Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "illegal fishing"
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4 Visayas governors want additional provisions in law to fight illegal fishing
(BusinessWorld,July 17, 2017 , on page S1/11)The governors of four provinces surrounding the Visayan Sea will lobby for further adjustments to Republic Act 10654, passed in February 2015 and containing the amended Fisheries Code of the Philippines, to include more ... -
Asia's abalone fever feared wiping out the mollusk
(BusinessWorld,March 27, 2014 , on page S1/6)In broad daylight, groups of poachers hidden among the rocks of a South African marine conservation area wade slowly into the icy, shark-infested waters of the Atlantic Ocean in search of 'white gold'. Foot soldiers of a ... -
BFAR angling for P6.6-B budget, off-books fishers
(BusinessWorld,October 29, 2015 , on page S1/5)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) seeks a P6.6-billion budget in 2016, the bulk of which would be spent on programs to combat illegal, unreported, and uncontrolled fishing (IUUF), as supported by the ... -
BFAR backs closed fishing season for tawilis
(BusinessWorld,January 25, 2019 , on page S1/4)The harvesting of tawilis, a freshwater sardine, should be reduced if possible by means of a closed fishing season and eliminating illegal fishing methods, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). ... -
BFAR plans fishing ban in Palawan, Zambales
(BusinessWorld,September 7, 2015 , on page S1/3)A closed fishing season will be implemented in Palawan and Zambales by December this year following a similar program was first undertaken in the Zamboanga Peninsula and the Davao Gulf. Undersecretary Asis G. Perez, national ... -
BFAR seizes nine vessels in Quezon for illegal fishing
(BusinessWorld,January 8, 2021 , on page S1/6)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it seized nine commercial fishing vessels in Mauban, Quezon for using illegal fishing methods. In a virtual briefing Thursday, BFAR National Director Eduardo B. ... -
BFAR: Vessel monitoring systems to be required for fishing boats
(BusinessWorld,August 26, 2015 , on page S1/11)The implementating rules and regulations (IRR) for a new law mandating the installation of monitoring systems on fishing vessels will be released early next month. a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official ... -
Blast fishing
(BusinessWorld,November 17, 2017 , on page S1/9)About 360 kilos of fish were confiscated in Real, Quezon on Nov. 14 by a joint team of the Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) northern Quezon and Real stations, along with the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Council, ... -
Blasted Fish
(BusinessWorld,July 2, 2018 , on page S1/10)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and local officials apprehended on June 29 five fishermen on board two bancas who were using a homemade explosive locally known as Bigas-bigas at vicinity waters off Lamit Bay and Simaron ... -
CA reverses ruling on fishing ordinance
(BusinessWorld,April 24, 2015 , on page S1/12)The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed the ruling of a local trial court that junked a Camarines Norte town’s ordinance allowing the confiscation of fishing vessels that use illegal paraphernalia. A 16-page decision dated ... -
Commercial fishing companies seek access to municipal waters
(BusinessWorld,November 10, 2016 , on page S1/5)Commercial fishing firms in Misamis Oriental are set to sign a collective petition addressed to Congress calling for another amendment of the country’s Fisheries Code. The Commercial Fishing Association of Misamis Oriental ... -
Conservation NGO calls for crackdown on illegal fishing, suspension of fish imports
(BusinessWorld,September 23, 2022 , on page S1/5)The government needs to crack down on illegal fishing in municipal waters and reduce fish imports if it expects fisherfolk and marine resources to thrive, a conservation group said. “We are already feeling the pinch of a ... -
Cutting fisheries subsidies crucial for oceans and for development
(BusinessWorld,June 13, 2019 , on page S1/7)Recent studies on the health of our oceans offer irrefutable evidence that something very disturbing is taking place and that the threat to marine life has never been graver. The evidence has never been more compelling ... -
DA plans to restock lakes, rivers with fingerlings
(BusinessWorld,April 25, 2017 , on page S1/4)The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched a program to stock fingerlings of indigenous and non-invasive fish species in major river basins and lakes over the next five years. The Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) ... -
Davao fishing industry largely complying with closed season - BFAR
(BusinessWorld,July 22, 2015 , on page S1/5)More than halfway into the implementation of the three-month fishing ban in the Davao Gulf which started in June, compliance has been 100% with no violators caught so far, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ... -
Davao plans for stronger fishery law enforcement
(BusinessWorld,December 1, 2015 , on page S1/4)The City Agriculturist Office (CAO) is seeking a P3-million budget to strengthen the implementation of national and local fishery laws intended to protect marine and coastal resources. The project will involve closer ... -
Duterte wrong on fish data — political analysts
(BusinessWorld,April 26, 2021 , on page S1/10)The South China Sea is a major fish source for the Philippines that is crucial to its food security, political analysts said on Sunday, belying President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s claim that it couldn’t quarrel with China over ... -
European Union issues Vietnam 'yellow card' over illegal fishing
(BusinessWorld,October 26, 2017 , on page S1/3)The European Union (EU) said Monday it has given a “yellow card” to Vietnam, warning the Pacific country it could ban seafood exports unless Hanoi did more to tackle illegal fishing. The European Commission, the executive ... -
Fisheries experts meet in Geneva on marine SDG
(BusinessWorld,October 1, 2015 , on page S1/8)Leading experts in sustainable fisheries met in Geneva on Sept. 29, the first meeting at this level since the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) last Friday, the UN Conference on Trade and ... -
Fishers group appeals to local governments to defy order to dismantle fishing structures in Cavite
(BusinessWorld,September 21, 2021 , on page S1/12)A fishers group appealed on Monday to local governments in Cavite to defy the dismantling of alleged illegal fishing structures in Manila Bay led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Fernando L. ...