Browsing The Philippine Star by Author "Visperas, Eva"

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    • 2 dolphins, sea turtle found dead 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2013, on page A-19)
      Two dolphins and a sea turtle were found dead in this capital town’s coastal waters yesterday. One of the dolphins had three bullet wounds. Fernando de Guzman, chairman of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management ...

    • 2 P'sinan areas cleared of red tide 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 25, 2015, on page A-25)
      The coastal waters in this city and in Barangay Wawa in Bani town were declared free of algae that causes the red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said yesterday. In an advisory dated Jan. ...

    • 2 Pangasinan towns still under red tide alert 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, March 22, 2014, on page A-21)
      There's no feasting yet on shellfish from the coastal water of Bolinao Anda towns in Pangasinan as the red tide plague still up there, according to the latest advisory from the Bureau of fisheries and aquatic resources ...

    • 2 Pinoy fishery experts honored 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, December 18, 2015, on page 9)
      Two Filipino fishery experts were honored yesterday in the Giant Steps, similar to the Walk of Fame in Hollywood to immortalize movie stars. Honored were Wilfredo Yap, who conceptualized the Mariculture Park System for ...

    • 2 Vietnamese fishers die in P'sinan sea collision 

      Flores, Helen; Punongbayan, Michael; Romero, Alexis; Visperas, Eva; Ramirez, Ceasar (The Philippine Star, September 26, 2017, on page 14)
      Two Vietnamese fishermen were found dead on their boat while five others were arrested after a chase with a Philippine Navy patrol vessel ended in a collision in the waters off Pangasinan on Saturday. The Navy was on its ...

    • 3 of 17 dolphins sighted off P'sinan die 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 28, 2015, on page A-17)
      Three of 17 dolphins that have been sighted in Lingayen Gulf since Monday died from injuries believed to have been inflicted by humans, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said yesterday. Some dolphins ...

    • 5 fishermen missing off Panatag Shoal 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, November 28, 2016, on page 4)
      Five fishermen from Riverside in Sta. Cruz are missing in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. They have not returned after going to the shoal on a banca marked Tabat Antalan last Nov. 13, fisherman Oscar Tabat Sr. told The STAR ...

    • 5 P'sinan areas red tide-free 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 20, 2019, on page 16)
      Five coastal areas in Pangasinan remain free of the algae that produces red tide, authorities said yesterday. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said that shrimps, crabs and seashells such as mussels and ...

    • 6 fishers cleared of dynamite fishing 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, April 9, 2018, on page 16)
      Six fishermen accused of dynamite fishing have been acquitted by a Dagupan court for lack of evidence. In an eight-page decision issued recently, Robert Pedeglorio, Jonathan Vidal, Eddie Ablog, Salvador Imbat, Jonathan ...

    • AFP building fishermen's shelter off Batanes 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Visperas, Eva; Ramirez, Cesar T. (The Philippine Star, June 19, 2018, on page 2)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is building a fisherman’s shelter in the northernmost uninhabited island of Batanes, which will increase the presence of Filipino fisherfolk in the isolated area. Lt. Col. Isagani ...

    • Alaminos fisherfolks rely on payao for bounty catch 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, September 23, 2018, on page B3)
      Fishermen in this city can now look forward to having a bountiful fish catch to sustain their livelihood with the installation of deep sea-fish aggregating devices. The fish aggregating device called payao serves as a ...

    • American students learn from Filipino aquaculture experts 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 11, 2015, on page B3)
      A group of American students are currently in the country to study the Filipinos’ success in fisheries. An American professor from the University of Rhode Island recently brought a group of American students to the ...

    • Artificial reefs eyed to boost P’sinan town’s fish production 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, April 1, 2015, on page A-15)
      The municipal agriculture office here will install artificial reefs made of concrete and iron bars in the waters off Barangay Buenlag to encourage fish to stay and spawn. At least 85 artificial reefs will be placed into ...

    • Back to Panatag? put it in writing 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, October 25, 2016, on page 1-8)
      A local executive of Pangasinan province is set to file a board resolution urging President Duterte to put on paper his assurance that Filipinos can fish again in Chinese-occupied Panatag or Scarborough Shoal and let ...

    • Bangus offal for biogas 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, June 4, 2015, on page B-8)
      After tapping chicken and pig manure for renewable energy, an Italian company is eyeing to use bangus (milkfish) waste to be converted into biogas. This was revealed by Alaminos City Mayor Arthur Celeste in a forum late ...

    • Bangus supply down by 20% due to cold weather 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 31, 2014, on page 5)
      The supply of milkfish, locally known as bangus has declined by as much as 20 percent due to the cold weather, the city agriculturist said yesterday. Emmy Molina told The STAR the volume of milkfish traded daily here usually ...

    • BFAR destroys infected white shrimps 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, April 13, 2005, on page A-27)
      About 1,100 pieces of imported white shrimps known as "Peneaus vannamei," costing $35 each, will be "destroyed" today, following a recommendation by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...

    • BFAR gets third golden bangus 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, July 28, 2020, on page 9)
      Another golden bangus or milkfish was turned over to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Barangay Bonuan Binloc in this city yesterday. It was the third golden bangus donated to the BFAR since 2015. The ...

    • BFAR lifts shellfish ban 

      Cervantes, Ding; Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, February 28, 2015, on page A-23)
      Shellfish collected in all coastal areas in the country are now free of red tide toxins, based on the results of the latest laboratory analysis of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local government ...

    • BFAR says no major fish kill expected this year 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, June 5, 2012, on page A-23)
      Saying the situation is more manageable, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said no major fish skill is anticipated this year. BFAR director Asis Perez told local journalists here he is confident that the ...