Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "Natural populations"

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    • 17 indigenous fish species in Laguna Lake extinct, say fisherfolk 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2012, on page 3)
      They're gone. This was that the fisherfolk said of the 17 indigenous fish species at the Laguna de Bay that they used to catch before the Napinda Hydraulic Control Structure (NHCS) was built in 1982 and stopped the entry ...

    • BFAR told to regulate fishpens, not ban total harvest of tawilis 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, January 28, 2019, on page 7)
      A local fisherfolk group urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to regulate fishpen structures instead of imposing fishing ban on Sardinella tawilis following reports that the only freshwater sardine ...

    • DA to revive Laguna de Bay, other waterways 

      Ruiz, Ellalyn de Vera (Manila Bulletin, May 7, 2017, on page 7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) will be re-stocking the Laguna de Bay and other lakes, rivers and creeks with indigenous fish species and non-invasive, commercially viable species to revive the declining fish stocks. ...

    • Farmers urged to grow giant gourami 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 16, 2011, on page B-6)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala urged fish farmers to venture into growing giant gourami (Ospronemus gouramy) as an alternative to bangus, tilapia, and catfish in inland water bodies such as fishponds, lakes, and even ...

    • Fish experts push for advanced propagation of high-value wild fish 

      Riñoza, Jojo (Manila Bulletin, August 30, 2017, on page 6)
      Fish experts from the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development Center (NIFTDC), an office under the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), wants to elevate the production of high-value fish species ...

    • Gov't urged to upgrade Laguna Lake's water-holding capacity 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2010, on page B-6)
      Twenty-five experts who assessed the Laguna de Bay ecosystem have urged government to craft a program to improve the water holding capacity of Laguna de Bay to ensure its sustained fish production. These experts, led by ...

    • Opportunities aquaculture at agrilink expo 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, August 11, 2018, on page B-6)
      Farmers and investors in fisheries should find time to visit the Agrilink trade show that will be staged at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on October 4 to 6. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will ...

    • Wild shrimps in Palawan found genetically diverse 

      (Manila Bulletin, April 10, 2000, on page 31)
      The wild shrimps in Palawan's marine waters are more genetically diverse than those in other parts of the country. This was found in a study done by researchers of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture ...