Aquatic News Index: Recent submissions

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    • PCG to impose speed harbor limits in Boracay, Malay territorial waters 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, October 24, 2024, on page 9)
      The newly-appointed acting commander of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Station Aklan will impose speed harbor limits in Boracay Island and Malay town for safety and security. PCG-Aklan will also identify sea lanes in the ...

    • UP Visayas hosts First National Fisheries Symposium 

      Judilla, Juliane (DailyGuardian, October 19, 2024, on page 1)
      The Philippines’ first-ever Small-Scale Fisheries National Symposium was held on October 16-18 at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) in Iloilo City, bringing together a wide array of stakeholders to address ...

    • 7 arrested for illegal fishing in Pilar 

      Celino, Felipe (DailyGuardian, October 22, 2024, on page 2)
      Seven individuals were arrested for illegal fishing in the waters of Barangay Balogo, Pilar, Capiz. The authorities have requested that the names of the suspects, all residents of Estancia, Iloilo, not be disclosed. According ...

    • RMU-6 seizes P4.2-M giant clam shells in Carles 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, October 7, 2024, on page 5)
      Personnel of the Regional Maritime Unit 6 (RMU-6) apprehended a female senior citizen for possessing P4.2 million worth of giant clam shells during an operation on Saturday, October 5, in Purok 4, Barangay Lantangan, ...

    • Eight missing fishermen rescued off Carles coast 

      Ladiao, Ma. Theresa (Panay News, October 25, 2024, on page 2)
      Eight fishermen, who were reported missing since October 22 in the waters off Carles town, have been safely rescued and are now in good health, confirmed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Iloilo Station. Commander Jan ...

    • Boracay sees no surge in Q3 tourist numbers 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, October 9, 2024, on page 6)
      Tourist visits in Boracay Island declined to 1,579,828 for the first three quarters of 2024, or 4.70 percent lower compared to the 1,652,586 tourists recorded in the same period last year. Boracay Island welcomed 315,888 ...

    • Plastic bottles top wastes collected in coastal cleanup 

      PN (Panay News, October 9, 2024, on page 4)
      Plastic beverage bottles were the most common waste collected during the recent International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day in Western Visayas, emphasizing the growing problem of marine pollution in the region. On September ...

    • Farmers, fisherfolk feted with weeklong activities 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, October 4, 2024, on page 5)
      The Iloilo Provincial Agriculture Office officially opened the Farmers and Fisherfolk’s Week celebration on Tuesday morning, October 1, at the provincial capitol grounds. The event, which runs from October 1 to 4, 2024, ...

    • Seasonal fishing ban mulled to preserve Iloilo River 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, October 19, 2024, on page 3)
      The city government is considering a bold move to protect the Iloilo River by proposing a closed fishing season aimed at fish stock enhancement and biodiversity conservation. This plan, led by the city’s agriculturist ...

    • Iloilo Fishport facilities face challenges amid oversupply 

      Mataac, Ma. Louiela Angela (DailyGuardian, October 29, 2024, on page 11)
      The Iloilo fishing industry is grappling with oversupply and insufficient storage facilities, raising questions about post-harvest initiatives at municipal fishports. A crisis due to an oversupply of tuloy (Indian Oil ...

    • Over 1, 600 Iloilo farmers, fisherfolk get PHP 10, 000 aid 

      Oladive, Mariela Angella (DailyGuardian, October 28, 2024, on page 1)
      A total of 1,668 farmers and fisherfolk in Dumangas, Iloilo, each received PHP 10,000 in financial aid on Saturday, October 26, in the final distribution under the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Families ...

    • Woman arrested for possessing PHP4.2M worth of Giant Clams 

      Rendon, Jennifer (DailyGuardian, October 8, 2024, on page 2)
      A 63-year-old woman was arrested after sacks of fossilized giant clamshells, locally known as taklobo, were found in her possession. Evelyn Robles, of Purok 4, Barangay Lantangan, Gigantes Island, Carles, Iloilo, was ...

    • Man dies from electrofishing accident in Iloilo 

      Rendon, Jennifer (DailyGuardian, October 9, 2024, on page 2)
      A man who went fishing in a river in San Enrique, Iloilo, died from suspected electrocution. The body of Danilo Paciente Servas Jr., 33, of Sitio Facultad, Barangay Abaca, San Enrique, was found around 7:15 p.m. on October ...

    • Shellfish ban up in 10 VisMin areas 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, October 1, 2024, on page 11)
      Ten bodies of water in the Visayas and Mindanao remain affected by the paralytic shellfish poison or red tide toxin, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. The BFAR said a shellfish ban has been imposed ...

    • Malaysia ready to negotiate with China on SCS 

      (The Philippine Star, April 4, 2023, on page 9)
      Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that Malaysia was prepared to negotiate the South China Sea dispute with Beijing to safeguard the country’s energy exploration efforts. China claims sovereignty over almost the ...

    • Low oxygen levels behind fish deah in Aussie river 

      (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2023, on page 11)
      Low levels of oxygen in Australia's second longest river were to blame for a mass fish die-off recently in a remote part of New South Wales state, environmental authorities said. Thousands of dead fish have been found this ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 23, Series of 2021, 02 August 2021 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, August 3, 2021, on page B5)
      Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Dauis and ...

    • 'Chinese ships go away perhaps to avoid confrontation' 

      Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, July 21, 2021, on page 2)
      It is now easier to drive away Chinese vessels from the West Philippine Sea because China is avoiding confrontations in the area. President Duterte, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and presidential spokesman Harry Roque ...

    • More Pinoys support Marcos policies on WPS 

      Mateo, Janvic; Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, December 29, 2023, on page 5)
      With rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea following aggressive and dangerous maneuvers by the Chinese coast guard and militia vessels, more Filipinos now say that they support the Philippine government’s policies and ...

    • PCG: China's bullying in WPS undermines int'l law 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, October 3, 2024, on page 2)
      Letting China sustain its aggression in the West Philippine Sea would make other countries doubt the strength of international law currently being asserted by the Philippines, Commodore Jay Tarriela of the Philippine Coast ...