Browsing Panay News by Subject "marine parks"

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    • 1.5 tons of 'endangered' giant clams seized in Sagay 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, April 13, 2019, on page 2-10)
      Around 127 pieces of “endangered” giant clams weighing about 1.5 tons were confiscated from three fisherfolk in Barangay Molocaboc, Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Nabbed for violation of the act preventing the illegal, ...

    • 4 feted for protecting ocean 

      (Panay News, June 13, 2016, on page 18)
      Three people from Negros Island and one from Cebu were recognized for their efforts in protecting and conserving the ocean.

    • 6 persons nabbed for 'illegal fishing' 

      Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, October 1, 2020, on page 4)
      Police arrested six individuals for alleged illegal fishing in Barangay Odiongan, San Dionisio, Iloilo. They were Jay Morong, 19, of Barangay Bacjawan Sur, San Dionisio; Joey Peñaflorida, 23, of Barangay Nipa, Dionisio; ...

    • Activities restricted at new marine reserve 

      PIO Guimaras; PN (Panay News, August 22, 2017, on page 3-14)
      Under Municipal Ordinance No. 004-2017, the MPA is from the village’s Sitio Casita to Sitio Balingasag spanning 24.49633 hectares. Within the core zone of the MPA, fishing of any kind or manner or collecting of shellfish ...

    • Antique expands marine conservation campaign 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, October 28, 2019, on page 3)
      The provincial government here has further strengthened its marine conservation campaign by forging a partnership with a non-government organization. The “Itib-ong ta, Kinaiya Antique” campaign will now cover the municipalities ...

    • Better protection of marine area in Guimaras town sought 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); PN (Panay News, February 13, 2017, on page 4)
      Locals and the Environment department have come up with a management plan that serves as their pledge for the better conservation of the Balcon Marine Protected Area. The plan involving strategies for area development was ...

    • BFAR-6 to spend P10M for fingerling dispersal project 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, January 5, 2017, on page B1)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will spend around P10 million for its free fingerling dispersal project in Western Visayas this year. In an interview Tuesday, BFAR-6 director Remia A. Apari said the ...

    • 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 ...

    • Cauayan man nabbed for 'illegal fishing' 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, September 26, 2020, on page 5)
      For alleged illegal fishing, a resident of Barangay Guiljungan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental was nabbed. The 30-year-old Elvis Arroz was caught around 1 p.m. on Sept. 24, a police report showed.

    • Cebu capitol distributes marine sanctuary tools 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, December 3, 2017, on page 5)
      The provincial government of Cebu turned over marine sanctuary cordon ropes and marker buoys worth P2.2 million to 39 local government units in the province. Provincial Administrator Mark Tolentino and Provincial Environment ...

    • Clean your coasts, DENR-6 tells Western Visayas towns 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI; PN (Panay News, July 15, 2017, on page 2-14)
      Coastal municipalities should make sure their waters are clean, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). "The sustainability of coastal and marine ecosystems will benefit present and future ...

    • Conservation efforts focus on coastlines in N. Haiti 

      Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, June 9, 2015, on page 14)
      Only little fish are pulled from the coastal waters off Haiti. Over the decades, impoverished Haiti has gained a reputation as an environmental wasteland. The country has only about 2 to 3 percent of its original forest ...

    • DA chief wants stronger measures for fisheries sector 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, September 29, 2019, on page B2-B6)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary William Dar on Friday underscored the need for stronger measures on the conservation and management of the fisheries sector. One of the measures is the continuous implementation ...

    • Dolphin found dead in southern NegOcc 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA); PN (Panay News, September 15, 2019, on page 7-14)
      Another dolphin was found dead on the shoreline of Barangay Patic in Pulupandan, Negros Occidental. The Lumba Project, an advocacy group researching Irrawaddy dolphins and other marine mammals, posted on its Facebook page ...

    • Du30 asserts PH Rise 'ours' but breaks promise to visit 

      Golez, Prince (Panay News, May 17, 2018, on page 7-14)
      President Rodrigo Duterte asserted the Philippines’ sovereign rights over the Philippine Rise but did not make good on his promise to visit the undersea region on Tuesday. He does not distinguish between “sovereign rights” ...

    • Dynamites seized from illegal fishers 

      Marzan, Joseph Bernard (Panay News, November 17, 2016, on page 6)
      Dynamites and fishing materials confiscated from suspected illegal fishers were turned over to the municipal police station of Carles town. Illegal fishing activities in Iloilo include the use of dynamites and active fishing ...

    • Eastern Visayas region targets rebound in fisheries output 

      Meniano, Sarwell (Panay News, April 23, 2015, on page S1/5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) is targeting the restoration of regional fishery production this year back to 2012 levels after more than a year of post-Haiyan rehabilitation activity. BFAR Regional ...

    • Freedivers for ocean conservation 

      Albay, Rhick Lars Vladimer (Panay News, March 1, 2020, on page B6-B8)
      “It's quite a liberating experience to explore the sea in such an immersive way, not weighed down by heavy equipment, seeing firsthand how amazing, yet also so delicate, the underwater world is,” related Riza Ornos on her ...

    • Gov’t pushes local management of fish sanctuaries for sustainability 

      (Panay News, April 3, 2017, on page B3)
      To ensure sustainability of marine resources, the Philippine government will pursue preferential access for small-scale fishermen in managing coastal fishing grounds and marine sanctuaries. These measures will be implemented ...

    • Guimaras 1st mariculture park in RP 

      Portal, Tadz (Panay News, August 7, 2001, on page 4-8)
      Guimaras province is where the country's first mariculture park is located. The park was launched on Saturday, bringing brighter economic prospects to poor Guimarasnons. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...