Fish in Drums, a Good Source of Livelihood
PHILIPPINES - Families can now simply raise hito in their backyard with plastic drums, which could be a good source of livelihood or for their own consumption.

Confidence on Continued Growth of Fisheries Sector
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) remains confident that the fisheries sector will continue to grow this year and maintain its status as the world’s...

US Investors Look at Filippino Aquaculture
PHILIPPINES - A group of US investors is in Davao for trade mission looking at opportunities for investment in aquaculture, among other sectors.

Fishermen Attack Fish Pen Policy
PHILIPPINES - A group fishermen from Laguna de Bay have hit out at the zero fish pens and fish cages policy of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...

Fisheries and Aquatic Center Coming to Philippines
PHILIPPINES - In an effort to provide the people with a stable supply of fresh water fishery products to meet their protein needs through increased production, the...

Fish Farmers Benefit from Philippine Funds
PHILIPPINES - About 50 fishermen in the Philippines are beneficiaries of the government's programme providing free fingerlings and feeds and technical assistance....

Animal Production on the Rise in the Philippines
PHILIPPINES - At 1.5 per cent, agricultural output rose marginally in the first half of 2009 but livestock production was significantly higher than the same period...

BFAR Sets up Industrial Aquaculture Centres
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has set up two aquaculture centres in Sorsogon province.

Aquaculture Park Proposed in Philippines
PHILIPPINES - A project proposal of PHP 500 million (USD 10.4 million) has been presented to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo by the municipal government of Carmen...

Philippine Project May Fully Develop Aquaculture Park
PHILIPPINES - The Municipal Government of Carmen has submitted to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo a project proposal of around P500-million which is aimed to fully...

GEM Programme Aids Aquaculture in Areas of Conflict
PHILIPPINES - A motorized banca edges alongside the riverbank of this sleepy agricultural community, laden with large styrofoam boxes.

Urban Aquaculture Recommended in Sarangani Bay
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 12 newly installed Fisherfolk Director Ed Casas led the recent fisheries consultation with residents...

Philippines Region 2 Fish Production in Yearly Decline
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 2 has reported that fish production in the region is declining.

Fish Farms Fight Poverty in Uplands
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Philippines has come up with a project that will address the protein needs of upland...

Red Tide Lingering in Sorsogon Bay
PHILIPPINES - Sorsogon Bay in the Philippines continues to harbour high concentration of red tide organisms, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)...

Aquaculture Department Takes Shape in Philippines
PHILIPPINES - Since the Philippines is an archipelagic nation whose waters and seas are triple the area of its land mass, Speaker Prospero Nograles said yesterday...

Cold Storage to Heat up Dapitan Fish Industry
PHILIPPINES - A P40-million cold storage facility is to be placed at Barangay San Pedro, Dapitan City in order to facilitate the growth of the local fishing industry....

Fishermen Threatened by Cyanide and Dynamite
PHILIPPINES - After 40 years of unregulated cyanide and dynamite fishing thousands of people in the western Philippines are in danger of losing their livelihood...

Fish Sanctuary Up and Running in Northern Iloilo
PHILIPPINES - A new marine reserve and fish sanctuary has been identified and established in one Northern Iloilo town.

Mariculture Park Entices Aqua Industry to Garden City
PHILIPPINES - Jorona Aquatic Resources, a marine grower and exporter, is the largest investor that is benefiting the resources of the Island Mariculture Park in...

Resource Development Bill Gets Green Light
THE PHILIPPINES - Two house committees have approved a bill seeking the development of marine and fisheries resources.

Panel for Joint Agro-fisheries Projects Created
THE PHILIPPINES - The Philippines and Bahrain have formed a joint committee to oversee the implementation of a newly sealed accord that aims to establish a general...

Official Guides Samarnons to Inland Aquaculture
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine man proclaimed as the 'mussel and mariculture godfather' recently encouraged Samarnons to try a hand on tilapia culture.

Illegal Fish Pens Torn Down in Manila
MANILA, PHILIPPINES - A total of 8 square kilometers of Manila Bay’s water were cleared of 85 illegal structures on Wednesday as the Department of Environment...

Philippines Eye Seven Per Cent Fisheries Growth
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine government expects fisheries production to grow faster this year than in the past two years, the head of the Fisheries bureau yesterday...