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- Help fishermen find alternative livelihood amid declining fish catchEnderez, Edmundo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2024-02-14)The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) had imposed as early as 2011 a three-month closed season or fishing ban during the period November or December to February or March in critical areas, particularly spawning grounds. The news “Galunggong price drop expected this month – BFAR” (Inquirer.net, 2/5/24) is a welcome relief for those who have less in life. The fish price drop is in anticipation of the start of open fishing season. Historically, the combined marine fish catch during the second and third quarters is 12 percent higher than that of the first and fourth quarters. Hopefully, said price drop will continue until September.
- Fish catch down 70%Cariaso, Bella; Macairan, Evelyn; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Lee-Brago, Pia (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2023-09-19)Fish catch in the West Philippine Sea has gone down by 70 percent since 2020, and further decline is expected amid reports of massive poaching of corals by the Chinese, a militant fishers’ group warned yesterday. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) national chairman Fernando Hicap raised the warning in a radio interview, in the wake of reports of plunder of corals in Rozul Reef, believed perpetrated by the Chinese. Corals are breeding grounds for marine life. Reports from fisherfolk – particularly from Zambales – have indicated 70 percent decline in fish catch “amid the illegal activities of Chinese fishing vessels,” Hicap said.
- Enforcement boosted to protect Visayan SeaYap, Tara (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2018-03-06)The Iloilo provincial government is pushing for stronger law enforcement in protecting the Visayan Sea from illegal fishers. “We will not waver to effectively and efficiently enforce fishery laws and ordinances to preserve and rehabilitate the Visayan Sea,” said Iloilo Provincial Administrator Raul Banias.