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48 illegal fishers nabbed in Concepcion
Forty-eight fishermen onboard 14 motorboats were apprehended for illegal fishing off Tagubanhan Island in Barangay Bagongon, Concepcion town. The Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force said the fishermen were using active gears ...
- January 23, 2015
BFAR gives fishing gears to 15 towns in Antique
The towns were given a 30-footer fiberglass-reinforced plastic patrol boat each. BFAR also gave 20 units of post-harvest kits to Bugasong, 230 units of seaweed farm implements to Culasi, Pandan and Libertad, 10 units of ...
- August 26, 2017
Fish center, boats for Guimaras coastal brgy
A community fish landing center was inaugurated in Barangay Sebario, San Lorenzo, Guimaras. It was a project of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Western Visayas, which also turned over to the fisherfolk ...
- August 25, 2017
Oil depot could displace fisherfolk
A proposed oil depot in Dumangas, Iloilo could displace fisherfolk and threaten food security, warned the Department of Agriculture (DA). Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol has thrown his support to the Bureau of Fisheries ...
- September 11, 2017
El Niño blamed for low fish catch
Fisherfolk in Negros Occidental were experiencing a decrease in catch. They were blaming the El Niño phenomenon. The extreme heat brought by El Niño has resulted in the 70-percent drop in their average catch, according ...
- April 23, 2016
Vessel monitoring tech can save lives of Pinoy fisherfolk
Proper vessel monitoring can save lives and make fishing more sustainable.
Seven sailors drowned when a Filipino merchant ship crashed into the USS Fritzgerald in the sea of Japan last 17 June. The accident was caused ...
- September 25, 2017
Scientists to fish farmers: Convert red tide episodes to opportunities
Two of the country's top aquaculture scientists admitted there is no solution anymore to the natural phenomenon called red tide and went on to advise people in those areas to just grind and bear it. However, fish farmers ...
- December 26, 2015
'Protect Iloilo river'
Specifically, Drilon wanted Benigno Aquino Avenue, or Diversion Road, to be rid of establishments, big and small, selling oysters (talaba) and small oysters (sisi). "I'm asking the barangay captains and the residents to ...
- March 7, 2015
Info campaign on amended fisheries code stepped up
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 ...
- November 27, 2015
Bangrus
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, ...
- October 8, 2018