Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "predation"

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    • PCAARRD renews partnership with stakeholders for knifefish control 

      PN (Panay News, January 11, 2017, on page B8)
      The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) renewed its membership to the Technical Working Group (TWG) on the ...

    • Project to enhance abalone stock in on 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, October 6, 2002, on page 1)
      An abalone stock enhancement program is now being undertaken at the Sagay Marine Reserve (SMR) in Sagay, Negros Occidental. Abalone is one of the most expensive marine mollusks, available in fresh, frozen, canned, or dried ...

    • Samal coral reefs under threat from crown-of-thorns starfish 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (BusinessWorld, October 9, 2015, on page 4/S3)
      It starts out looking like a normal five-pointed star, but the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) eventually develops more arms, swells up to one meter in diameter, grows thorns, and preys on corals. This ...

    • Starfish threatens famed coral reefs 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, June 7, 2013, on page S3/9)
      A coral-killing starfish has begun infesting a channel of water in the Philippines famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world, the government said Friday. The appearance of the crown-of-thorns ...

    • StarScience: Saving Laguna de Bay 2 

      Zafaralla, Macrina Tamayo (The Philippine Star, February 9, 2017, on page B-9)
      Water quality here was found to be second best at 77 percent, a passing mark. All water quality indicators were at acceptable levels except phosphate (63 percent), and chlorophyll a (zero percent). The fisheries score was ...

    • Tilapia species protective of eggs 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, June 13, 2015, on page 12)
      One species of tilapia might be unwanted in some parts of the country and considered as a pest in fishponds for being invasive, but its kind is admirable for being “fatherly” and protective of their eggs, a fishery expert ...