In the Philippines, municipal fishers are vital to our coastal communities, yet they face daily struggles to make ends meet. Recent findings from an Oceana commissioned study in Northern Samar and Samar—two regions with high levels of poverty and malnutrition—reveal a disturbing reality: 40% of fish catch is lost due to poor storage and handling … Read more
Oceana hosted a special session during the First Philippines Small-Scale Fisheries National Symposium hosted by the Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) Philippines and the University of the Philippines Visayas, gathering experts and key stakeholders to address the issue of postharvest fish losses in coastal communities. The session explored the significant impact of postharvest fish losses, … Read more
On October 2, 2024, Oceana successfully launched our new Food and Livelihood Campaign in Daram, Samar, during the 1st Fisherfolk and Farmers’ Congress. The event, spearheaded by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Daram under the leadership of Mayor Philip Martin Astorga and Vice Mayor Lucia Astorga, brought together to celebrate the farmers and fisherfolk from … Read more
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