Rappler's latest stories on fishing industry
[ANALYSIS] Famine at the shores
'Ownership and control of EEZs must be put back in the hands of domestic fishers, especially small-scale fishers'
[ANALYSIS] Your fish is your future
Ensuring the health of Philippine fisheries – and the country's economy – will not just require robust law enforcement and improved science
'Ground-breaking' accord on illegal fishing enters force
The international treaty called the Port State Measures Agreement becomes legally binding in 29 countries
Vietnamese rally against Taiwan firm over mass fish deaths
Taiwanese company Formosa is suspected to be behind a toxic leak that hit the fishing industry along the central coast
Filipino priest to Pope Francis: Help PH tuna workers
Reverend Father Rey Carvyn Ondap seeks the aid of the pontiff in stamping out malpractices in the Philippine tuna industry
Filipino wives appeal for fishermen-husbands detained in Indonesia
There’s nothing [here] that’s why they run to Indonesia All I want that somebody helps us We just want our family to come home
Decent jobs? The case of Filipino handline fishermen
Handliners are often subjected to hazardous working conditions sleeping in cramped quarters with no clean and adequate water months away from home
European trade unions protest fish products from PH's Citra Mina
They regret that the Mindanao based tuna exporting company renowned of its standing human rights violations is at the SeaFoodExpo in Brussels
Citra Mina: Joint ventures with local fishers 'customary practice'
The tuna exporter clarifies with congressmen that its is not employing dummies in hiring local fishermen to be able to deny employer employee relationship with them
DA to build 252 fish landing centers nationwide
At the cost of P2 85 million each the fish landing centers are meant to improve the income of Filipino fishermen
Will PH meet EU deadline for tougher law vs illegal fishing?
President Benigno Aquino III is expected to sign amendments to the Philippine Fisheries Code within December but commercial fishers are reportedly up in arms over stiffer penalties under the law
EU says PH faces import ban over illegal fishing
The EU will only lift its yellow card on trade if the country is able to curb illegal fishing in 6 months
Women, the sea, and food security
The fishing industry is primarily dominated by men; however without women the industry will have a difficult time
Want to feed the world? Save oceans first
Sustainable fishing can help feed the more than 9 billion people expected to populate the Earth in 2050
GenSan's missing fishermen, a year after Pablo
A year into the tragic agony and death of 328 fishermen who went missing when Super Typhoon Pablo hit no one seems to remember them anymore
Dead fish after huge Manila Bay oil spill
Locals fear for the immediate future of the bay s vibrant fish and shellfish industry which feeds millions of people in the capital and surrounding areas
Alliance Select to expand PH, Indonesia fishing fleet
Listed fish processing firm Alliance Select wants to beef up raw material supply for its processing facility in General Santos
Fisherfolk suffer from PH seas degradation
The share of ordinary fishermen in the fisheries production pie is barely adequate
A maritime nation coming to its senses?
Are we finally recognizing the importance of our territorial waters?
Caught in the perfect storm
General Santos City lost hundreds of its fishermen to Typhoon Pablo Could they have been saved?
'Helen' damage to fisheries reaches P806,000
Tropical storm Helen hit the already floundering local fishing industry depleting stocks of tilapia and bangus
Conquering heights
To live Life is to stare fear in the face engage it then conquer it
