Looking for the freshwater goby

Marites Villamor Ilano 12/18/2015

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…

Visayan Sea closed to fishing till Feb.

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/25/2015

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…

BFAR 7, Coast Guard to work together to combat corruption

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/04/2015

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…

Advocates push for blast-free fish markets

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 11/01/2015

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…

‘Intensify marine protection’

Marian Z. Codilla, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 07/16/2015

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…

Juvenile sharks sold in Dalaguete market

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/30/2015

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…

Shark ban ignorance

06/17/2015

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…

SHARK MEAT FOR SALE (again)

Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/11/2015

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…

Lapu defers shark ban

Norman V. Mendoza 09/12/2014

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…

Showdown in HK as activists vow to block Cebu shark fins

Bencyrus Ellorin 08/25/2014

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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