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Blue mussels a 'bane' to Dagupan fish farmers
The blue mussels introduced in Dagupan rivers a few years ago are now considered a bane to local fish farmers raising signanid (malaga) and grouper (lapulapu). This was bared by Marvin Asis of the City Agriculture Office ...
- August 31, 2017
What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay: (part II)
Demolition of all the fish pens/cages in Laguna de Bay is anti-poor. It unnecessarily deprives the poor consumers of Metro Manila and surrounding communities of a significant part of their affordable animal protein supply. ...
- March 5, 2017
₱10M aid for Guimaras fisherfolk
Fisherfolk in Guimaras will receive with more than P10 million in assistance from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) office for Western Visayas in May. BFAR Regional Director Remia A. Aparri said the ...
- March 24, 2017
29 caught for illegal fishing
At least 29 fishermen were rounded up and their two fishing boats seized when “Bantay Dagat” teams allegedly caught them in the act of illegal fine mesh net fishing in waters off Barangay 48-San Antonio, this city. ...
- May 13, 2017
Fishers urged to switch to pearl culture
The governor of this province is encouraging the fishermen of this town to try out pearl oyster farming. Governor Leopoldo Petilla in his speech as the guest speaker at the “Pista Sa Nayon-Inter-Agency Party,” part of the ...
- September 26, 2017
200 fiberglass fishing boats for Bataan
This province will be having 200 new fishing boats care of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the first nine of these were already distributed to fishermen last Monday by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
- September 20, 2017
2 Vietnamese fishers killed, 5 nabbed for poaching off Bolinao
Two Vietnamese fishermen were killed while five others were arrested after a brief chase off the coast of Bolinao town Friday night for fishing in Philippine waters. The fatalities were identified as Le Van Liem and Le Van ...
- September 26, 2017
PH to mark territory in Benham Rise expedition – Piñol
MV DA-BFAR was accompanied by three smaller ships – including one from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) – during the 20-hour trip which began 4 p.m. Friday at the port of Dinahican, a fishing village in Infanta, Quezon. ...
- May 8, 2017
Gov't aid sought for Zambo fishermen
A labor group appealed to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) on Thursday to extend due assistance to some 50,000 workers, who will be affected by the latest round of government-imposed fishing ban in the Zamboanga ...
- December 1, 2017
Piñol warns coastal mayors: stop illegal fishing or else…
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Manny Piñol told fisherfolk in the coastal village of Dinahican here that he will ask President Duterte to suspend local chief executives who do nothing against illegal fishing ...
- May 7, 2017