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    • Bohol farmers, fishers get agri inputs 

      (Daily Tribune, March 25, 2024, on page G40)
      The Japanese embassy has donated agriculture and aquaculture inputs for farmers and fisherfolks of three Bohol towns affected by typhoon "Odette" in 2021. Tachikawa Jumpei, First Secretary and Agriculture Attaché of the ...

    • 23 fishermen rescued as boat catches fire 

      Adiong, Eugene Y. (The Manila Times, March 24, 2024, on page A8)
      Twenty-three fishermen were rescued off the coast of Sitio Lintub, Barangay Nagbo-alao, Basay, Negros Oriental, on Wednesday, March 20, after their fishing boat caught fire and capsized. L.t. Stephen Polinar, the public ...

    • 5K mangrove propagules planted in Kabankalan 

      (Panay News, March 26, 2024, on page 5)
      To rehabilitate coastal areas and marine ecosystems in Negros Occidental, a total of 5,000 mangrove propagules were planted in Barangay Daan Banua, Kabankalan City. The tree planting activity on Saturday, March 23, was ...

    • DA suspends issuance of import clearances for 'galunggong' 

      (Panay News, April 3, 2024, on page 14)
      Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has suspended the issuance of import clearances for round scad (galunggong), mackerel and bonito. Laurel said galunggong, bonito and mackerel imported under the Fisheries ...

    • Protect our seas, practice sustainable management 

      (Tempo, February 21, 2024, on page 4)
      The Philippines is blessed with abundant marine resources and vast coastlines. From the turquoise seas of Batanes in the north to the gentle waters of Tawi-Tawi in the south, a diverse array of marine ecosystems, including ...

    • Towns clean waterways connected to Manila Bay 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, April 3, 2024, on page 2)
      The towns of Apalit, Candaba, Macabebe, Masantol, Minalin, San Luis, San Simon, and Sto. Tomas conducted a coastal cleanup in line with the program to clean the waterways connected to Manila Bay.The clean-up was made by ...

    • Bantay Dagat catches 4 'super hulbots' 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, March 22, 2024, on page 6)
      The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force has achieved a significant feat in its fight against illegal fishing. Four ‘super hulbots’ were caught in the act of engaging in Danish Seine fishing off the seawaters of the northern ...

    • Guimaras native, three others, die after eating puffer fish 

      Ladiao, Ma. Theresa (Panay News, March 16, 2024, on page 7)
      Four individuals, including a native of Guimaras province, met their demise after consuming puffer fish, locally known as “butete,” in Barangay Buluang, Busuanga, Palawan. The fatalities were identified as Dario Daco Sr., ...

    • A call for justice for oil spill victims 

      (SunStar Philippines, February 24, 2024, on page 4)
      “Our country is in peril. All the living systems on land and in the seas around us are being ruthlessly exploited. The damage to date is extensive and, sad to say, it is often irreversible. One does not need to be an expert ...

    • OVP plants 5K mangroves in Kabankalan City 

      Ellera, Teresa (SunStar Philippines, March 25, 2024, on page 3)
      The Office of the Vice President (OVP) conducted a tree-planting activity in Brgy. Daan Banua, Kabankalan City on Satuday, March 23, as part of “PagbaBAGo: A Million Learners and Trees Campaign.” Together with the OVP-Panay ...

    • BFAR 7 confirms plan to reduce size of municipal waters to raise fish catch 

      Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (SunStar Philippines, August 6, 2023, on page 5)
      After local fisherfolk and an ocean protection group said amendments to the Fisheries Code would include allowing commercial fishing inside municipal waters, an official from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • DENR launch cleanup drive 

      Flora, Ian (SunStar Philippines, January 30, 2024, on page 2)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Central Luzon launched a cleanup drive within its premises. The event was participated by its officers and personnel as part of the agency's culminating activity ...

    • Bringing back the corals in Guimaras 

      Marzan, Joseph Bernard (DailyGuardian, April 2, 2024, on page 10)
      Seventeen years after the tragic oil spill in Guimaras Island’s waters, a service organization, partnering with Iloilo’s top maritime school, is still pushing to bring back its vitality by reintroducing corals to its ...

    • Ocean temperature hit record high in February 2024, EU scientists say 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, March 8, 2024, on page S1/5)
      Ocean temperatures hit a record high in February, with the average global sea surface temperature at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit), the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday. ...

    • One-fifth of Mekong River fish species face extinction 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, March 5, 2024, on page S1/9)
      Unsustainable development threatens the health and diverse fish populations of the Mekong river, with one-fifth of fish species in Southeast Asia’s main artery facing extinction, a report by conservation groups said on ...

    • NGO calls for post-harvest support in line with sardine management plan 

      Halili, Adrian (BusinessWorld, March 5, 2024, on page S1/3)
      OCEANA Philippines called on the government to fully implement the National Sardines Management Plan with post-harvest facilities and support for fisherfolk. In a statement, the non-government organization (NGO) urged the ...

    • Two dead, 22 missing after Indonesia boat capsizes 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, March 14, 2024, on page 3)
      Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation on Wednesday (March 13) for at least 22 missing fishermen in central Indonesia after their boat overturned at the weekend in an incident that left two dead, officials said. ...

    • Back from the brink: The migratory species on the road to recovery 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2024, on page 7)
      While a landmark new report on the world's threatened migratory species is a catalogue of decline and destruction, the handful of animals staging a comeback shows improvement is possible -- if humans change their ways. ...

    • New law reviving PH salt industry signed 

      Antonio, Raymund (Manila Bulletin, March 18, 2024, on page 2)
      To complement his administration’s aim to promote rural development and increase income in rural households, President Marcos signed into law the “Philippine Salt Industry Development Act.” The 23-page law, which was signed ...

    • DOH, BFAR issue red tide warning in 6 coastal areas 

      Espina, Zekinah Elize (Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2024, on page 1)
      The public was urged to refrain from consuming shellfish harvested from six areas of the country due to the presence of paralytic shellfish poison or the "toxic red tide." In a statement issued on Saturday, March 16, the ...