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Fishers missing
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has confirmed that two Pangasinan fishermen, who are brothers, are still missing six days after they left home to engage fishing venture at West Philippine Sea last October 11. Lt. Adonis ...
- October 18, 2012
17 indigenous fish species in Laguna Lake extinct, say fisherfolk
They're gone. This was that the fisherfolk said of the 17 indigenous fish species at the Laguna de Bay that they used to catch before the Napinda Hydraulic Control Structure (NHCS) was built in 1982 and stopped the entry ...
- September 1, 2012
B.F.A.R. support
A big number of fishermen, particularly those affected by typhoon "Sendong" in Iligan City, Misamis Oriental, and this city received several marine equipment as assistance from the government yesterday. Official of the ...
- September 1, 2012
Tuna output seen to rise
The government expects the country's tuna production to increase in the last quarter of 2012 to February 2013 as fishermen were recently given access to fish in the so-called high seas pocket 1 or HSP-1 of the Pacific ...
- October 25, 2012
Fishe from Agno and Balog rivers safe to eat - BFAR
A government agency study has revealed that fishes from the Agno and Balog River are safe for human consumption. The study conducted by Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Cordillera showed that recent ...
- October 15, 2012
Shark finning hits gulf hard
Armed with a clip board and wearing bright yellow waders, Rima Jabado looked the part of the government inspector at the Dubai fish market as workers sawed the fins off hundreds of dead sharks from Oman and bagged them for ...
- October 25, 2012
Quarrying blamed for lake fishkill
The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamamalakaya) is blaming the recurrent fish kills in Lake Bito, Leyte, on the quarrying of black sand. Pamalakaya and the Tacloban-based Eastern Visayas Ecumenical ...
- May 3, 2012
Aquaculture
Fishermen are urged to practice good aquaculture management to protect their stocks from disease outbreaks. An expert from the South East Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) noted that the heavy use of chemicals ...
- May 3, 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
Whale shark study team formed
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region 7 (DENR 7) has formed an eight-member composite team for a three-month research study on the ecology and feeding habits of whales sharks (Rhincodon typus) in ...
- September 20, 2012