Browsing The Philippine Star by Author "Visperas, Eva"

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    • BFAR: Neap tide threat to 'bangus' now over 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, May 29, 2014, on page A-21)
      Bangus (milkfish) growers can now heave a sigh of relief as the threat of neap tide is over and tidal fluctuation is now back to normal, according to the center chief of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...

    • Binmaley celebrates thriving fishing industry 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2014, on page A-30)
      This town's residents showed their renewed enthusiasm with their all-out support for Saturday's staging of the annual Sigay Festival showcasing the success of the local fishing industry through the simultaneous grilling ...

    • Blue mussels reach Pangasinan coast 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, December 31, 2015, on page B-4)
      The blue mussels along the Brazilian and Colombian coasts of South America traversing the Panama Canal have reached coastal waters here by way of the tropical Eastern Pacific. Dr. Michael Rice, a professor of the Department ...

    • Blue mussels reach Pangasinan coast 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, December 31, 2015, on page B-4)
      The blue mussels along the Brazilian and Colombian coasts of South America traversing the Panama Canal have reached coastal waters here by way of the tropical Eastern Pacific. Dr. Michael Rice, a professor of the Department ...

    • China in control of Panatag shoal, say Filipino fishermen 

      Romero, Alexis; Flores, Helen; Macairan, Evelyn; Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, June 12, 2018, on page 1-10)
      China is in control of Panatag or Scarborough Shoal off Zambales and its coast guards are seizing the best catch of Filipino fishermen. Romel Cejuela, a Filipino fisherman, raised the accusation at Malacañang in a briefing ...

    • Coast Guard off to Panatag 

      Nilles, Giovanni; Macairan, Evelyn; Laude, Jaime; Sison, Bebot Jr.; Lee-Brago, Pia; Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, November 4, 2016, on page 1-8)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has resumed sending patrol vessels to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but only to “test the waters” and not to confront the Chinese who have stopped harassing Filipino fishermen but remained ...

    • Cold weather affects fish, too, says fisheries expert 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2014, on page A-25)
      The prevailing cold weather affects not only humans but fish, too, like the bangus (milkfish) and tilapia, as it stops their spawning, slows down their growth, and makes them susceptible to diseases. Dr. Westly Rosario, ...

    • Commercial production of sea cucumber now possible 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, August 3, 2014, on page B-2)
      They are over exploited in the wild due to high demand from consumers for their reported medical, pharmaceutical, gastronomical and commercial use. Now, sea cucumber (Holothuria scabra) culture in hatcheries at the Bureau ...

    • Dagupan bangus growers urged to tap export market 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, April 27, 2014, on page B-5)
      Mayor Belen Fernandez is urging bangus (milkfish) growers to tap the export market. Fernandez rallied Dagupan bangus growers to tap the export market during the recent Regional Bangus Summit held April 23 at Star Plaza ...

    • Dagupan City eyed as aquaculture zone 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, February 26, 2017, on page B4)
      This city known as the bangus (milkfish) capital is being eyed as an aquaculture zone north of Manila by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). Last Feb. 16, Emmanuel Lopez of PEZA met with city officials to discuss ...

    • Dagupan fisherfolk get boats 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, August 31, 2016, on page A25)
      The city government yesterday distributed bancas to fishermen as part of its livelihood program for the marginalized sector. Of the 90 bancas, 30 each were given to fishermen in the coastal villages of Salapingao and Carael, ...

    • Dagupan river gets thumbs up from academe 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, December 22, 2016, on page B-5)
      A team from the University of the Philippines’ Marine Science Institute (UPMSI) checked on the river tributaries here and came away impressed with the “live artery of the city." “Reconnaissance Survey of the River System” ...

    • Dagupan to implement bangus labeling 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, February 15, 2015, on page B-4)
      No more mislabeling, goodbye to misrepresentation of Dagupan bangus (milkfish) from outside sources whose producers make the claim as a marketing strategy. This, as the Dagupan city council recently passed an ordinance to ...

    • DFA launches information campaign on West Phi Sea 

      Laude, Jaime; Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, June 24, 2015, on page 4)
      The government has launched the second part of a documentary on the West Philippine Sea dispute aimed at further raising local and international awareness of the issue. The documentary is also intended to help rekindle ...

    • Fish kill bangus traders face traps 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, June 8, 2018, on page 16)
      Criminal charges have been filed against six traders and their drivers for trying to sell in this city bangus affected by fish kill in Anda and Bolinao towns. Isagani Rarang and his wife Nancy, Richie Cano and Perfecto ...

    • Fish too suffer from stress 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, July 23, 2015, on page B-7)
      Stress in fish is caused by different factors, particularly the sudden change of salinity at sea during incessant rains, according to Westly Rosario, chief of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)'s National ...

    • Fishermen hope to be ‘freely, totally’ allowed in Panatag 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, October 26, 2016, on page 6-7)
      Raring to go back to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal without the Chinese Coast Guard shooing them away, fisherfolk from this province are hoping President Duterte’s pronouncement that Filipinos could soon fish again in the ...

    • Fishing in Phl more fun with GPS 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, April 12, 2015, on page 1-9)
      Fishing is now more fun in this city, thanks to the fish finder gadgets with global positioning system (GPS) turned over by Interior Secretay Manuel Roxas II to groups of fishermen here Friday. Roxas said the fishing device ...

    • Fishkill hits 2 Pangasinan towns 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, April 30, 2015, on page A-23)
      Bangus (milkfish) growers in Bolinao and Anda towns in Pangasinan scrambled for an emergency harvest yesterday morning following another fishkill. A fishkill on Saturday and Sunday affected 500 tons of bangus, Bolinao Mayor ...

    • Heaviest, prettiest bangus showcased in Dagupan 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2017, on page 1-4)
      The heaviest, longest and prettiest milkfish this year took center stage anew yesterday in the Bangus Rodeo here in the known bangus capital of the world. The heaviest bangus, raised by Frederick delos Reyes of Barangay ...