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Oceana sues gov't over vessel monitoring system
Oceana Philippines is set to sue the government for failure to install vessel monitoring for all commercial fishing vessels. The company said it would proceed with its plan to file a continuing mandamus against the Department ...
- October 21, 2018
Benham trip to push through next week
The government is all set to embark on another exploratory trip to the 13-million-hectare Benham Rise next week, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said yesterday. Piñol said President Duterte gave the green light for ...
- April 29, 2017
5 provinces commit to protect Visayan sea
Five local government units have committed to adopt a fisheries management framework to protect the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s major fishing grounds, from illegal fishing activities to ensure a sustainable fisheries ...
- September 30, 2018
BFAR revokes commercial fishing vessel license
For the first time, the government has permanently revoked the license of a fishing vessel for repeatedly encroaching municipal waters. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has revoked the license of FV ...
- January 19, 2020
Gov't urged to install vessel monitoring system
Oceana Philippines reiterated its call for transparency at sea to protect the lives of fishermen amid the recent sinking of a Filipino boat by a Chinese ship in the West Philippine Sea. It asked the government to adopt a ...
- June 23, 2019
Tañon Strait protection to be strengthened to ensure fisheries sustainability
The government is strengthening protection efforts at the Tañon Strait, the country’s biggest marine protected area, to ensure sea safety and fisheries sustainability. The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and ...
- December 25, 2017
Masterplan for sardine industry hits snag
The development of a sound sardine management plan may take a while as the government shifted its focus on tuna. The development of a sound sardine management plan may take a while as the government shifted its focus on ...
- January 21, 2018
Stronger law enforcement a boost to fish production
The successful management and protection of Tañon Strait, the Philippines’ largest marine protected area, should be replicated in other fishing grounds nationwide, marine conservation group Oceana Philippines said. Oceania ...
- March 19, 2017
Clarify terms of Chinese research in Benham, gov't urged
An international marine conservation group is calling on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to release documents that it used as basis for allowing China to conduct research in Benham or Philippine Rise. Oceana, through ...
- January 25, 2018
Gov't releases policy on vessel monitoring mechanism
The government has finally released its policy on a vessel monitoring mechanism that aims to put a stop to the continued increase in cases of illegal commercial fishing within municipal waters. The Department of ...
- October 15, 2018