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Philippine Supreme Court rules monitoring commercial fishing vessels is unconstitutional

The Philippine Supreme Court has struck down a regulation requiring commercial fishing vessels to continuously transmit their locations and submit electronic catch reports, a decis...

PFDA upgrades Sual fish port to cut fish losses

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) has opened the upgraded Sual Fish Port in Pangasinan to enhance fish distribution and reduce losses. “Th...

SC ruling on boat monitoring may harm fisheries sector

MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court’s (SC) decision to uphold a 2021 ruling declaring the monitoring of commercial fishing vessels unconstitutional could undermine the competit...

Marcos orders sustained drive to modernize, upgrade fish ports

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Thursday directed the Department of Agriculture to continue rehabilitating and modernizing fish ports across the country,...

BFAR secures rights to longtime fisheries site in Alaminos City

ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 1 (BFAR-1) has secured rights to the more than two-hectare reclaimed property in this city that...

Filipino food agency steps up enforcement and controls

The food agency in the Philippines has revealed the results of stricter enforcement measures in the first half of this year.The country's Food and Drug Administration faced challen...

[Kasalikasan] When SC sides with big fishers, who really wins?

The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional, 13-2, a government policy that mandated vessel monitoring systems in commercial vessels, citing due process, equal protection of the la...

BFAR to appeal SC decision vs fishing vessel monitoring policy

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. says the vessel monitoring system is the 'most effective way' to deal with illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing

Fishers’ Organisations in India Demand Recognition From FAO

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India,, August 27 (IPS) - India is ranked the second-largest fish-producing nation globally, accounting for around 8 percent of global output. The fisheries se...

Zambales fishers push diplomacy amid West Philippine Sea tensions

MANILA, Philippines — Two fisherfolk associations in Zambales have expressed support for a peaceful, diplomatic resolution of tensions in the West Philippine Sea, backing a nationa...

Philippines fast-tracks critical minerals, raising Indigenous, environmental concerns

The Philippines is moving to accelerate critical-mineral development across millions of hectares of land, raising concerns that expanded mining and faster permitting could put pres...

Revilla-backed reclamation project blamed for dwindling Bacoor ‘tahong’ harvests

The Revillas have pushed for a reclamation project that will encroach into parts of the 385-hectare expanse of the coast

PH secures $230-M French fund for blue economy project

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government has secured another 200 million euros ($230 million) in financing from French development agency Agence Française de Développement (...

PH files submission on extended continental shelf in West Philippine Sea  

The National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA) Extended Continental Shelf Technical Working Group spent 15 years working on the submission

Why Africa should link nutritional data with fisheries management (commentary)

Off the coast of Timor-Leste, fishers are building something many countries still lack: A clearer picture of how small-scale fishing nourishes people. For six years, fishers have l...

Fishers oppose deep-sea fishing by large vessels

Can REDD+ deliver for Philippines’ Iraya Mangyan?

PUERTO GALERA, Philippines — Before sunrise, Bernito Pampilo shoulders a backpack carrying a mobile phone, flashlight and enough food — he hopes — for a day’s patrol through the fo...

Kent Carpenter spent half a century counting the life of Philippine reefs

By some accounts, in the Philippine reefs of the 1970s, large groupers appeared every 50 feet or so. Some seemed as large as Volkswagen Beetles. Around them were snappers, fusilier...

Philippines: chicken production reaches record high, while farmgate prices decline

Chicken production in the Philippines reached a new second-quarter record in 2026. Higher supplies of chicken and eggs coincided with lower farmgate prices during the quarter, whil...

Fishers seeks withdrawal of nod for large fishing vessels off Kerala coast

Cavite’s last traditional salt makers hold onto dying industry

Without adequate support from government for sophisticated machinery, salt makers are unable to keep up with the industry demand

Fisherman's quick thinking saves critically endangered sea turtle in the Philippines

Hawksbill sea turtles can be found in over 60 countries, but their populations have been on the decline for decades.

Tanzania Fisheries Sector Grew 6.3% in 2025 as Production Volumes and Value Hit 519,454 Tonnes and TZS 4.56 Trillion

Tanzania’s fisheries sector grew 6.30% in 2025, with production reaching 519,454 tonnes and output value climbing to TZS 4.56 trillion. The sector’s contribution to GDP hit a recor...

Adopt a welfare-oriented approach, Fisheries department told

Speaking at a district-level review meeting of the Fisheries and Harbour Engineering departments at Ponnani, Fisheries Minister V.E. Abdul Gafoor said steps would be taken to fill...