Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Name "Felix, Mel"

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    • Fish pens strangle Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 3, 2017, on page A14)
      Section 51 of the Fisheries Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 8550) states that “not over 10 percent of the suitable water surface area of all lakes and rivers shall be allotted for aquaculture purposes like fish ...

    • Gov’t starts dismantling fish pens in Laguna de Bay 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Aurelio, Julie M.; Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 27, 2017, on page A12)
      After issuing a final warning to all fish pen operators last month, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) began dismantling fish pens and fish cages in Laguna de Bay on Thursday. In his first address ...

    • Small fishermen lose out in fight for fishing areas 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 4, 2017, on page A4)
      The lake annually produces 400,000 metric tons of milkfish (Chanos chanos) and tilapia. It supplies 70 percent of the fish requirements of Luzon and parts of the Visayas, aside from various marine products caught in open ...