Browsing by Subject "saline water"

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    • 17 indigenous fish species in Laguna Lake extinct, say fisherfolk 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2012, on page 3)
      They're gone. This was that the fisherfolk said of the 17 indigenous fish species at the Laguna de Bay that they used to catch before the Napinda Hydraulic Control Structure (NHCS) was built in 1982 and stopped the entry ...

    • Capiz fish farmers laud CFOS-IA's livelihood support program 

      Gallos, Lenilyn (DailyGuardian, August 4, 2022, on page 6-10)
      The Roxas City Aquaculture Association (RACA), Province of Capiz, lauded the livelihood support initiative of the Institute of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS-IA), UP Visayas (UPV). Mr. Manuelito ...

    • Dwarf planet Ceres is 'Ocean World' with salt water deep underground 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 20, 2020, on page A6)
      Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, is an “ocean world” with a big reservoir of salty water under its frigid surface, scientists said in findings that raise interest in this dwarf planet ...

    • Expert says recycling rubble to save mountains, rivers, beaches 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 2, 2019, on page A1-A14)
      Recycling rubble, particularly in countries pummeled by war, is one way to limit environmental damage caused by extracting sand and rock, according to Pascal Peduzzi of UN Environment. Extraction of sand and gravel cannot ...

    • Farming the sea in Lanao Del Norte 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, January 9, 2016, on page B-6)
      Government projects that showcase practical opportunities whether in farming or fisheries, will always have positive results. Just like the mariculture park project in Lanao del Norte which was launched in 2010 in Panguil ...

    • Islands want UN to see climate as security threat 

      Associated Press (AP) (Malaya, February 18, 2013, on page B4-B5)
      The Marshall Islands and other low-lying island nations appealed to the U.N. Security Council on Friday to recognize climate change as an international security threat that jeopardizes their very survival. Tony deBrum, a ...

    • Mindoreños patrol for watershed protection 

      (The Manila Times, August 10, 2017, on page B6)
      Twenty-four community members from the municipalities of Naujan and Victoria in Oriental Mindoro attended the first training under the Bantay Gubat (forest warden) program conducted by the Haribon Foundation and funded by ...

    • The 'molmol tilapia'- a food fish 

      Guerrero, Rafael III (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 28, 2016, on page B5)
      The so-called "molmol tilapia," reported to be a fishpond "pest" in Pangasinan and the coastal provinces of Manila Bay, is actually the "blackchin tilapia" (BCT) from West Africa where it is regarded as a food fish. ...

    • [ Salt farm ] 

      GMA News (Panay News, May 31, 2015, on page 8)
      Salt farm workers in Cavite fill up a pond with saltwater that produces rock salt when left to dry under the sun. Salt producers take advantage of the hot dry spell stemming from the El Niño phenomenon.

    • Salty water a new 'reality' as sea pushes inland 

      Thomson Reuters Foundation (The Philippine Star, January 16, 2020, on page B4)
      Thai authorities are trucking drinking water to parts of Bangkok and urging residents to shower less as a worsening drought and rising sea levels have increased salinity, a growing risk faced by many Asian cities, climate ...

    • Time to consider the creation of a Dep't of fisheries and aquatic resources 

      Javier, Emil (Manila Bulletin, May 13, 2018, on page B-4)
      The recent decision of President Duterte to return the National Food Authority (NFA), the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) ...

    • What happened to Occ. Mindoro’s salt industry? 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, May 30, 2017, on page 4)
      Once known for its vibrant salt industry, Occidental Mindoro and its salt farmers are getting an ounce of help and a little push from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through innovative technologies in a bid ...

    • Worst drought in 40 years has turned Bangkok tap water salty 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, January 9, 2020, on page S2/5)
      Some residents of Bangkok can literally taste the risk of a potentially damaging drought in Thailand. Tap water has turned saltier in parts of the city, a development blamed on the Chao Phraya river becoming too low to ...