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Cebu fish no longer found in Naga river; candidate for extinct species Small fish that used to thrive in clean rivers of the City of Naga in south Cebu are feared to have become extinct, conservation advocates…
Fishing of sardines, herring and mackerel is temporarily banned in the Visayan Sea. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) declared a closed season from November 15 to February 15 to allow the fish to spawn…
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Central Visayas and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) assured they would prevent corruption with higher fines and penalties under Republic Act 10654 or the Act to Prevent, Deter…
Various stakeholders in the campaign against illegal fishing agreed to work to ensure that fish sold in markets, especially Pasil fish market in Cebu City, would be dynamite-free. Doing this would require training consumers and fish inspectors…
Environment advocates called on government to intensify efforts to ensure marine protection after 137 tons of sea shells were seized in Olango island last week. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) retrieved 24,468 seashells of…
Internet photos of dead sharks being sold in the wet market of Dalaguete town in south Cebu prompted the mayor and local police to trace the vendor. Dalaguete Mayor Ronald Allan Cesante confirmed the sale a day…
Having provincial officials like Tuburan Mayor Democrito Diamante who are unaware of the existence of a provincial ordinance that bans the catching, sale and trading of endangered marine species like sharks isn’t surprising in itself. What is…
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…
The City Council of Lapu-Lapu has deferred the approval of the proposed ordinance banning the catching, trading and processing of sharks and other endangered marine species. Councilor Eddie Cuizon and Francisco Senirpida wants the names of exotic…
Despite playing host to the historic Shark Summit where conservationists pulled all the stops to heighten awareness on the need to protect these endangered marine species, large scale illegal trade of shark fins go on unabated in…
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