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Gov't asked to get tough on illegal fishers
A group advocating the protection of the seas’ resources said there is a need to prosecute more illegal fishers caught in the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s richest fishing grounds. “Our courts also need to prioritize ...
- August 2, 2019
Your fish is your future
Lying within the global center of marine biodiversity, the Philippines is one of the world’s top fish producing countries, and millions of Filipinos derive their livelihood from fishing. However, these rich and precious ...
- June 5, 2019
Int’l body accused of economic sabotage for listing Tawilis as endangered species
Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been accused of economic sabotage for listing Sardinella Tawilis, the only freshwater sardine in the world, as an endangered species, stakeholders ...
- February 6, 2019
Fish groomed for Bangus Festival die
Seventy-three milkfish or bangus that were to vie for the longest and heaviest fish in the Bangus Festival here were found dead in the fishpond Wednesday, suspected victims of rising water temperatures. Maliah Flores of ...
- April 11, 2019
Time to move on with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay
During the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of the President two years ago, before the closure and rehabilitation of Boracay, and now the order to clean up Manila Bay, President Duterte took a similar step to address ...
- February 10, 2019
Illegal trawls swapped with legally allowed fishing gears in Cagayan
With the aim to put a halt to the use of active gear in municipal waters and at the same time ensure that fishers continue their main source of livelihooh, the fisheries bureau here currently implements a mechanism on ...
- January 12, 2019
Red tide hits Lianga Bay
The regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Northeastern Mindanao on Monday confirmed that shellfish from Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur province still tested positive for paralytic shellfish ...
- February 13, 2019
DENR urged to revoke ECCs issued to three Manila Bay reclamation projects
Three Manila Bay reclamation projects already issued with environment compliance certificates (ECCs) are located at the southern part of the bay which was already declared by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
- February 13, 2019
Tolentino, Mangudadatu vow agricultural reform
Hugpong ng Pagbabago senatorial bets former presidential political adviser Francis Tolentino and Rep. Zajid "Dong" Mangudadatu vowed to prioritize agricultural reform legislation and called for measures that would immediately ...
- March 28, 2019
Rescued dolphin is found dead
A spinner dolphin that was released back to sea after being stranded was found dead by fishermen in Bobon, Northern Samar Tuesday. The dolphin was stranded on the beach of Sitio Napanpan, Brgy. San Agustin, Mondragon, ...
- March 7, 2019