ABOUT 11 people have fallen ill after eating shellfish contaminated by red tide from the waters off barangays Totolan and Songculan, Dauis town and barangays Poblacion and Bool in Tagbilaran City, Bohol province since Friday last week.…
The Cebu City Bantay Dagat Task Force seized about 1,200 kilos of fish from Zamboanga City. The catch was suspected to have been caught through dynamite fishing. Ramon Ortiz Sr., Cebu City Bantay Dagat director, said they…
Bantayan mayor surprised by photos of sharks sold in wet market Shark meat for sale in a wet market of Bantayan town in north Cebu has raised anew the challenge of enforcing a ban in Cebu province…
Ferry passengers from Cebu to Negros Oriental traverse the narrow but deep body of water dividing Cebu from the Negros provinces. Just like the tourists enjoying the famous dive spots in Moalboal and Bantayan, the whale and…
The Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture is pushing for the fabrication of fiberglass palm boats instead of wooden bancas in northern Cebu. BFAR regional director Andres M. Bojos said they have, so far, trained 22 fisherfolk from…
Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale said she was disappointed with the fisherfolk of Malabuyoc town, southern Cebu for disposing of tubs filled with “tamban” or sardinella fish, believed to be “poisonous” by locals. During last Monday’s press conference,…
More than 300 participants have signed the document excluding Dumanjug Mayor Nelson Garcia, who earlier opposed calls to conserve whales, sharks and dolphins, saying these animals are pests. Local government units, the environment department and other stakeholders…
Management plan needed to conserve marine life in area An international ocean care group and government agencies are encouraging fisherfolk in Cebu and Negros to stop illegal fishing in the Tañon Strait. Representatives of Oceana, the Philippine…
The government should put an end to muro-ami by strictly enforcing the 1998 Fisheries Code which bans destructive fishing methods, said Greenpeace Philippines Oceans campaigner Vince Cinches. Implementing the full force of the law would also curb…
About 1,160 kilos of blasted fish estimated at P92,800 were confiscated by the Philippine Coastguard and the Philippine Navy at 11:30 p.m. Sunday at Pier 4 in Cebu City. The two agencies conducted the inspection after receiving…
As the fishermen in northern Cebu try to get their livelihood back after typhoon Yolanda hit the area, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR)-7 launched the “Ahon” (Rise) project to build 2,000…
An executive of the regional office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource (BFAR–7) said that the proposed measure banning the trading of all species of sharks in Lapu-Lapu City is a good move, but City…
