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RP seahorses head for extinction
The warning has come true: Seahorses have started to disappear because of overfishing and destruction of their habitat. Haribon Foundation, a non-governmental organization, has noted a 70-percent decrease in the catch of ...
- June 4, 1998
'Kapis' shells disappearing; gathering banned
The gathering of world-class kapis shells and other similar species of shells is now banned in Capiz. The ban came after Mayor Antonio del Rosario signed into law an ordinance passed by the city council to save the famous ...
- September 29, 1999
First in SEAFDEC/AQD milkfish research: Milkfish spawns in concrete tanks
Milkfish (Chanos chanos), a traditionally cultured food-fish in the Philippines, Indonesia and Taiwan spawned naturally for the first time in concrete tanks at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department's Tigbauan Main Station in ...
- December 6, 1990
Fisheries dep't will end political football
In 1996, we already had a shortfall of about 600,000 tons of fish. With globalization now a reality, we've gone beyond mere processing of imported mackerel to actual importation of bangus and even the lowly galunggong. In ...
- May 25, 1999
Red tide kills 2 kids, Manila Bay shellfish banned
The Government yesterday banned the sale, consumption and gathering of shellfish in the whole of Manila Bay as two children became the first casualties of the red tide now sweeping the area. Health Secretary Carmencita ...
- June 6, 1996
Panay prawn industry losing ₱100-M monthly
The prawn industry in Capiz continues to suffer heavy losses despite government efforts to save what used to be a multimillion dollar business. Lawyer Antonio B. Ortiz, manager of Aquafresh Seafoods Inc., which processes ...
- May 13, 1992
Mangrove areas shrinking
Vital mangrove areas in the Philippines have shrunk to less than one percent of its area in 1920. The loss could be worth as much as $3 billion. The country was among 30 countries with the largest mangrove areas in the ...
- September 5, 1993
Coral-eating starfish infest Boracay waters
A population of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish was found in the reefs of Boracay Island. But the aquaculture research center here said there was no cause for alarm. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...
- September 2, 1999
Fishponds, prawn farms reduce catch of Iloilo
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) has found that fishponds and prawn farms have caused the decline of annual fish harvests. In a study, the Japanese-funded center said that small fishermen lose ...
- August 1, 1991
New aquaculture training courses
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) in Tigbauan, Iloilo has announced its new lineup of training courses.
- October 4, 1990