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    • Increase milkfish production 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, February 3, 2016, on page 9)
      The milkfish is the second top aquaculture species produced in the Philippines. To boost the production of milkfish, a manual was published to tackle the broodstock management of bangus. The manual entitled "Development ...

    • Indian fishermen try new nets for healthier oceans 

      (Panay News, June 4, 2017, on page 7)
      Sindhudurg, India - The fishermen were dubious when ocean experts suggested they could save their dwindling marine stocks just by switching to new nets. It took years for the UN Development Program to convince the fishing ...

    • Indonesia lauds Seafdec for sustainable mgt of fisheries 

      PN (Panay News, April 6, 2019, on page B10)
      The vice governor of East Java, Indonesia, Dr. Emil Elestianto Dardak, commended the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) for assisting the ASEAN Member States in the sustainable management of fishery ...

    • Indonesia to Japan: invest in disputed islands 

      Reuters (Panay News, January 11, 2020, on page 11)
      Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Friday asked Japan to step up investment in fisheries and energy in some of its South China Sea islands following a stand-off with China in waters that China claims in the area. Widodo ...

    • Industry execs seek stronger PH-Taiwan aquaculture tie-up 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, October 1, 2017, on page B2)
      An official of the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) expressed optimism about a greater tie-up with the Philippines following a trade meeting among industry players on aquaculture at the Manila Hotel ...

    • Info campaign on amended fisheries code stepped up 

      PN; Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-Iloilo (Panay News, November 27, 2015, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 is stepping up its information and education campaign on Republic Act (RA) 10654, a new law which amended the Philippine Fisheries Code. RA 10654, an act to ...

    • Info drive on sea dispute goes to Cebu 

      PIA; PN (Panay News, March 11, 2015, on page 5)
      The government's information campaign on the territorial row at West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) has reached Cebu. More than a hundred representatives from various sectors attended the forum that aims to raise awareness ...

    • Injured sea turtle rescued but didn't make it 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (Panay News, September 3, 2020, on page 13)
      A fisherman turned over to Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) in Bago City an injured Olive ridley sea turtle he found in the waters of Barangay Central Tabao, Valladolid, Negros Occidental, recently. ...

    • Inland aquatic researcher recieves Invention Disclosure Incentive Award 

      (Panay News, February 14, 2017, on page B8)
      A team of researchers from the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences-University of the Philippines Visayas (CFOS-UPV) was recognized during the 2nd Invention Disclosure Incentive (IDI) Awarding Ceremony at the UP Diliman. ...

    • Innovation needed to revive fisheries sector, says DOF 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, July 28, 2018, on page B1)
      Innovative ways of aquafarming is needed to ensure adequate supply of fish for Filipino consumers and to prevent fish prices from exacerbating inflation. In an economic bulletin released Thursday, the Department of Finance ...

    • Innovative dryer seen to boost dried fish production 

      (Panay News, September 5, 2010, on page 12)
      The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) recently built a dual feed dryer for fish and food crops. This contraption aims to boost the province's dried fish production. Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr. recently inspected ...

    • Innovative solar dryer to benefit coastal communities 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, October 23, 2017, on page 9)
      A technology-based multi-purpose solar facility in Sagay City, Negros Occidental is expected to open a new opportunity for the local resident, particularly to the fisherfolk living in the city's coastal areas. Through the ...

    • Inside the quarantine facility for shrimp with a PCR testing lab to keep out viruses 

      PN (Panay News, July 25, 2020, on page 13)
      Long before COVID-19 imposed mandatory quarantine and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing on travellers, a small building in a seaside town has been serving to regularly quarantine and test ...

    • Int'l film features Sagay mangrove island 

      Philippine News Agency (Panay News, June 2, 2022, on page 3)
      The mangrove island of Suyac in Sagay City, Negros Occidental will be showcased in an international full-length film helmed by acclaimed Filipino director Anton Juan. Titled “Amon Banwa sa Lawod” (Our Island of the Mangrove ...

    • Integrated agri-aqua farming 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, October 14, 2015, on page 15)
      Integrated agriculture-aquaculture farming practices have been introduced to help the farmers in maximizing the use of their farmlands, at the same time contributing to efforts in increasing food security. Under the ...

    • Intensified tech transfer eyed to check declining fish catch 

      PN (Panay News, September 2, 1999, on page 11)
      Undersecretary for Fisheries of the Department of Agriculture Cesar Drilon called for an intensified transfer of aquaculture technologies to increase fish production. "The municipal fish declining at a very alarming rate," ...

    • 'Intercrop' rice with pantat, farmers urged 

      PN (Panay News, December 3, 1999, on page 7-6)
      Freshwater fishes can be "intercropped" with rice, increasing a farming family's income and at the same time, the protein and energy intake of its members. That's possible, reads a primer distributed by the Technology and ...

    • 'Invasion': Local fishers lament inaction on 'illegal fishing' in Cauayan 

      Adiong, Eugene (Panay News, March 16, 2013, on page 8)
      Fishermen in Cauayan, Negros Occidental decried their municipal government's lack of action on what they claimed to be "illegal incursions" of big-time fishing operators in their municipal waters. Ramon Gregas, vice chair ...

    • Invasive water hyacinths could fuel PH kitchens 

      Reuters (News Express, February 3, 2017, on page B4)
      Several start-ups in the Philippines are turning pesky invasive water lilies into an eco-friendly form of charcoal, fueling tens of millions of kitchens and reducing logging. Also called water hyacinths, the aquatic plant ...

    • IPPO, capitol, maritime cops join forces as 'hulbot-hulbot' returns: Oplan Octopus 

      Sologastoa, Glenda; Nepomoceno, Jezza (Panay News, February 15, 2015, on page 1-14)
      An alarmed Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) and provincial government have joined forces with the Regional Maritime Unit (RMU). They agreed to conduct joint operations against illegal fishing called the campaign ...