Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "fishery protection"

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    • BFAR recruits personnel 

      Estrada, Anna Leah G. (Manila Standard, January 16, 2015, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said Thursday it enlisted some of its personnel in an intensive law enforcement training program to strengthen the country's fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated ...

    • Conservation confab mulls fate of bluefin 

      Schroeder, Dominique (Manila Standard, November 15, 2016, on page B4)
      Fishing and shipping nations gather in Portugal this week to consider the fate of the endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna and over-harvested Mediterranean swordfish, two pricey gourmet favorites. While conservationists want ...

    • Enforce fisheries laws—BFAR 

      Gonazales, Anna Leah E.; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, October 13, 2016, on page C2)
      Stronger law enforcement are needed to achieve sustainable fisheries and seafood self-sufficiency in the Philippines, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Director Eduardo Gongona said. Relatedly, the Angono, ...

    • Everyone needs the oceans to be protected 

      Bloomberg (Manila Standard, September 18, 2016, on page A3-A4)
      Ensuring that these ecosystems stay healthy is getting harder, as the oceans absorb excess carbon dioxide and overfishing escalates, aided by advances in deep-water fishing technology. Carbon dioxide turns the water more ...

    • Fisheries to acquire 100 new patrol boats 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, June 23, 2015, on page A5)
      The Philippines is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect its fisheries, an official said Monday, in a substantial expansion from its current fleet of 20 as it responds to poaching by Chinese and Taiwanese vessels. ...

    • Govt eyes roadmap for PH eel industry 

      Gonzales, Anna Leah (Manila Standard, February 25, 2015, on page B3)
      The government is looking at formulating an eel commodity roadmap to take advantage of the rising global demand for eels, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said Tuesday. “Eels, or igat as they are more known locally, ...

    • Sino poachers kill coral reefs 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, September 24, 2016, on page A2)
      Chinese poachers are using the propellers of their boats to destroy coral reefs at the disputed islands Spratlys and Pag-asa, marine biologist John McManus said, but no comment has been made by the foreign affairs department. ...