Browsing Panay News by Place "Gigantes Island"
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3 Aklan towns under state of calamity
(Panay News,December 12, 2015 , on page 6)The Aklan Sanguniang Panlalawigan (SP) has placed three towns in the eastern part of Aklan under state of calamity on Wednesday due to red tide infestation."Prior to the declaration, the affected towns of Batan, Altavas ... -
3-month fishing ban on Visayan Sea ends in Feb.
(Panay News,January 6, 2019 , on page 3)The closed season in the Visayan Sea for sardines, herrings and mackerels that started on Nov. 15, 2018 would end next month. “Prohibiting fishers from catching them will increase the population of these species. It is ... -
3-month fishing ban: ‘Closed season’ in Visayan Sea starts Nov. 15 - BFAR
(Panay News,November 1, 2017 , on page 1-14)The yearly threemonth closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s major fishing grounds suffering from overfishing, starts this Nov. 15. Sardines, herrings and mackerels make up one-third of the fish ... -
BFAR gears up for fishing ban at PH ‘seafood capital’
(Panay News,November 7, 2018 , on page 13)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has officially launched in this “Seafood Capital of the Philippines” the “closed season” for sardines, herring, and mackerel at Barangay Baybay, Roxas City on Nov. 1. ... -
BFAR maintains red tide alert in some Visayas, Mindanao areas
(Panay News,February 6, 2017 , on page B1)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued warning against consumption of shellfish in toxic red tide-infested bays in several areas in Visayas and Mindanao. “All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. of ... -
BFAR taps NegOcc to strengthen Visayan Sea fishing restriction
(Panay News,September 13, 2019 , on page 13)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has engaged the Negros Occidental provincial government for stronger implementation of the closed fishing season in the Visayan Sea, an official said Wednesday. In a ... -
Carles waters positive for red tide
(Panay News,November 18, 2022 , on page 1-27)The seawaters of Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo tested positive for red tide toxins. In a local red tide warning, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Western Visayas disclosed that shellfish samples ... -
Fishing ban allows spawning
(Panay News,December 13, 2015 , on page 5)No one is allowed to catch sardines, mackerels and herrings at the Visayan Sea for three months. The "closed season," which lasts until Feb 15, 2016, will allow these fish species to breed, according to the Bureau of ... -
Fishing ban bodes well for Visayan Sea - BFAR
(Panay News,September 30, 2018 , on page 2-14)A three-month fishing ban on herrings, mackerels and sardines has been proven to bode well for the Visayan Sea, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. Every “closed season” from Nov. 15 to Feb. 15 the ... -
Fishing Ban Lifted
(Panay News,March 21, 2013 , on page 1-13)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 6 has lifted the fishing ban it imposed on the Visayan Sea. The fishing ban started November 15 last year to give fishes in the area the time to breed, grow ... -
Illegal fishers from oil spill-hit towns fall
(Panay News,March 6, 2014 , on page 2-12)Thirty-six fishermen from the oil spill-hit towns of Batad and Estancia were arrested for illegal fishing early this week. The fishermen were caught engaging in Danish seine fishing. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task ... -
No more red tide in Carles' Gigantes group of islands
(Panay News,October 14, 2017 , on page 2-14)Recent laboratory analysis on shellfish samples from the islands showed these did not anymore have paralytic shellfish poison, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The gathering of samples and ... -
'Preserve Islas de Gigantes'
(Panay News,July 14, 2018 , on page 2-14)To preserve the environment of the Gigantes group of islands, a fledgling tourism destination in the municipality of Carles in northern Iloilo, tourism businesses there were told close shop temporarily and do some cleanup. ... -
Shellfish from 7 coast in WV still unsafe to eat
(Panay News,December 28, 2015 , on page 6)A shellfish fan? don't eat the ones harvested from seven coastal areas in Western Visayas. They are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison beyond the regulatory limit, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
Shellfish in Aklan safe to eat – BFAR
(Panay News,February 2, 2017 , on page 5)All shellfish and alamang from Batan Bay are safe for human consumption, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). The bay and its tributaries (in Altavas, Batan and New Washington) “continue to ... -
Some WV waters red tide-positive
(Panay News,December 8, 2015 , on page 4-15)At least eight coastal areas in Western Visayas are positive for red tide. Gathering, selling and consuming shellfish from such areas are prohibited, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said in its Shellfish ... -
State of calamity mulled for red tide-hit villages
(Panay News,September 5, 2017 , on page 1-14)The local government of Carles plans to place four island barangays under a state of calamity due to red tide. The coastal waters of the Gigantes group of islands remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison beyond the ... -
Tourists urged to report erring tour operators, resort owners
(Panay News,September 18, 2019 , on page 4-14)Tourists visiting the famous Gigantes Island in the northern Iloilo town of Carles have been urged to report unregulated tourist operators and opportunistic resort owners. Carles Mayor Seigfredo Betita, in a phone interview ... -
Undesirable practices threaten Gigantes island chain
(Panay News,September 17, 2019 , on page 1-10)Prohibitive prices of seafoods. Lack of serviceable restrooms. These two concerns threaten the Gigantes group of islands, a fledgling tourism destination in the northern municipality of Carles. “Their seafoods are more ... -
W. Visayas coastal waters still red-tide free
(Panay News,December 6, 2019 , on page 12-14)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said coastal waters of Panay and Negros Islands’ remain safe from toxic red tide. In its Dec. 2 bulletin, BFAR issued no red tide advisory in the coastal waters of Aklan, ...