• PH aquaculture unlocking potential 

  Cariño, Conrad (The Manila Times, May 2, 2024, on page B5)

  The country's aquaculture sector is gradually adopting new technologies to attain better productivity and sustainability, but still needs more investments to unlock its potential. Wilfredo Cruz, the director of the Bureau ...

• PH protests fishing ban in South China Sea 

  Tamayo, Bernadette (The Manila Times, May 28, 2024, on page A3)

  The Philippines protested China's imposition of a "unilateral," four-month-long fishing moratorium in the South China Sea as the ban covered the Philippines' maritime zones. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), in a ...

• Fossil fuel exploration threat to Coral Triangle - report 

  Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, October 28, 2024, on page A1)

  Fossil fuel exploration is threatening an ever-expanding swath of the Coral Triangle, one of the most biodiverse marine areas in the world, a report said Saturday (Sunday in Manila). Issued to coincide with the UN's COP16 ...

• 'Payao' to increase fish catch in Pamplona 

  Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, May 30, 2024, on page B5)

  A project to install payao, or a fish aggregating structure, at the coastal waters of Pamplona, Cagayan, is expected to boost the fishery production of the municipality and increase the incomes of its fishers. According ...

• Creation of Manila Bay council gets House nod 

  Mendoza, Red (The Manila Times, May 19, 2024, on page A9)

  The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking to create an agency that would supervise the conservation of waters and fishery resources in the Manila Bay area. House Bill 10158, which passed on Wednesday's plenary ...

• Oil spill compensation payment process begins 

  Laurente, Ire Joe (The Manila Times, April 16, 2024, on page A8)

  More than one year after the oil spill from a sunken tanker caused economic devastation in the coastal areas of the province, the affected residents can finally start the process for claiming their respective compensation ...

• NFRDI pushes fish cage culture 

  Cariño, Conrad (The Manila Times, April 18, 2024, on page B5)

  Agroup of fishers in Batangas has adopted cage culture technology developed by the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) to successfully grow maliputo (giant trevally). NFRDI is an agency under the ...

• Fishers' group hits WPS militarization 

  Baroña, Franco Jose (The Manila Times, June 2, 2024, on page A3)

  Filipino fishermen have spoken against the militarization of the West Philippine Sea (WPS), particularly the frequent joint military exercises conducted in areas they consider traditional fishing grounds, dealing a heavy ...

• La Union farmers, fishers honored 

  Cardinoza, Gabriel (The Manila Times, May 31, 2024, on page A7)

  For their contribution in sustaining a strong agricultural production in the province, the La Union provincial government honored its farmers and fisherfolk during the celebration of the Farmers and Fisherfolks month this ...

• BFAR bans fishing in Davao Gulf 

  Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Manila Times, June 6, 2024, on page B5)

  To preserve the marine resources of the Davao Gulf, the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 11 (DA-11) has started enforcing the closed fishing season for pelagic fishes in the Davao Gulf ...

• PSU gets P90 million for salt research 

  Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Manila Times, May 30, 2024, on page B5)

  The Department of Science and Technology (DoST) provided the Pangasinan State University (PSU) P90 million for the university's research and development on salt production. The grant was awarded by the Philippine Council ...

• P1.2-B feed mill to be built in Ilagan 

  Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, May 30, 2024, on page B5)

  A P1.2-Billion feed mill complex to be constructed by a private company will significantly benefit the corn industry of Ilagan, Isabela. Located in Barangay Cabannungan 2nd in Ilagan, the future feed mill of Thailand-based ...

• Magat Dam fish cage project gains headway 

  Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, April 12, 2024, on page A8)

  The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) said its circular high-density polyethylene (HDPE) cage project at Magat Dam gained headway after at least 5 metric tons (MT) of tilapia ...

• Siete Pecados Marine Park earns Blue Park Award for marine conservation 

  (The Manila Times, April 27, 2024, on page C2)

  Marine Conservation Institute announced that Siete Pecados Marine Park won a prestigious silver-level Blue Park Award for exceptional marine biodiversity conservation at the 9th Our Ocean Conference. With this award, Siete ...

• BFAR science group enhances Batanes fisheries' management 

  Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, April 13, 2024, on page C1)

  The Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of Fisheries Management Area 1 (FMA 1) is actively enhancing the management of key species in the Batanes waters sub-FMA. This was highlighted in a workshop that took place on the island ...

• SMC cleans up Bulacan, Metro Manila rivers 

  Silverio, Frederick (The Manila Times, May 5, 2024, on page A8)

  A total of 6 million metric tons of silt and solid waste were removed from various rivers in Metro Manila and in Bulacan, San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said on Friday, May 3. The total included more than 3 million tons recently ...

• Aklan town bans fishing due to oil spill 

  Castor, Rjay (The Manila Times, May 31, 2024, on page A7)

  The local government of New Washington in Aklan has ordered the suspension of fishing activities in several areas following an oil spill in Barangay Polo on Sunday. The spill, traced to a vessel owned by Metallica Shipyard, ...

• Iloilo tackles 'water shortage' 

  Castor, Rjay (The Manila Times, April 19, 2024, on page A7)

  The city government here has earmarked P12.5 million to address its "severe water shortage" problem caused by the El Niño phenomenon and the dry season. The budget was allocated following the recommendation of the City ...

• World in grip of new major coral bleaching, reefs at risk 

  Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, April 17, 2024, on page A3)

  The world is currently experiencing its second major coral bleaching event in 10 years, with reef systems from Australia to Florida teetering on the brink of disaster following months of record-breaking ocean heat, a US ...

• Vietnam's temperature records feel in April 

  Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, May 5, 2024, on page B5)

  More than 100 temperature records tumbled across Vietnam in April, official data showed, as a deadly heat wave scorched South and Southeast Asia. Extreme heat has blasted Asia from India to the Philippines in recent weeks, ...

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