Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "eggs"

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    • 81 'pawikan' hatchlings released 

      Allada, Anthony (Panay News, January 14, 2014, on page 7)
      A total of 81 healthy pawikan (sea turtle) hatchlings were released on the shores of the Aboitiz Cleanergy Park in Punta Dumalag, Matina here recently. The caretaker Rodolfo M. Manib Sr. noticed three hatchlings at around ...

    • 90 sea turtle hatchlings released to sea in Mati City 

      Capistrano, Zea C. (Manila Bulletin, January 21, 2021, on page 5)
      Almost a hundred sea turtle hatchlings were released in Dahican beach in Mati City at the start of this week. In a Facebook post on Monday, Amihan sa Dahican – Save our Seas Project said 90 of the 100 turtle eggs transferred ...

    • Artificial insemination: Chinese carps lay eggs all year round 

      (Philippines Daily Express, August 25, 1985, on page 6)
      Chinese carp in an island research station here undergo artificial insemination and hormone injections to provide cheap protein for man. The fish do not complain. They lay eggs all year round when in other countries they ...

    • Baby sea turtles released off San Jose shores 

      (Panay News, September 30, 2017, on page 2-14)
      Sixty-five green sea turtle (Cheloniamydas) hatchlings and three juvenile hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricate) were recently released on the shores of Barangay Madrangca of this capital town. Being in a province with ...

    • Biologists begin to salvage sea turtle eggs in oiled Gulf 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, July 11, 2010, on page 23)
      Biologist Lorna Patrick dug gingerly into the beach Friday, gently brushing away sand to reveal dozens of leathery, golfball-sized loggerhead sea turtle eggs. Patrick, of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, carefully plucked ...

    • Boracay is now a turtle haven 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, January 18, 2020, on page 12)
      Sixty-six Olive Ridley hatchlings were released back to their home on early morning of January 10, 2020. This was after the 65 days of their incubation period. The eggs were found last November 5, 2019 in front of Movenpick ...

    • Boracay resort welcomes new VIP guest 

      (Manila Standard, November 17, 2019, on page D1-D2)
      Thousands of guest, from celebrities to world-famous athletes, have enjoyed the idyllic secluded beach, upscale facilities, and sophisticated amenities of Mövenpick Resort and Spa Boracay. Discerning guests do know the ...

    • Boracay, the new turtle haven 

      PN (Panay News, January 18, 2020, on page 1)
      66 Olive Ridley hatchlings were released back to their home on early morning of Jan. 10, 2020. This was after the 65 days of their incubation period. The eggs were found last Nov. 5, 2019 in front of Movenpick Resort & Spa ...

    • Chevron to keep Olive-Ridley sea turtle nesting area protected 

      (The Philippine Star, January 23, 2017, on page B-6)
      Multiple Olive-Ridley sea turtles have begun to nest as a result of Caltex brand marketer Chevron Philippines, Inc. (CPI)'s San Pascual coastal cleanup during the annual Week of Caring (WOC) held every September. With two ...

    • Cleanups make Batangas coastline haven for Olive-Ridley sea turtles 

      (Malaya, January 4, 2019, on page A7)
      Olive-Ridley sea turtle nesting sites with more than 300 eggs were recently found along the Chevron Batangas Terminal coastline, where Chevron employee volunteers recently conducted their annual coastal cleanup. Four nesting ...

    • DOH under fire over turtle-egg ‘smuggling’ 

      Depasupil, William (The Manila Times, March 10, 2017, on page A3)
      Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial can be charged in court in connection with alleged smuggling of more than 5,000 pieces of marine turtle or pawikan eggs from the Turtle Islands by a medical team from the Department of Health ...

    • Drones, troops protect Mexico sea turtle eggs 

      (The Philippine Star, September 17, 2015, on page B-8)
      A small drone buzzes above a pristine Pacific beach in Mexico as troops stand guard, seeking to deter poachers from snatching sea turtle eggs that end up on restaurant menus. The drone, with six rotors that sounds like a ...

    • Endangered 'pawikan' still at high risk 

      Yaptinchay, A. A. (The Philippine Star, August 21, 2016, on page A12)
      Smuggling of Philippine wildlife has been in the news in Sabah. Twelve Filipinos were detained last month in Sandakan, Sabah, for trying to bring in 19,000 eggs of pawikan (marine turtles). Romeo Trono, former head of the ...

    • Endangered sea turtle trapped, released 

      (Panay News, August 12, 2017, on page 2, 14)
      A large female green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was accidentally trapped in a fishnet in the waters of Barangay Camanci Norte, Numancia, Aklan. After assessment showed it was in good condition, the marine turtle was ...

    • Endangered sea turtles thriving, hatchlings released in Antique 

      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Region VI (DailyGuardian, July 7, 2021, on page 10)
      Green sea turtles hatchlings happily crawled their way home to the vast ocean in the province of Antique. 84 Green sea turtle hatchlings were released by the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) Culasi ...

    • Endangered turtle's tracks 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 22, 2010, on page C-3)
      A mother Olive Ridley turtle, known also as Pacific Ridley turtle, leaves her tracks in the sand after laying a clutch of over 100 eggs (inset) within the compound of the 1,500-megawatt, natural gas-fired plant of First ...

    • Endangered turtle's tracks 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 15, 2010, on page B2-4)
      A mother Olive Ridley turtle, known also as Pacific Ridley turtle, leaves tracks in the sand after laying a clutch of over 100 eggs (inset) within the compound of the 1,500-megawatt, natural gas-fired plant of First Gas, ...

    • Endangered visitor 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 23, 2010, on page B-8)
      A pregnant Olive Ridley turtle, known also as Pacific Ridley turtle, sits motionless as she lays a clutch of eggs (inset) along the shoreline within the compound in Sta. Rita, Batangas, of the 1,500-megawatt, natural ...

    • Ex hunter-gatherer turns into sea champ 

      Cruz, Ruffie Nyhl (The Manila Times, March 31, 2015, on page A5)
      Gerry Grospe, 53, used to hunt pawikans and collect their eggs for food 8 years ago. Sometimes, he would even sell his catch in the public market. "Turtle meat, although sold at very high prices, tastes better than beef, ...

    • From predators to protectors of sea turtles 

      Sarmiento, Bong (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 9, 2018, on page A15)
      Under coconut trees swaying from the sea breeze, several fishermen would usually gather at a coastal village here on late afternoons to unwind from hard work with a gallon of “tuba” (coconut wine). As Filipino culture ...