Fishkill harvest seized, 5 people arrested

Posted on December 29, 2012 - Filed Under Business, News | Comments Off

ALAMINOS CITY—Five people were arrested by authorities at the Suki Market here after they were found selling bangus affected by fishkill, which is unsafe for human consumption. More than 750 kilograms of bangus believed to have come from fishkill areas in the island municipality of Anda were confiscated by combined elements of the police, Public [...]

Malaga crossbreeding a success

Posted on November 24, 2012 - Filed Under Business, News | Comments Off

ANOTHER BREAKTHROUGH THE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) based in Dagupan City has made a breakthrough in the hybridization of malaga (siganid), coming out with a new species from crossbreeding of Siganus gutattus and S. vermiculatus. The resulting species has been named Siganus vergu, according to Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the BFAR-National [...]

HONORING THE SEA’S CREATURES

Posted on November 4, 2012 - Filed Under Inside News, News, Photo Gallery | Comments Off

HONORING THE SEA’S CREATURES—Curious visitors visit the graves of the sea creatures buried at the 40-square meter area fish cemetery located inside the compound of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Dagupan City. It is the only known fish cemetery in the country. Some 20 endangered mammals, including whales and dolphins, have been [...]

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