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    • 16 passengers of sunken boat rescued 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, October 15, 2022, on page A7)
      A motorized boat carrying 16 passengers encountered engine trouble and started to sink after it was hit by big waves near Rapu-Rapu Island in Albay on Friday morning. LtCol. Maria Luisa Calubaquid, police regional spokesman, ...

    • Malolos, South Korea ink agri, fisheries deal 

      Silverio, Frederick (The Manila Times, October 16, 2022, on page A8)
      The city government of Malolos and the Yesan Gun of Chungcheongnam-Do province in South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and friendship through the exchange and development of the agriculture and fishery ...

    • Only 2% of PH coral reefs remain healthy - watchdog 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 16, 2022, on page A1)
      An environmental group said that only 2 percent of the country's coral reef remains healthy. In a webinar titled "Today is the seas the moment: A deeper connection with the ocean," Haribon Foundation Chief Operating Officer ...

    • USTP products show promise for fishers 

      Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, October 20, 2022, on page B7)
      The Mindanao University of Science and Technology (USTP) is pushing for the wider adoption of two products for coastal fishers that were developed by start-ups of the university. During the recent Renewable Energy Congress ...

    • BFAR opens marine hatchery in Quezon 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 20, 2022, on page B7)
      The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has opened a new multi-species marine hatchery in Alabat, Quezon to boost aquaculture production in the province. Sammy Malvas, DA-BFAR ...

    • Dying salt industry blamed on land conversion 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 27, 2022, on page A2)
      The Philippine Association of Salt Industry Network (Philasin) on Wednesday blamed the massive conversion of agricultural lands into commercial, industrial and residential for the dying salt industry in the country. In a ...

    • Seafood consumption of Filipinos decline 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 27, 2022, on page A1)
      The seafood consumption of Filipinos has declined over the years, a study showed, with poor families consuming the least. The study revealed that the quantity of fresh fish consumed increased with the level wealth, while ...

    • Fisheries production in the red - group 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 12, 2022, on page A2)
      Fishers' group Oceana on Tuesday said that fisheries production in the country is in the red due to overfishing. The total production in 2021 declined by 3.4 percent, with an output of 4.251 million metric tons compared ...

    • Canned sardines shortage looms 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 6, 2022, on page A3)
      The Philippine Chamber of Agriculture and Food Inc. on Wednesday warned of a looming shortage of canned sardines because of a three-month fishing ban starting in November. The group's president Danilo Fausto said that the ...

    • Fisherman found dead amid typhoon 

      Visaya, Vince Jacob (The Manila Times, October 13, 2022, on page A7)
      The body of a fisherman was retrieved from the sea after he went fishing on Tuesday despite the no fishing, no sailing advisory from authorities due to Typhoon "Maymay." Ruelie Rapsing, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction ...

    • Searca, SGV craft 10-yr agri, fishery plan 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, August 8, 2022, on page A8)
      The Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (Searca) in partnership with SyCip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV) was tapped by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to formulate the National ...

    • BFAR reports fish kill in Batangas 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, August 11, 2022, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday reported fish kill at fishponds in Agoncillo, Batangas affecting at least 29 tons of tilapia amounting to P3.2 million. BFAR 4-A Director Sammy Malvas said ...

    • Beneficiary harvests 522 kilos of bangus 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, August 11, 2022, on page B5)
      A Technology Business Incubation (TBI) beneficiary in Leyte harvested 522 kilos of bangus (milkfish) after a four-month culture period. TBI is part of the Department of Agriculture-National Fisheries Research and Development ...

    • FAO to help in campaign vs illegal fishing 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, August 16, 2022, on page A9)
      Delegates of the United Nations Food and Agriculture (UN FAO) arrived on Monday to assist the Philippines in its effort to combat illegal fishing, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. DA Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • BFAR builds eel stocks in Cagayan River 

      Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, August 17, 2022, on page A10)
      To ensure the sustainable supply of eel fish resources in the wild, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has spearheaded the stocking of glass eels along tributaries of the ...

    • Early tilapia harvest possible 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, September 15, 2022, on page B7)
      The Department of Agriculture-National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (DA-NFRDI) has introduced technology on tilapia culture that highlights the use of quality strains and extruded floating feeds (EEF) where ...

    • Bangsamoro fishermen receive 80 new boats 

      Jannaral, Julmunir I. (The Manila Times, August 28, 2022, on page A7)
      Fisherfolk cooperatives from Maguindanao and Cotabato City received 80 new fishing boats on Thursday under Project Tabang, or the Tulong Alay sa Bangsamorong Nangangailangan program of the office of the Bangsamoro chief ...

    • Fisheries sector hit by fry shortage 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, August 30, 2022, on page B2)
      Nationwide fish farm productivity remains subpar due to the lack of quality feed and fingerlings, industry stakeholders claimed. Speaking at a bi-monthly media briefing on August 22 organized by the food security advocacy ...

    • Imported galunggong floods markets 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, September 18, 2022, on page A2)
      The Association of Fish Traders of the Philippines Inc. confirmed on Saturday the proliferation of imported frozen galunggong or round scad in the wet markets in Metro Manila. In a radio interview, the group's president, ...

    • Canned sardines shortage looms 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, September 20, 2022, on page B2)
      Fisherfolk leaders and sardine cannery owners are asking the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to convene a meeting with them and include coastal local government units (LGUs) to discuss the looming shortage ...