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Illegal fishing threatens food security
Marine resources in Cebu are dwindling due to illegal fishing, threatening the province's food security, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 7 (BFAR-7). Aquaculturist II Nathaniel Lucero of the BFAR-7 ...
- September 14, 2010
Seafood buyers pledge to protect Coral Triangle
The promise of big seafood buyers not to buy fish like tuna and reef fish illegally caught in the 5.4 million square kilometer of the Coral Triangle will be tested in the wake of protests by Japanese consumers against ...
- January 22, 2010
Mariculture is the answer
The development of mariculture parks promises to be the answer to the continuing depletion of fish catch in our marine waters that threatens the livelihood of fisherfolks in our coastal communities. That is why the Bureau ...
- September 9, 2010
Agriculture cited for protecting Visayan seas
The Banate Bay Resource Management Council, Inc. (BBRMCI), overseer of Panay Island's largest fishing ground called Banate Bay, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have cited the Department of Agriculture ...
- January 18, 2010
Task force formed to assist local tuna industry workers
The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) has created Task Force GENSAN to facilitate the timely delivery of services and interventions for workers in the local tuna industry which was affected by a two-year ban against ...
- February 23, 2010
An amazing walk in a Mangrove park
Researchers of the Iloilo based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development CenterAquaculture Department (Seafdec-AQD), including Primavera, first took notice of the pristine mangroves of Ibajay in 1996 while conducting field ...
- July 24, 2010
Marine sanctuary restoration brings big catch back
When a 45-kilo blue marlin was caught in a coastal village here a few months ago, villagers lined to see the big catch. After all, it has been almost a decade since a full-sized Blue Marlin was seen. A few years back, fish ...
- April 19, 2010
Fisherfolk turns to grouper cage culture
A fisherfolk association here asked the support of experts to further promote aquaculture of high-value commercial fish species. Capiz Provincial Agriculturist Slyvia dela Cruz said they have tapped the expertise of Southeast ...
- November 7, 2010
Iloilo artists paint Ajuy mangroves
Some 30 Ilonggo artists brought canvases, paints, brushes and other paraphernalia to Ajuy, Iloilo to paint the mangroves of Pedada Bay recently. The Bay has 90 hectares of mangroves dominated by the species pagatpat ...
- June 2, 2010
Yap cites need to protect Coral Triangle
The partnership between the government and the private sector and the pursuit of innovations in climate adaptations is meant to protect Coral Triangle and ensure its diversity and sustainability for some 360 million people. ...
- February 11, 2010