Climate Change Will Impact Filippino Milkfish Farmers
PHILIPPINES - Recent meetings addressed the impact of climate change on small-scale milkfish farmers.

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...

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.

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...

Saving Mussels from White Tide of Samar
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) office in the Samar region announced last week that it would be launching a massive clean-up drive...

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.

Fishing Ban Proposed in Bountiful Manila Bay
PHILIPPINES - As the fishing ban in Manila Bay gets ready to start, local stakeholders are worried about their investments. However, the ban is essential for this...

Ragay Gulf Favours the Smaller Operation
PHILIPPINES - In the remote coastal town along the coastlines off the rich fishing ground of Ragay Gulf, marginal fishermen and small aquaculture projects are given...

Mariculture Zones Support Shellfish Farmers
PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the Bicol Region and the local governments of Sorsogon City and Magallanes town have have come...

Crab Rearing in Mangroves to Reverse Destruction
PHILIPPINES - The massive promotion of Philippine aquaculture in the '60s and '70s regrettably has led to the destruction of this invaluable resource.

Bais City Turns to Aquaculture as Fisheries Deplete
PHILIPPINES - The local government of Bais City in Negros Oriental has embarked on a sea-farming project aimed at helping ease the pressure on its fisheries res...