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Empowering folks who fish
Fish is one of the staple food sources of our countrymen. Small scale capture fisherfolk (people who fish in the open) or aquaculture groups produce a large portion of local fish sources. Unfortunately, many of them face ...
- December 22, 2022
Fisherman reported missing for three days
Search and rescue operation is ongoing to locate a fisherman who reportedly went missing for three days now in Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental. The fisherman was identified as Maximino Hingaray, 69, of Barangay Alim.
- October 28, 2022
Pinay pioneers in biomedical and marine research win TOWNS 2022 Award
From the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic to the forefront of ocean research, Filipina scientists from the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) are leading the country and the world in ...
- October 15, 2022
Capiz fish farmers laud CFOS-IA's livelihood support program
The Roxas City Aquaculture Association (RACA), Province of Capiz, lauded the livelihood support initiative of the Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS-IA), UP Visayas (UPV). Mr. Manuelito ...
- August 4, 2022
Another 'monster catch' in Iloilo River
A 27-kilogram ‘Barramundi’ or Asian Sea Bass was caught from the Iloilo River on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Regular angler Willie Wendam made the big catch. But this was not Wendam’s first monster catch as he also baited a ...
- July 25, 2022
CFOS-IFPT organizes training for Iloilo fishers on product packaging, labelling and entrepreneurship
The Institute of Fish Processing Technology, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, (CFOS-IFPT) UP Visayas organized the “Training-workshop on Packaging and Labeling of Priority Products and Introduction to Basic ...
- September 21, 2022
Fishers receive livelihood to boost DOLE-USAID marine biodiversity deal
The proverbial “giving man a fish, feeding him for a day—teaching him to fish, feeding him for a lifetime” took a twist when DOLE helped them not only to fish but also by providing alternative livelihood that supports the ...
- July 29, 2022
UPV CAS launches initiatives with partners for small-scale fisheries
The University of the Philippines Visayas College of Arts and Sciences (UPV CAS), together with its partners, launched various initiatives for small-scale fisheries (SSF) during a program held at the Little Theatre, UPV ...
- November 23, 2022
Fisherman found dead
A fisherman from Bantayan Island, Cebu was found dead hours after he accidentally plunged into the waters of Estancia, Iloilo. The body of 45-year-old Leo Mata was fished out near Estancia Feeder Port at Poblacion Zone 2 ...
- January 17, 2022
LGU-funded, operated nursery to boost aquaculture in Aklan
Aklan’s thriving fisheries sector received a major boost with the establishment of the Multi-species Marine Fish Nursery in Barangay Baybay, Makato, Aklan, as the local government stepped up efforts to improve the province’s ...
- November 5, 2022