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                    [ArticleID] => 1375719
                    [Title] => 39 CV fish, shellfish species endangered
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Thirty-nine fish and shellfish species in Cagayan Valley have been identified as endangered due to destructive fishing, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1373926 [Title] => BFAR steps up ban on ludong fishing [Summary] =>

As part of its conservation efforts, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) will impose a 45-day ban starting next week against catching ludong, the country’s most expensive fish, which can be found only in Cagayan Valley.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1298632 [Title] => Fine vs ‘ludong’ fishing raised [Summary] =>

The government raised to P80,000 the penalty for catching ludong, a critically endangered fish species endemic in the waters of Cagayan Valley.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1278588 [Title] => BFAR probes whale shark’s death in Cagayan [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is investigating the cause of death of a butanding (whale shark) that washed ashore in the Port of San Vicente in Sta. Ana, Cagayan last Sunday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1669442 [AuthorName] => Raymund Catindig [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/1656/irzb.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 994931 [Title] => BFAR mulls redeployment of patrol boats off Batanes [Summary] =>

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is considering redeploying patrol boats along the Batanes coast amid reports of continued poaching by Taiwanese fishermen.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 949777 [Title] => Group commits $1.8 M to conserve Cagayan eel [Summary] =>

An international conservationist group has committed $1.8 million to save the endangered eel species of Cagayan province from extinction.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 857783 [Title] => Cagayanos still catching near extinct 'dalara' [Summary] =>

 Though banned by government for export, Cagayanos are still catching the Anguilla, a prized fish species, because it fetches high selling price. 

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-09 15:56:39 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 813666 [Title] => 14 dolphin species found in Cagayan [Summary] =>

The waters of Cagayan are home to the biggest number of dolphin species in the country, an international environment group said. 

[DatePublished] => 2012-06-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 783105 [Title] => 3 Cagayan Valley fish species near extinction [Summary] =>

Three more fish species in Cagayan Valley are nearing extinction, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 695914 [Title] => Cagayan Valley officials push ban on ludong fishing [Summary] =>

Efforts to save ludong, the country’s most expensive fish, gained headway after the Regional Development Council (RDC) for Cagayan Valley supported moves to ban ludong fishing.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1220725 [AuthorName] => Charlie Lagasca [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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