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Oton to be fishing capital of iloilo
The Department of Tourism 6 (DOT-6) is planning to make Oton the fishing capital of Iloilo Province. DOT-6 operations officer Maria Fe Jimenea said it is their plan to make Oton, the oldest town in Iloilo, as a favorite ...
- February 6, 2013
The business of fixing Lingayen Gulf
Alaska is a remote coastal village of Aringay, La Union, where blast fishing used to be the main occupation of its residents. In this village, some fishermen used to manufacture improvised dynamite sticks that they used ...
- February 6, 2013
Gov't urged to save its seas from overfishing
At least 13 fishing grounds in the Philippines have been heavily fished and the declining stocks will force local fishermen to go beyond the country's boundaries toward the Malaysian and Indonesian seas to look for catch, ...
- June 8, 2013
Fishing ban end hailed
UNA senatorial candidate Cagayan Rep. Jack Enrile on Friday said he welcomed the move of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the Department of Agriculture to lift the ban on “tamban” fishing. Tamban is being ...
- March 2, 2013
Fisheries talks with Taiwan readied
The Philippine government is conducting an inventory of its laws related to fisheries and patrimony in preparation for talks with Taiwan. Any talks for a possible fisheries agreement between the Philippines and Taiwan, ...
- June 9, 2013
Fishing Devices
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched here Saturday the nationwide deployment of fish aggregating devices or "payao" for small fishermen operating within the country's municipal fishing areas. BFAR ...
- March 10, 2013
Rosario rises from coastal damage
Fishing communities of this town are beginning to rise from the devastation wrought by the oil spill in the coast of this town earlier this month and, with the help of local officials, their fishing industry is alive again. ...
- August 17, 2013
Fishing ground to open in newly declared sea territory
The government will open a new fishing ground for small fishermen east of the country that has been declared part of Philippine territory, an official said yesterday. Payao is a locally made fish-attracting device. Mr. ...
- May 30, 2013