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    • Ban on imported fish enforced on Dec 4 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, December 2, 2022, on page A1)
      An official of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday said the ban on the imported pompano, salmon and other unauthorized imported fish will be implemented as scheduled on Sunday, December 4. In ...

    • Cagayan River research boosted 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, December 10, 2022, on page B5)
      Part of an ongoing effort on water management research in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) is the continuing series of dialogues between the Isabela State University (ISU) and the Japan-based Kyoto University, aiming to introduce ...

    • Naic 'pawikan' conservation facility releases 78 sea turtle hatchlings 

      Abrina, Dennis (The Manila Times, December 1, 2022, on page A8)
      The conservation center here released 78 Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) hatchlings to their natural habitat on November 26 at the shores of Barangay Labac here as the breeding season starts. Councilors ...

    • AFP completes resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal 

      Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, December 19, 2022, on page A2)
      The Western Command (Wescom) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday said that they were able to complete another resupply mission to the troops manning the BRP Sierra Madre grounded in the Ayungin Shoal, ...

    • Saving the sardine from warming seas 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, December 19, 2022, on page A10)
      Couple Romeo de Luna, 62, and Elvira de Luna, 59, of Sitio Tambac, Maonon village in Ligao City survived daily through fishing within the Ticao-Burias Pass, the second-largest seascape in the Philippines. The couple, both ...

    • New boat engines given in Samar 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (The Manila Times, December 21, 2022, on page A8)
      It was an early Christmas gift for members of the Tour Guide and Boat Operators for River Protection and Environmental Development Organization (Torpedo) after the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) turned over to the group ...

    • Seaweed farming tech rises in MMSU 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, December 26, 2022, on page A7)
      With the launching of the Ilocos Norte-based Mariano Marcos State University's (MMSU) P4.1 million seaweed farming technology project, coastal communities in this province can now look forward to improving and boosting ...

    • PH fishery output up 0.4% in Q3 

      (The Manila Times, December 6, 2022, on page B2)
      Philippine fishery production in the third quarter of this year inched up by 0.4 percent to 1.003 million metric tons (MT) from the 998,930 MT logged in the same period last year, according to the Philippine Statistics ...

    • Fishers' groups to Marcos: Advance PH interest 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, December 29, 2022, on page A1)
      Fishers' groups called on President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to advance the interest of Filipinos, particularly the fishermen, during his state visit to China in January 2023. Pangisda Pilipinas National Chairman ...

    • Cagayan eyes exporting eels 

      Domingo, Leander C. (The Manila Times, August 29, 2019, on page B5)
      An increase in eel production in Cagayan Valley (Region 2) could allow the region to export more of the fish to the world market and increase supply in the domestic market. According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

    • Rehab of Boracay on track 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, November 29, 2019, on page A7)
      The total rehabilitation of Boracay is on track to be completed in May 2020, The Boracay Inter- Agency Task Force (BIATF) said on Thursday. In statement, Natividad Bernardino, general manager of the BIA Rehabilitation ...

    • Fishers group rejects galunggong importation 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, November 29, 2019, on page A4)
      The National fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged The Department og Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to junk their plan to import 45, 000 ...

    • Siargao's Sugba Lagoon to be closed for rehab 

      Almazan, Faye (The Manila Times, January 7, 2020, on page A7)
      One of Siargao Island's popular tourist spots, Sugba Lagoon, is set to be closed to the public from Jan. 10 to Feb. 10, 2020. According to an announcement posted on Be Siargao, the island's community magazine, the lagoon's ...

    • 14M tons of wastes litter ocean floor - study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, October 26, 2021, on page B6)
      A boat’s crew casts a net into the seemingly clean waters off Japan’s Izu Peninsula, but not to catch fish — they are scooping up microplastics to learn more about the pollution’s impact on marine life. Tiny floating ...

    • Coastal cleanup continues with Rotary Club Bacolod 

      (The Manila Times, August 17, 2021, on page D3)
      It was another Sunday morning where members of the Rotary Club of Bacolod Marapara and Barangay 35 Council had their hands full, picking up mountains of trash at the reclamation area of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental. ...

    • Manila, Seoul ink pact on fisheries cooperation 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, November 28, 2019, on page B2)
      The Philippines and South Korea have signed an agreement that aims to enhance their collaboration in aquaculture and fisheries, and promote fisheries trade and investment.

    • DENR chief orders Puerto Galera rehab 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, December 4, 2019, on page A7)
      Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has ordered the rehabilitation of Puerto Galera in Mindoro Oriental to follow in the footsteps of Boracay in Aklan and Manila Bay in a bid to protect and preserve the country’s prime tourist ...

    • Duterte rules out water deal 

      Dela Cruz, Divine (The Manila Times, December 10, 2019, on page A3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has refused to enter into any agreement with the Manila Water Co. and Maynilad Water Services Inc., maintaining that the water firms committed “economic plunder.” “Alam mo sabi nila na makikipag-usap, ...

    • Confronting the new climate reality in Asia and the Pacific 

      Zahedi, Kaveh (The Manila Times, September 24, 2019, on page A7)
      In less than 10 days world leaders will be gathering at the United Nations in New York for the Climate Action Summit. Their goal is simple, to increase ambition and accelerate action in the face of a mounting climate ...

    • Norwegian goods 

      (The Manila Times, March 21, 2000, on page 11B)
      "The first to beat the French," was how Norwegian chef Terje Ness referred to himself upon his arrival in Manila. And it's no idle boast either. The 32-years-old chef who is in town for Mandarin Oriental Manila's " Nowhere ...