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Quezon seen as PH mangrove haven
In five years, Quezon will be known as the Philippine’s “mangrove haven” with the high survival rate of more than two-million propagules that were mass-planted along the province’s coastal areas in June, an environment ...
- October 20, 2012
Fishers blame firm’s wastes for fish kill
Residents of Barangay (village) Imelda here are up in arms against a mining firm that they accused of causing a fish kill that affected one of their main sources of income—tilapia-raising. The residents tied a rope across ...
- May 7, 2012
10,000 dynamite fishing cases recorded everyday
Lawmakers on Tuesday have expressed their concern over the high number of illegal dynamite fishing cases in the country and has called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the local government units to help the ...
- October 17, 2012
Coastal protection
Elements of the Baras Municipal Police in this province have been lauded by local fisherfolk for its intensified campaign to protect marine resources from abuse. This as police rounded up 12 people allegedly engaged in ...
- October 20, 2012
Millions of cultured crablets released in Ajuy, Iloilo
Millions of blue swimming crablets were released into the sea in the coastal barangay of Mangorocoro, Ajuy, Iloilo, to increase its population. Iloilo Board Member Jett Roxas of the fifth district and chairman of Committee ...
- December 14, 2012
Ban on field trips to theme parks with captive dolphins, whales sought
A party-list lawmaker has filed a resolution urging the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to ban school field trips to theme parks that have captive dolphins and whales that ...
- September 9, 2012
Cultured crablets released in northern Iloilo
Millions of blue swimming crablets were released into the sea in the coastal barangay of Mangorocoro, Ajuy, Iloilo, to increase its population. Iloilo Board Member Jett Roxas of the fifth district and chairman of Committee ...
- December 12, 2012
Fishermen lament marginalization
Small fisherfolk organizations from 15 countries deplore the massive marginalization of small-scale fishing and are calling for the overhaul of international and national policies on fishing. Fisheries programs have increased ...
- September 21, 2012
Bantay Dagat nets 5 illegal fishing boats
The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force (IPBFTF) apprehended five illegal fishing vessels from October 11 to 15. All the owners of the apprehended vessels paid the compromise fines. However, their illegal fishing ...
- October 19, 2012