In the August, Ocean-Philippines will pilot-test its Vessel Monitoring Measures (VMM) in some towns in Negros Occidental. VMM is now mandated by law through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Ocampo said. A VMM ...

Coastal local government units (LGUs) in Western Visayas are being urged to join the search for “Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan” (MMK) of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Specifically, it aims to ...

Illegal fishing is in the agenda of the meeting of governors on July 22 in Sicogon Island in Carles, Iloilo. Arthur Defensor Sr. of Iloilo province will also bring up "market denial," a new strategy to combat the problem. ...

The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force could not totally stop illegal fishing activities in Iloilo’s vast territorial waters all by itself, according to Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. Defensor urged other concerned agencies to ...

Mayor Genevive Lim Reyes is leaving no stone unturned in her determination to keep the sea off her town of Caluya, Antique a haven for sea creatures. Recently, a team of experts from the Municipal Agriculture Office and ...

A total of 5,000 mangroves seedlings composed of potted bakawan (Rhizopora apiculata) and bungalon (Avicennia officinalis) were planted in Barangay San Carlos, Anilao, Iloilo, recently. The tree-planting activity was in ...

Consistent with the mandate of DENR secretary Roy Cimatu to protect our rivers from activities which are detrimental to our marine biodiversity, a river patrol and monitoring team led by Iloilo-Batiano River Development ...

The Philippine fisheries bureau on Saturday assured the public that appropriate risk management measures are ready to stop the possible entry into the country of a lake virus attacking tilapia fish in several countries. ...

Mangrove forests make up the transitional zone between land and sea anchoring shoreline and buffering against typhoons and storm surges. They protect coral reefs and seagrass beds from sedimentation, breeding and nursery ...

The Aklan Provincial Agriculture and Fishery Council (PAFC) is vying for honors in the national Gawad Saka search for outstanding agricultural achievers. The council was recognized as regional awardee for Outstanding ...