Land: Phillipines

Ban on tuna fishing will hit the fishing industry in General Santos City by axing nearly 150,000 jobs this year.

Philippines authorities have released the remaining two Malaysian trawlers that encroaches its waters last week.

Philippines authorities still holding two Malaysian fishing boats although they have released eight trawlers over the last 48 hours.

Pangasisu production is fast becoming a industry in region 12 in Philippines with investments breaching the P100 million mark a year.

Philippines exporters of fisheries products can ship their products to European countries as EU has approved the requirements Manila provided regarding IUU fishing scheme.

The local tuna industry in Philippines is facing tough time following a ban on fishing operations.

23. – 27. november 2009 The EAS Congress is a

Purse seine operators have agreed to accept 2-months ban on fishing as major cut in tuna production starts next month.

Large and small boats, ranging from tuna purse seiners weighing

Fish farmers in Philippines are trying their fate in freshwater catfish to boost their income.