Browsing Panay News by Subject "fish"

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    • 15 PH towns to get modern fish hatcheries 

      (Panay News, May 11, 2018, on page B1)
      SEAFDEC, which is based in Tigbauan town in Iloilo, has conducted the site assessment survey which was the first stage of the project. It is eyeing 15 pilot hatcheries in (SEAFDEC targets 15 PHL towns for multi-species ...

    • 400 juveniles fishes released into Iloilo River 

      PIO-Iloilo City; PN (Panay News, January 18, 2021, on page 3-14)
      More than 400 juvenile fishes were dispersed to the Iloilo River by the Office of the City Agriculturist recently. These included managat, danggit and lapu-lapu, among others. A total of 20,000 fishes had been restocked ...

    • 5 reasons not to swim with whale sharks in Oslob 

      (Panay News, June 3, 2016, on page B7-B8)
      The whale shark interaction in Oslob has been controversial since it started. Many people wrongly believe that there are no negative impacts to the whale shark interaction, and may even say that it helps in their conversation. ...

    • Abundant catch 

      Villasis, Joselito (Panay News, October 20, 2015, on page 8)
      A young fisherman is happy. He has a lot of catch today from Iloilo River. He may sell some, he says, and take home the rest for his family. His catch is proof that the Iloilo River has survived years of pollution.

    • Addressing the plastic problem 

      Angara, Sonny (Panay News, September 13, 2019, on page 10-14)
      The problem with plastic materials is that many of them last forever. While some types are considered biodegradable, many require industrial-level processes to be recycled or broken down to harmless materials. Plastics ...

    • Agri-aqua center aids farmers,fisherfolk 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (Panay News, April 10, 2015, on page 7)
      A 12-hectare Agri-Aqua Research and Technology (ART) Center was opened last Wednesday in Barangay Nanga, Pototan Iloilo. Funded by the Iloilo Provincial Government, it is learning and livelihood hub for farmers and fisherfolk. ...

    • Agri-wastes eyed as cheap, eco-friendly source of fish feed 

      Pagador, Juliana Rose (Panay News, September 30, 2020, on page 13)
      Affordable and sustainable feed ingredients for fish farmers are in the works as researchers continue to develop fish diet formulations using discarded agricultural wastes and byproducts. Dr. Frolan Aya, a scientist at the ...

    • Along comes…‘The Iloilo Nature Conservation Society’ 

      Buenaflor, Luis Jr (Panay News, April 9, 2018, on page 8-14)
      Tuesday last week, April 3 to be exact, moi was “hijacked” by good friend and “brother”, international designer Edgardo Lopez Suelo, to attend with him a meeting/forum of stakeholders concerned with the ongoing construction ...

    • ‘Antique has enough supply of rice, fish amid quarantine’ 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, March 25, 2020, on page B1)
      Nick Calawag, chief of OPA on Tuesday said the province being rice self-sufficient has enough supply for the consumption of its people. For fish, Calawag said that it is sufficient especially that fishermen are able to ...

    • Bacolodnons encouraged to eat fish following ASF cases in Iloilo 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, October 19, 2022, on page 4)
      Task Force Botagoy (TFB) is encouraging residents of this city to eat fish instead of meat following the confirmed cases of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Oton, Iloilo. Just to be safe, “we must avoid eating pork meat or ...

    • Bangrus 

      Jamolo, Runji Rocio (Panay News, October 8, 2018, on page 11-14)
      Mahapos nga indi pagsapakon ang bangrus kapin pa kon kita may pagapilian man. Masami nga ginarason kon ngaa ginasikway ang bangrus sang sa tamudios ang kabukog sini nga isda kag kinahanglan nga himbisan. Apang bisan sina, ...

    • Bangus, other fish prices go up due to cold weather 

      (Panay News, January 12, 2023, on page 12)
      Consumers were greeted with higher prices of bangus and other fish at public markets due to the cold weather. The bangus available at public markets also got smaller, according to a report on “Unang Balita” yesterday. In ...

    • Batanes flying fish get new portable dryer 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (Philippine Star, May 3, 2018, on page B8)
      Engineer Sancho Mabborang, DOST Region 2 director, said that the Portasol developed by inventor-entrepreneur Francisco Pagayon, president and CEO of the Filipino Inventors Society Producers Cooperative, would enable efficient ...

    • BFAR tests show galunggong samples not injected with formalin 

      GMA News (Panay News, August 26, 2018, on page B3)
      The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) said Friday that the collected samples of galunggong from three public markets tested negative for formalin. No formalin was injected in the ...

    • Biodiversity in Samar Sea 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, October 5, 2016, on page 12)
      The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that by 2050, catches of main fish species could decline by up to 40 percent in the tropics, where livelihoods, food and nutrition security ...

    • Boracay sources first-class fish stocks from Antique' 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, November 10, 2018, on page 13)
      First class fish species, such as tuna and blue marlin caught in this province, are being sold at a higher price in Boracay Island in Aklan since its reopening last month. Edilberto Jabile, president of the Dalipe Tradetown ...

    • 'Buriring', a delicacy in Cadiz City 

      Garde, Cyrus M. (Panay News, September 2, 2012, on page D6)
      Despite of its potent nerve poison in its ovAry and liver, small pufferfish, locally known here as "buriring", is one of the delicacies on the table in Cadiz, a seashore city in Northern Negros Occidental, about 65 kilometers ...

    • Caluya goes environmental 

      (Panay News, July 9, 2017, on page 9)
      Mayor Genevive Lim Reyes is leaving no stone unturned in her determination to keep the sea off her town of Caluya, Antique a haven for sea creatures. Recently, a team of experts from the Municipal Agriculture Office and ...

    • Capiznon wins in U.S. Science tilt 

      (Panay News, June 5, 2007, on page B11)
      A novice researcher may only be as good as her/his adviser-mentor. If so, SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department should stand prouder when one of its research advises- Melvyn Carko Barroa- won the top spot in the 10th Intel ...

    • Climate change worries fishers 

      Tan, Tiffany Anne (Panay News, September 24, 2016, on page 14-15)
      Small fishers in Negros Occidental have expressed concern over climate change. It forces fishes to migrate, thereby affecting their catch, said Abcede Jardinico, chairman of the Negros Occidental Small Fishers Alliance ...