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PH exports tuna, imports belly
The all-time favorite in many Filipino grills, tuna belly and panga, come all the way from the Marshall Islands. Tuna traders import from Majuro and Vietnam (the major sources) as well as South Korea tuna scraps like belly, ...
- March 10, 2015
Climate change threatens fish supply
Global warming means less fish on the table. That’s reason for concern to a country that consumes a lot more fish than the global average of 15 kilograms annually. Already, Philippine coral reefs are degraded, the seed ...
- April 25, 2017
Top performer fisheries play second fiddle
Vietnam is looking forward to earning $12 billion from fisheries by 2020 while the Philippines currently earns just $500 million. “Something is wrong,” said marine scientist Rafael Guerrero at a regional scientific conference ...
- May 25, 2017
EU bans uncertified RP tuna
The Philippine is losing millions of dollars in potential revenue because its marine products are off limits to European consumers. Since January 1, the European Union (EU) imposed a mandatory scheme that allows only seafood ...
- January 26, 2010