Browsing Panay News by Subject "marine parks"
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Guimaras hosts int'l forum on coastal management
(Panay News,November 18, 2018 , on page 6)The province of Guimaras will be showcasing its best practices on integrated coastal management (ICM) as it hosts the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia Network of Local Governments (PNLG) ... -
Guimaras hosts RP's 1st mariculture park
(Panay News,July 7, 2001 , on page 4)The country's first mariculture park is in Guimaras. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/Aquaculture Department (Seafdec/AQD) is readying its launching at Igang Bay, Nueva Valencia town. Seafdec's mariculture ... -
Guimaras integrated coastal mgt cited
(Panay News,January 6, 2016 , on page 3)The Integrated Coastal Management program of the island-province of Guimaras was recognized at the East Asian Seas Congress (EASC) recently held in Da Nang, Vietnam. The Congress, organized by the Partnerships in Environmental ... -
Guimaras seeks to protect 70 hectares of coral reefs
(Panay News,January 15, 2017 , on page 5)This island province boasts of 70 hectares of undistributed coral reefs, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Western Visayas. Coral reefs are marine ridges or mounds, which have formed ... -
Guimaras to present best coastal mgt practices in East Asia forum
(Panay News,October 29, 2018 , on page 8)The best practices of the local government unit in this island province in terms of international coastal management (ICM) will be presented in a forum of the 2018 East Asian Seas Congress. The forum – dubbed as the ... -
Guv: No time to rest in drive vs illegal fishing
(Panay News,February 4, 2013 , on page 2)The campaign of the provincial government against illegal fishing is gaining ground and this must be sustained, said Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. He cited the Bantay Dagat for guarding the coastal resources of the province, ... -
Help Guimaras fishers, Seafdec, BFAR urged
(Panay News,August 31, 2001 , on page 5)Mayor Felipe Nava urged the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center / Aquaculture Department (Seafdec/AQD) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to focus development assistance to poor fishers. Nava ... -
High biodiversity of Apo Reef Natural Park
(Panay News,November 18, 2016 , on page -12)Expedition on the Apo Reef Natural Park last March showed greater reef biodiversity compared to previous surveys. The surveys were implemented by the University of the Philippines- Marine Science Institute through the ... -
'Higher fines to save marine resources'
(Panay News,October 6, 2016 , on page 2-15)According to Director Asis Perez, it was a decade ago yet when experts warned that the country's seas were suffering from overfishing. The amended Republic Act 10654 (Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998) exacts heavy fines ... -
'Hulbot' fishermen arrested, charged
(Panay News,March 20, 2016 , on page 2-15)Criminal charges have been filed by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force (IPBDTF) against 10 fishermen who were caught using the forbidden "hulbot-hulbot" off Banate Bay, a protected marine reserve in Banate town. ... -
Iloilo cited for drive vs illegal fishing
(Panay News,April 25, 2018 , on page 4)The provincial government was commended for efforts to protect the Visayan Sea most especially from illegal fishing. It noted that the Visayan Sea was “the heart of marine wealth on Earth” and northern Iloilo “among the ... -
Importance of coral reefs
(Panay News,March 7, 2016 , on page 12)The World Resources Institute has predicted that by 2030, over 90 percent of the country's coral reef will be threatened. Destructive fishing, coastal development, agriculture, aquaculture, and lack of treatment for ... -
Incentives would improve MPA protection efforts, experts say
(Panay News,June 29, 2019 , on page B10)The safeguarding of Philippine marine protected areas (MPAs) would improve if local communities were given incentives to protect these areas, several marine experts said on Monday. Human activities such as fishing were ... -
'Keep marine tourism intact'
(Panay News,December 4, 2015 , on page B2)Healthy marine ecosystems are critical to long-term and short-term development in marine tourism, experts said. World Wide Fund for Nature International Global Shark Program leader Andy Cornish made this point during the ... -
Lakawon Island marine reserve pushed
(Panay News,March 28, 2023 , on page 5)Creating a marine sanctuary in Lakawon Island, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental is being pushed. On Sunday, March 26, mayor Salvador Escalante Jr. and the media were given access to the island’s Giant Clam Village. The ... -
'Let the corals recover’: Ban on Boracay water sports activities mulled
(Panay News,October 6, 2018 , on page B8)Diving and other water sports activities in this famed beach destination must be regulated, according to the Environment department. A study that the DENR conducted showed that Boracay’s coral reefs have been degrading due ... -
Marine sanctuaries shield Guimaras' sea bounties
(Panay News,August 19, 2016 , on page 8)The province of Guimaras unveiled its two marine protected areas (MPAs) situated in the towns of San Lorenzo and Sibunag established with the support of South Korea's Yeosu Foundation. The Tumalintinan Point Marine Protected ... -
Men caught fishing in marine protected area
(Panay News,May 24, 2019 , on page 7)About 610 kilos of fish valued at P33,000 were recovered from illegal fishers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental, a police report showed. The 38-year-old Reynald Franco and 58-year-old Sammy Munez were arrested off the coast ... -
'PH needs more marine reserves'
(Panay News,June 21, 2015 , on page 2-27)No-take marine reserves (NTMRs) are areas of the sea, usually with coral reefs -- but could include other coastal ecosystems such as mangroves and seagrasses -- that are fully protected from fishing. The area around MPAs ... -
SEAFDEC develops technology to save endangered seahorse
(Panay News,October 4, 2015 , on page 3)To save the dwindling population of seahorses in the wild, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, Iloilo developed a breeding technology. SEAFDEC is currently on a " conditioning experiment" ...