Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "El Nino phenomena"
Now showing items 1-20 of 112
-
5 tons of fish turn up dead in Vigan river
(Manila Bulletin,May 8, 2010 , on page 16)At least five tons of assorted fish, with an estimated cost of ₱500,000, turned up dead in the latest fish kill incident reported yesterday in Mestizo River, here. City Agriculturist Liburio Arca said the fish kill might ... -
Addressing climate change thru our young
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 31, 2016 , on page A14)The drought has caused a heavy loss in the agricultural sector. The DA reported that a total of 134,321 metric tons of crops have been damaged as of March 7, 2016, by the dry spell. This affects an estimated 12 million ... -
Agri growth slows as El Niño strikes
(Malaya,May 9, 2019 , on page A1-A7)Agriculture output grew by 0.67 percent in the first quarter of the year due to positive contributions from fisheries, livestock and poultry subsectors. This, is however, slower than the 1.47 percent growth registered in ... -
Agriculture production down 2.62% in 9 months
(Manila Standard,September 25, 2010 , on page A1)Agricultural production fell 2.62 percent in the first three quarters of the year, pulled down by El Niño weather phenomenon and destructive storms in the third quarter, the Agriculture Department said Monday. Farm output ... -
Agriculture's water problems can become too big.
(The Manila Times,June 16, 2017 , on page B5)It may even boil down to the following: store rainwater, by increasing the absorptive capacity of watersheds through reforestation and building more small water storage (impounding) and catchment systems; expand both the ... -
'Agriculture, fisheries sector to recover in Q4'
(Panay News,August 22, 2016 , on page B1-B14)Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary Manny Piñol expects the agriculture and fisheries sector to rebound and register positive growth in the last quarter of 2016, as the government provides more support to boost the ... -
Antique still red tide-free
(Panay News,December 10, 2015 , on page 5)Fish caught in Antique's waters are safe for human consumption, an official assured on Wednesday. Allette Gayatin, Office of the Provincial Agriculture Fisheries division head, said there is no red tide in Antique unlike ... -
Around 88% of farmlands nationwide irrigated; water supply sufficient
(BusinessWorld,March 26, 2010 , on page S1/6)Around 88% of farmlands across the country scheduled for irrigation during this year's dry cropping season have already been watered, and the coverage is expected to improve as farming activities continue despite the El ... -
Bangus production expected to recover this year
(BusinessWorld,March 23, 2010 , on page S1/6)Despite the threat posed by the raging dry spell caused by El Niño, bangus -- or milkfish -- output for this year is expected to grow by 4.6%-5.4%, a reversal from the 0.93% decline reported last year, officials of the ... -
'Bangus' shortage feared due to El Niño
(Malaya,March 1, 2010 , on page B3)Nacionalista Party vice presidential candidate Loren Legarda Saturday feared of bangus (milk fish) shortage due to El Nino. Legarda raised the alarm for government's local fisheries units to monitor the water situation ... -
BFAR bares El Niño action plan
(Panay News,February 23, 2010 , on page B7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) here bared measures to be undertaken soonest to mitigate the effects of El Niño on fisheries and other marine resources in Aklan. The action plan is centered on assisting ... -
BFAR Director Dennis Araullo: Balancing fish production with conservation
(Manila Bulletin,October 22, 1997 , on page SS-2)The emphasis of BFAR's programs today, however, is not only on conservation but also on sustained production. "We are thinking of two things," says Director Araullo. "First is to produce enough for the present generation ... -
BFAR maintains Q1 fish output estimate despite El Niño
(The Manila Times,April 10, 2019 , on page B2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has maintained its growth projection in national fish production for the first quarter of the year, noting minimal losses from droughts and dry spells. “We are still ... -
BFAR, Land Bank embark on rent-a-cage plan
(Manila Bulletin,March 12, 2010 , on page 2)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Land Banl of the Philippines (Land Bank) are embarking on a rent-a-cage program to help groups of fishermen affected by the El Niño phenomenon. Land Bank and BFAR ... -
Board hearing to fish for El Niño measures
(Panay News,September 3, 2015 , on page 22)The provincial government of Negros Occidental is bracing for the El Niño phenomenon that is expected to hit the country in the last quarter of this year and the first quarter of 2016. Sangguniang Panlalawigan will have a ... -
Boracay free of starfish, say marine scientists
(Today,January 12, 2000 , on page 4)The world-famous long stretch of white beach in Boracay is free from the spread of crow-of-thorns starfish after all. Fearing that an outbreak of the dreaded starfish (Acanthaster planci) on its reef ecosystem may constitute ... -
Boracay waters being rid of coral-devouring starfishes
(The Philippine Star,September 27, 1999 , on page 18)A campaign to rid the waters of the world-famous tourists island of Boracay in Aklan of crown-of-thorns (COT) starfishes in on. Since last year, some 10,000 COTs have been manually gathered by local dive shop operators, ... -
Boracay waters being rid of coral-devouring starfishes
(The Philippine Star,September 18, 1999 , on page 18)A campaign to rid the waters of the world-famous tourists island of Boracay in Aklan of crown-of-thorns (COT) starfishes in on. Since last year, some 10,000 COTs have been manually gathered by local dive shop operators, ... -
Boracay's coral-eating starfish a dead issue
(Panay News,September 7, 1999 , on page 2-6)Like the reported coliform contamination of Boracay waters, the reported presence of coral eating starfishes in the island's seas is a phenomenon which shortly existed last year and already long gone. This Aklan governor ... -
Can 'weak' El Niño trigger coral bleaching epidemic?
(The Philippine Star,December 8, 2002 , on page 12)Will this year's "weak" El Niño trigger another round of mysterious "bleaching" that savaged economically-vital coral reefs in a clocklike-wave of infection in 1998?. Scientists J. H. Primavera and E.D. Gomez have documented ...