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3rd Sardines Congress tackles sustainability
(BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2018-10-04)
The 3rd National Sardines Industry Congress opened yesterday, Oct. 3, in Zamboanga City, dubbed as the Sardines Capital of the Philippines. The three-day event is focusing on the sustainable use of the fish resource, which is a major industry in the Zamboanga Peninsula Region. In a statement, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said there will be “science sessions as well as industry-focused sessions” to be participated in by representatives from the local and national government, the commercial sector, academe, and non-government organizations.
Experts urging gov't to craft framework to protect sardines
Macapagal, Jed Aldous (People's Independent Media, Inc., 2018-03-21)
Experts are urging the government to craft a national management framework to address overfishing sardines in the country, citing declining stocks due to heavy fishing pressure and environmental changes. "Sardines are being overfished and existing policy measures are enough to protect them, especially spawning fish. To keep up with being caught too quickly, they biologically adapt by maturing early to compensate for their population loss. They remain small, and spawn less compared to ideal, mature sardines," a scientist from University of the Philippines Visayas.