Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "fish"
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Agriculture sector grew 1.2% in 2013
(Manila Standard,January 23, 2014 , on page B3)Agriculture and fishery production grew 1.15 percent year-on-year in 2013, slower than the 2.9-percent expansion in 2012, as the country suffered from several natural calamities that damaged billions of peso worth of crops ... -
Balanga wetland to boost economic growth, tourism
(Manila Standard,August 21, 2019 , on page B4)The people of Balanga City in Bataan can look forward to a boost in their tourism industry with the signing into law of a bill declaring their coastal sanctuary as a responsible, community-based ecotourism site. “The ... -
The beginner’s guide to cooking fish the Pinoy way
(Manila Standard,June 11, 2020 , on page B-7)One of the positive effects of the pandemic quarantine is the sudden interest in cooking by individuals who had never before ventured into the field. Social media postings have shifted dramatically from photos of restaurant ... -
Benham Rise teeming with marine life
(Manila Standard,June 7, 2016 , on page B6)A dazzling array of soft and hard corals, fish, algae, and sponges comprised some of the biological diversity documented by marine scientists from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, University of the Philippines ... -
BFAR promotes 'ayungin' breeding
(Manila Standard,April 15, 2014 , on page B3)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources recently conducted a study on how to multiply the population of ayungin, an omnivorous silver-colored fish endemic to the Philippines. BFAR said it conducted the study as a ... -
BFAR-10: Just enough fish for region's needs
(Manila Standard,September 20, 2018 , on page B4)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources here in Northern Mindanao said there is just enough fish supply in the region, most of which is highly dependent on the supply from Zamboanga peninsula. BFAR regional Director ... -
Bohol fish market to serve as template for agri-tourism TienDA
(Manila Standard,August 20, 2018 , on page B4)Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has called the newly launched Bohol Fish Market in Tagbilaran City “an overwhelming success” and plans to replicate it in various parts of the country. “The successful staging of the ... -
Bureau of Fisheries: Catch in spill zone edible
(Manila Standard,August 15, 2013 , on page A6)Despite the oil spill, fish caught in Rosario, Cavite, is safe to eat, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Lawyer Asis Perez, BFAR director, said water samples were found negative for any contamination. ... -
Bureau tasked to ensure fish supply ample
(Manila Standard,August 8, 2016 , on page A1-A2)Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol on Sunday ordered the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to ensure the steady supply of fish in Metro Manila. He gave the order following President Rodrigo Duterte's order to ... -
Can fish farming in territorial waters feed a hungry world?
(Manila Standard,August 16, 2017 , on page C4)Harvesting fish and shellfish from offshore farms could help provide essential protein to a global population set to expand a third to 10 billion by mid-century, researchers said Monday. Suitable open-sea zones have the ... -
Cebu wants shark specie in CITES list
(Manila Standard,September 17, 2016 , on page A6)Local government officials, coastal community representatives, environmental groups, marine scientists, resort owners, divers, and other tourism industry representatives gathered at the Cebu Provincial Capitol Friday to ... -
China biggest source of imported fish for PH amid poaching-Recto
(Manila Standard,September 26, 2023 , on page A1-A2)While it imposes a fishing blockade in the West Philippine Sea, China has become the country’s biggest source of imported fish, some of which was poached from Philippine waters, Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto said Monday. In a ... -
Dar: shortage of fish, pork, rice still persists
(Manila Standard,June 1, 2022 , on page A1-A2)Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Tuesday said there is still a shortage in the local production of fish, pork, and rice due in part to years of neglect of agriculture. In an interview on GMA-7, Dar said there was still ... -
The dark side of prawn farming
(Manila Standard,April 11, 2008 , on page A2)She helped turn many of world's prawn farmers into millionaires, but Jurgenne Primavera now worries that her life's work might have indirectly accelerated the destruction of fish nurseries. The Filipino zoologist, whose ... -
Diverse marine life found in 2016 Benham Rise expedition
(Manila Standard,June 9, 2016 , on page C1)Since the United Nations' Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf recognized Benham Rise as the Philippines's newest territory in 2012, our country's territory has increased to 43 million hectares from 30 million ... -
El Nido reopens for tourism, resorts ready
(Manila Standard,August 24, 2020 , on page A4)Palawan, voted World’s Best Island in 2020 by Travel + Leisure magazine, awaits visitors once more as it reopens its doors to tourism. Now under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), and with the support of the ... -
EPI to produce fish
(Manila Standard,February 24, 2014 , on page B3)Emerging Power Inc., a developer of renewable energy resources, plans to enter into joint ventures with aquaculture farms in Oriental Mindoro province to produce 10 tons of high quality tilapia, sea bass and shrimps annually. ... -
Extinction
(Manila Standard,May 22, 2019 , on page A4-A5)About 93 percent of ocean fish is being harvested at above the level of sustainability or their being replaced by new stocks. In 2015, 33 percent of marine fish stocks were being harvested at unsustainable levels; 60 percent ... -
‘Fish-tival’ sets record longest grill
(Manila Standard,April 6, 2014 , on page 1-2)The Philippines has set another world record – this time for the longest barbecue grill – in Pangasinan, a local radio report said Saturday. Bombo Radyo said the simultaneous grilling of fish to mark the Malangsi “Fish ... -
Fishermen slam gas pipeline
(Manila Standard,February 5, 2014 , on page B6)Fishermen in this small island in central Philippines complained that a gas pipeline going through its territorial waters create vibrations and strange sounds that drive fish away, depriving them of their livelihood, ...