Taiwan sanctions Phillipine crab and lobster imports
THE PHILIPPINES - Taiwan's government has finally lifted a ban on imports of Philippine live crabs and lobsters. It says that it is now satisfied with the corrective measures implemented to prevent the exports of marine products with traces of nitroguran...

Environment chief vows to dismantle fishpens in Laguna Lake
PHILIPPINES - Environment Secretary Lito Atienza plans to dismantle fishpens in the lake and conduct a thorough review of the functions and operations of the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA).

Drought does not curb expansion
PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects the expansion of the fisheries sector, one of the biggest economic drivers last year, to remain on target for the second semester of 2007.

Regional Training Center in Samar showcases polyculture
THE PHILIPPINES - The Regional Fisheries Training Centre at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Samar State University (SSU) is maintaining a polyculture pond teeming with bangus, tilapia and mudcrabs.

DENR reviews fish pen operations
PHILIPPINES - Secretary Lito Atienza of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has ordered the review of fish pen operations in bays.

Monitoring of Calajunan creek recommended
PHILIPPINES - The City Agriculture Office (CAO) has strongly recommended regular monitoring of seepages coming from the Calajunan creek. It could be one of the factors that caused a significant fish kill in Iloilo River last Saturday.

SEAFDEC to set up freshwater fish caging demo farm
THE PHILIPPINES - About 36 farmers will benefit from a freshwater fish caging demonstration farm that will be set up by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) at Barangay Tumalalud in Dumarao town.

BFAR to invest P20M in mariculture parks
THE PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) plans to invest P20 million in developing four mariculture parks this year to boost the fisheries sector, BFAR Director Malcolm Sarmiento Jr. said.

Philippine farming and aquaculture sector growth slows
THE PHILIPPINES - Philippine farm output slowed significantly in the first semester from a year ago even before the onset of the dry spell, making the target set by the Department of Agriculture for the year difficult to attain.

Investments in sea cages paying off in Mindanao
MANILA - Small farmers and fishermen in Northern Mindanao can potentially earn an additional P100,000 from breeding fish in the region’s first 195-hectare mariculture park, an official said.

Petron to begin stocking of fish cages in Guimaras
THE PHILIPPINES - As part of its commitment to give more livelihood opportunities to Guimarasnons, Petron will begin fingerling stocking of two of the three fish cages it established at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) area in...

Taal Lake towns lose P2.1M in fish kill
TANAUAN CITY — At least 31 metric tons of tilapia were lost to a fish kill in Taal Lake, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources–Inland Fisheries Research Station (BFAR-IFRS).

Sea ranching of abalone launched in Nogas Island
PHILIPPINES - More than 5,000 abalone (Haliotis asinia) juveniles were seeded into the Nogas Island Marine Sanctuary on July 24. This is part of an experimental sea-ranching activity jointly undertaken by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Centre...

Bislig's prawn industry no longer small fry
THE PHILIPPINES - Nene Velasquez, a small fishpond operator and buyer of prawns at the public market, used to deal with loan sharks whenever she ran out of cash to finance her business.

DA wants Guimaras to be fisheries hub
THE PHILIPPINES - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources will develop Guimaras as a fisheries hub following the launching of a P5 million coral garden project in Nueva Valencia town and P5 million worth of aquaculture livelihood projects next month....

Bacolod Fil-Chinese businessmen gear towards aquaculture
PHILIPPINES - Re-elected President of the Bacolod Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Inc. (BFCCCI) James Chua bared future investment plans that will transform the age-old Chinese retail business into full diversification.

DA set to open P57 million worth of aquaculture projects
THE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Agriculture (DA) will open two bangus central hatcheries, three mariculture parks and an array of aquaculture projects worth a total of P57 million.

Training to boost aqua-marine industry held
PHILIPPINES - Provincial Agriculture chief Sylvia dela Cruz disclosed that the first phase of the collaborative fisheries development project of the provincial government of Capiz, the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the Capiz...

WWF urges business to take lead in fight vs climate change
PHILIPPINES - The catastrophic consequences of climate change are knocking on the Philippines' door. With increased temperatures, more frequent and stronger typhoons and rising seas expected to be brought about by widespread and increased emission of...

Training to boost aqua-marine industry held in Capiz
Roxas City - The season-long training to help boost the province's aqua marine production was recently concluded.

National Abalone Breeding Program to address shortage in world market
PHILIPPINES - Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap on Friday launched here a five-year program spearheaded by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Agriculture Research (BFAR) to address shortage of abalone...

Novel aquaculture project to spur growth in Tawi-Tawi
PHILLIPINES - A P21M hatchery project designed to boost Tawi-Tawi’s participation in lucrative foreign markets and paving its way to carve out a niche in the billion-dollar aquaculture trade will soon be completed this month.