisheries ...
- December 6, 2019
China's intrusion worsens fish catch decline - watchdog
An environmental advocacy group has warned that local fisheries production might not recover soon with President Duterte’s stand allowing China to continue fishing within Philippine territorial waters. International ...
- June 26, 2019