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General Santos City, the Tuna Capital
General Santos City, the Tuna Capital
The Philippines is a fascinating country that has a great variety of unique travel destinations with countless beautiful places and lots of exciting things to do, but if you're looking for an out of the ordinary, adventurous holiday destination that also has a sense of history and a dynamic, cultural diversity, then General Santos City may be the place for you.
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Published at 2018-03-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Documentary
Tags: Tuna, capital, fishing
Catching Tuna the Right Way in the Philippines
Catching Tuna the Right Way in the Philippines
We’ve been wet and cold for 12 hours, looking for Yellowfin tuna. Around us, three other vessels are using their powerful strobe lights to turn night into day. Everyone furiously pumps circular hand-reels, hoping for a bite. The reels are occasionally exchanged for long-handled nets, used to pluck out fast-moving squid lured by the light. It’s a colourful carnival in the middle of the sea.
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Published at 2017-05-21 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Environment
Tags: Tuna, WWF, fishing, fishing
Filipino Fishers Protecting Threatened Tuna
Filipino Fishers Protecting Threatened Tuna
The Philippines is leading the way in teaching handline fishermen how to catch tuna in a sustainable way — striking an important balance between commerce and conservation.
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Published at 2017-05-19 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Documentary, Environment, Stories
Tags: Tuna, fishing