TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines – Commercial fishing is banned in Samar sea until July to allow certain species to spawn and replenish. “We need to enforce a total ban… because of depleting resources,” ...

TACLOBAN CITY –– A commercial fishing vessel was seized by the personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Eastern Visayas (BFAR-8) at 4:25 a.m. on Friday on the municipal waters of ...

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Authorities on Tuesday confirmed that two fishers who were reported missing in Can-avid, ...

MANILA, Philippines — A marine conservation group recently warned of declining sardine stock in Bicol and Samar waters due to overfishing and called on the government to expedite the implementation of ...

A fishing boat sunk under the heavy weight of fish caught off the shores of northern Samar, according to a report on "Saksi" on Tuesday. The fishermen were able to catch a large amount of dilis or ...

THE AVERAGE postharvest fish loss in coastal communities along the Samar Sea, specifically in the Northern Samar and Samar provinces, amounts to 40 percent. This means that almost half of the fish ...

CALBAYOG CITY, Philippines — This city and six towns of Samar and Biliran provinces have agreed to put a stop on commercial fishing within their seas for at least four months every year. The ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued on Friday seven Chinese crew of a fishing vessel after it took on water and tilted to one side in the waters off Suluan Island, Guiuan ...