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Pangasinan beachgoers warned vs jellyfish
The provincial disaster risk reduction and management council (PDRRMC) on Tuesday warned beachgoers to stay close to the shore when swimming in the Lingayen Gulf to avoid being stung by jellyfish. The warning was issued ...
- April 16, 2014
Full impact of drought seen to spare Central Luzon
In Pangasinan province, extreme heat has killed beds of mussels at the bottom of the Kakiputan Channel separating Bolinao town and the island town of Anda. But Westly Rosario, chief of the National Integrated Fisheries ...
- March 5, 2016
'Gloria' invasion hurting milkfish growers
A species of tilapia named after former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for being a smaller version of the ordinary tilapia is invading fishponds in Pangasinan province, prompting bangus (milkfish) growers to complain ...
- April 29, 2016
Milkfish entering Dagupan monitored
Officials in this city are monitoring the entry of “bangus” (milkfish) from aquaculture areas in Anda and Bolinao towns that were hit by fish kill. Emma Molina, city agriculture officer, said the local government issued a ...
- May 1, 2015
'Butanding' lifts town's tourism industry
Next to the Hundred Islands National Park in Alaminos City, this coastal town is emerging as Pangasinan province’s new ecotourism destination due to the presence of whale sharks near its shorelines. The whale sharks, locally ...
- August 9, 2013
Cold spell raises price of 'bangus' in Dagupan
With colder days ahead, expect higher prices of bangus (milkfish) grown in ponds and cages in this city in Pangasinan province. This is because bangus production normally drops during cold months, said Westly Rosario, chief ...
- January 26, 2015
Fisheries breakthrough: breeding 'maya-maya'
Aquaculture experts here announced on Friday the successful breeding in captivity of the high-value fish maya-maya (red snapper).
- June 25, 2016
Sea bass tapped to stop fish invading 'bangus' ponds
Government marine experts released 5,000 sea bass fingerlings on Friday into the Watac-Mamalingling River here in an effort to control the growing population of a species of tilapia, locally known as "molmol," that had ...
- August 15, 2016
'Bangus' capital tapping wild fry to fill shortage
Three out of four “bangus” (milkfish) raised in ponds and cages in the country were bred abroad, according to local producers. The Philippines’ requirement for bangus fry is close to four billion yearly, but hatcheries can ...
- May 1, 2019
Holy mackerel! Tilapias like humans, says scientist
Do fish fall in love like humans? Maybe not, but tilapia may be the only fish that has a breeding behavior similar to man, according to Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development ...
- February 14, 2014