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Dynamite fishing kills Fraser’s dolphin
Despite receiving the best care possible during the 3 week rehabilitation due to injuries suffered because of dynamite fishing, “Julius”, the surviving Fraser’s dolphin who was transported from Pangasinan to the Ocean ...
- February 24, 2015
Gov't outfits provide small firms with commerciable technologies
Small agribusiness firms need not be daunted by the high technology required for their expansion and growth toward global competitiveness. Competent technology assistance is being provided by the Bureau of Agricultural ...
- August 26, 2006
BFAR working to modernize, boost PH shellfish industry
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is working on the modernization of the shellfish industry, BFAR-National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center chief Dr. Westly Rosario said. “The ...
- October 19, 2017
Red tide spreads in Western Samar
Two areas in Western Samar have been added to the list of coastal waters across the nation that have been hit by algal blooms, commonly known as red tide, that causes paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). With red tide ...
- June 27, 2015
Fish kill rooted in volcanism
Taal Lake, a caldera, has an ecology that is closely linked to its cradling Taal volcano, one of the 16 volcanoes of the world that erupts every 10 years. We've been studying this lake since 1989. I propose a paradigm to ...
- July 24, 2011
First RP mariculture park set to open: Project to benefit fisherfolk, officials say
All is set for the launching of a mariculture park in Igang Bay off this seaside town. The first of its kind in the Philippines, the mariculture park is a joint project of the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries ...
- July 3, 2001
Boy dies after eating puffer fish
A five-year-old boy died while his parents and his four siblings were hospitalized after they ate puffer fish locally known as butete in Panganan Island, Lapu-Lapu City. The victims complained of dizziness after they ...
- March 28, 2019
Banker cautions Land Bank, BFAR on rent-a-cage plan
A banker formerly engaged in fish cage culture has cautioned the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Land Bank on its plan to lease fish cages for mariculture parks to groups of small fisherfolk. Manuel ...
- March 15, 2010
Breeding 'bangus' and micro-entrepreurs
Foodies swear that nothing beats the taste of authentic "Bonuan bangus," a milkfish variety grown only in Dagupan City - the so-called "Bangus Capital of the World" - and soon an island not far away in Pangasinan is poised ...
- August 3, 2013
Philippine shrimp industry's economic potential
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is conducting a crash program for the shrimp sector so it can start to again export this year amid a strong global demand. There is a something market demand for vannamei (white shrimp) ...
- August 5, 2013