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    Women's role in fisheries highlighted in March
    Oladive, Mariela Angella (Daily Guardian Multi-Media Services, Inc., 2025-03-04)
    As the country celebrates National Women’s Month this March, the Department of Agriculture Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Region 6 (DA-BFAR 6) is emphasizing the vital role of women in the fisheries sector across Western Visayas. Data from the Fisherfolk Registration System (FishR) reveals that women make up a significant portion of registered fisherfolk in the region. Guimaras has the highest percentage of women fisherfolk at 40%, followed by Capiz at 39% and Iloilo at 38%.
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    Distribution of 25,000 fingerlings boosts Igacos backyard fish farming
    Patumbon, Rojean Grace (Sun • Star Publishing, 2025-03-03)
    Around 25,000 fingerlings were distributed to 20 backyard fish farmers in the Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) on February 28, 2025. The distribution included 15 bags of 1,000 fingerlings each and 20 bags of 500 fingerlings each. Rosalindo Marquez, a backyard fish farmer for six years, expressed gratitude for the government’s support.
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    Implications of fisher perceptions on coral restoration in Tondol, northwestern Philippines
    Gomez, Rickdane; Mamauag, Samuel; Fabinyi, Michael; dela Cruz, Dexter; McLeod, Ian M.; Cabaitan, Patrick; Harrison, Peter L. (Elsevier, 2024)
    Increasing coral restoration efforts globally have been aimed at improving reef status and the ecosystem functions and services they provide, including enhancing reef fish communities and fisheries production on nearby reefs. However, empirical evidence showing the influence of coral restoration on fish stocks is limited. In Barangay Tondol, a small-scale fishing village in the northwestern Philippines, fisher knowledge and perception studies were completed through individual interviews to provide insights into the perceived impacts of local restoration efforts on coral reef conditions and fishery outputs. The influence of fishers' social demographics and fishery information to their held perceptions were also explored. Fishers’ responses showed a perceived decline in fish stocks over the last 5–10 years mainly attributed to overharvesting, and a slight improvement in coral reef condition due to a reduction in destructive fishing. Out of 53 fisher respondents, 72% were aware of coral restoration efforts in their area and held positive perceptions that theoretically, conducting coral restoration can improve their fish stocks and local reef conditions through the provision of habitat functions. Perceived actual effectiveness of the local efforts was also positive, but with a lower number of responses. Multiple hierarchical regression tests showed that, among social demographics, fishery information, and perceptions on fish stocks, perceived improvement in coral condition was associated with stronger support for coral restoration activities. These findings indicate that fishers perceive positive effects of coral restoration to local coral status and fisheries, and highlight the need for restoration practitioners to engage early on with key stakeholders to assess local fisheries status and local priorities to inform restoration strategies. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd
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    Iloilo prov'l gov't aims to replicate Ajuy marine practices
    Cavañas, Mary Joy (Panay News, Inc., 2023-09-29)
    The provincial government is considering replicating the municipality of Ajuy’s best practices in marine conservation and coastal protection throughout the rest of Iloilo. The town recently placed first runner-up in the Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) Awards organized by the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. As a result, it secured fisheries livelihood projects worth P18 million. “We aim to encourage and inspire other municipalities to participate in the upcoming MMK awards. I am confident that our fellow communities are already engaged in initiatives to protect our seas and coasts,” said Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.
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    BBM allots P11.2B to lift fishers' lives
    Guillang, Michelle (Concept & Information Group, Inc., 2022-11-26)
    For the first time in recent history, the government is heavily infusing funds to uplift the lives of fishermen, are of the most impoverished sectors of Philippine society. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos is expecting to aid the "poorest of the poor" in the fishing sector through the P11.2-billion Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency project Malacañang announced on Saturday. The Office of the Press Secretary said the project is expected to benefit 354,905 fisherfolks in 24 provinces while creating at least 26,877 jobs.
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    Philippine security council wants fishery report on cyanide use in S. China Sea
    Atienza, Kyle Aristophere; Ordoñez, John Victor (BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2024-02-20)
    The Philippines is keen on coming up soon with its complete report on the alleged use of cyanide by Chinese fishermen encroaching Scarborough Shoal, locally known as Bajo de Masinloc. On Monday, National Security Council (NSC) Spokesman Jonathan Malaya told a news briefing that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has been ordered to finish its post-mission reports and submit all the evidence it has gathered to the country’s West Philippine Sea task force. “We at the National Security Council are alarmed by this development that is happening, but we have to be careful also, so we have to validate and investigate [the use of cyanide by Chinese fishermen].”
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    Are there secrets hidden at our Navotas fishports?
    Romualdez-Valtos, Eliza (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2023-05-06)
    Living in a bungalow in Makati and often spending days when outside in traffic, it is very easy to forget just how close we are to the sea. When I was a newly minted married woman, my husband and I started our family in a condominium and every day, I got to see Manila Bay… and it was lovely. I could watch the waters shimmer under the sun as boats passed by and witness the beautiful sunset on the horizon. Having seen the sun’s descent to end each day in full glory, I could agree with my elders when, growing up, they would tell me there was nothing more beautiful than the sun setting on Manila Bay.
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    DA, FAO explore strategies to boost agri-fishery sector
    Galang, Gabriell Christel (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2024-02-24)
    The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) discussed how the Philippine agri-fishery sector could improve food security and the economy. During the bilateral meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka, DA Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. and FAO Director Quo Dongyu shared that one of the Philippines’ main agenda is to strengthen the agri-food systems and focus on the aquaculture sector.
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    SEAFDEC concludes 4-day meeting on sustainable fishing
    (Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc., 2024-05-11)
    The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) concluded the four-day 56th Council meeting on May 9, 2024, with a focus on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and ensuring the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture in Southeast Asia. Held in Tagaytay City through the invitation of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), the council acknowledged the ongoing efforts to combat IUU fishing and the progress made by SEAFDEC initiatives like the Regional Fishing Vessels Record (RFVR) Database, electronic ASEAN Catch Documentation Scheme (eACDS), and improved national capacities in port State measures (PSM).
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    P114m in oil spill claims filed
    Araja, Rio (Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc., 2023-07-09)
    An initial batch of 3,457 victims from the fisheries sector has so far filed a combined P114 million in financial compensation claims for the economic losses that they suffered due to the MT Princess Empress oil spill, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, a member of the House committee on ecology, said on Sunday. “Those figures from the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds, or IOPC Funds, are very preliminary. Additional claims from capture fishery alone have probably been submitted by now, but have not been aggregated and reported yet,” Pimentel said.