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Zamboanga Sibugay (Eagle News) — Tatlong araw matapos na maiulat ang pagkawala ng dalawang mangingisda, natagpuan na ang kanilang mga bangkay sa baybaying bahagi ng Sitio Tando, Brgy. Looc Labuan sa bayan ng Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay. Ayon kay Chief Inspector Chamer Gloria Lacay ng Tungawan PNP, Mayo 7 pa noong napaulat na nawawala sina Jose Dasillo Bucoy, 37, may asawa at si Rodel Abad Alimpong, 13, na kapwa residente sa bayan ng Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay. […]
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Fisherfolk in Lake Sebu have opted to limit the area devoted to aquaculture production to only 10 percent of the lake’s water surface. The decision was reached in a general assembly of the town’s fish cage operators on Monday to discuss the rehabilitation plan of the lake, which was recently affected by a fish kill that left nearly P126 million worth of damage to the town’s inland fishing industry. About […]
Pakistan (AFP)- by Sajjad TARAKZAI Abbas Khan feeds a hot wire from a rickety generator into a river, a fishing technique he argues is more environmentally friendly than others used in northwest Pakistan — though he also admits it has killed several of his friends. Hundreds of fishermen risk their lives daily to hunt the rare fish known as “sher mahi”, found in the Kabul River which flows from the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan into neighbouring Pakistan, […]
The Philippines told its fishermen Wednesday to steer clear of a fishing ground in the disputed South China Sea to avoid harassment from Chinese authorities. The warning came despite a recent ruling by a UN-backed tribunal in favour of the Philippines, as it dismissed China’s territorial claims to large swathes of the waters. Beijing angrily rejected the court’s judgement and on Tuesday it announced penalties for “illegal” fishing in its waters including the disputed areas. […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwanese lawmakers and fishermen headed to an island in the disputed South China Sea Wednesday to protest at an international tribunal ruling which undermined Taipei’s claims there. Eight lawmakers from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) boarded a military plane to the Taiwan-controlled Taiping island in the Spratlys archipelago. Five fishing boats decorated with Taiwanese flags and banners reading “Protect fishing rights, safeguard sovereignty” also set sail […]
MANILA, Philippines, Sept. 1 (Eagle News) — Thousands of fishermen will gather in Luneta to protest the implementation of Republic Act 10654 or the Amended Fisheries Code of the Philippines which will negatively impact their earnings due to the fact that many will no longer be able to engage in fishing due to the strict policies provided in the law. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Bahrain fishermen have long seen their businesses thrive, but many now say overfishing is becoming an increasing problem in the country’s waters, resulting in dwindling fish supplies. Cliff Orjaliza reports from Bahrain
