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'Hulbot' fishers nabbed.
Twelve more fisherman Engage in Danish seine fishing have been arrested. According to the Iloilo Bantay Dagat Task Force, the fishermen on board three motorboats -Yolanda Maiza and Queen Mary- were apprehended 4.3 kilometers ...
- February 26, 2014
Aquaculture industry maintains strong hold
With an annual growth of 10 percent for the past three years, the aquaculture industry has maintained a strong hold in securing the future of the Filipinos. Congressman Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. of the House Subcommittee on ...
- July 24, 2003
'Dugong' washes ashore in Belison
A three-meter female dugong weighing around 200 kilos was washed ashore in Barangay Boroc-boroc, Belison town on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Dugongs are marine mammal. Commonly known as “sea cows”, they graze peacefully on sea ...
- October 21, 2022
Rising fish prices hurt vendors, too
“Fish is getting costly but consumers just have to live with it,” Toding told Panay News in Hiligaynon. She estimated the increase in prices at some 50 percent and blamed the recent tropical depression “Agaton.” Inclement ...
- January 6, 2018
Batad man nabbed for illegal fishing
A fisherman was arrested in the waters of barangays Botongon and Naburot, San Dionisio, Iloilo for illegal fishing. The 37-year-old Florante Biben was from Barangay Tanao, Batad town. According to the Iloilo Bantay Dagat ...
- July 14, 2016
Red tide invades Capiz's Sapian Bay
Sapian Bay in Capiz province has red tide toxins, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). In an advisory dated Aug. 29, BFAR director Asis Perez urged the public to refrain from eating, gathering, ...
- September 1, 2015
Du30 to meet families of sea mishap victims today
President Rodrigo Duterte will be in Guimaras today to personally condole with the families to those who died in the capsizing of three motorboats in the Iloilo Strait on Saturday. According to Presidential Spokesperson ...
- July NaN, 2019
Seawaters of Capiz, Aklan and Iloilo still positive for red tide
Paralytic shellfish poison (PSP), commonly known as red tide toxin, continues to be detected in certain seawaters within the provinces of Aklan, Iloilo and Capiz, as reported in Shellfish Bulletin No. 26 of the Bureau of ...
- November 13, 2023
'Jalaur mega dam completion means food security for Iloilo': House pledges funds for dam, Iloilo farmers
Iloilo is one of the top rice-producing provinces in the country. “We will also assist our farmers with other inputs, such as seeds, fertilizer, and farm equipment, and help them in marketing their produce by building ...
- April 27, 2024
Agri, Aquaculture investments eyed in Iloilo, Guimaras
Stakeholders in Iloilo and Guimaras started to map out strategies to promote investments and support the development and agriculture and aquaculture sectors. A focused group discussion (FGD) was conducted on August 14 ...
- August 4, 2013