Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "marine ecologists"
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3 turtle weaklings released in Boracay
(Panay News,June 6, 2019 , on page 9)Three turtle weaklings under rehabilitation were recently released off the shores in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan. The local government returned two Olive Ridleys (Lepidochelys olivacea) and one Hawksbill (Eretmochelys ... -
Alcala: Visionary in marine conservation
(Manila Bulletin,March 1, 2014 , on page 11)If Dr. Angel C. Alcala's work as a pioneer marine biologist was deemed exemplary in 1992 when he was conferred the Ramon Magsaysay award, such contribution is even more appreciated today. This is so because of threats from ... -
Bangkok Hooker -- it’s not what you think
(BusinessWorld,June 27, 2017 , on page S2/9)Don't let the misleading name fool you -- Bangkok Hooker may evoke images of the Thailand’s famous red light districts like Patpong, but the newest Discovery Channel show really is about hooking fish. Set to premiere on ... -
Batongbacal: Filipino scientists seeded giant clams, China stole it
(Panay News,April 27, 2019 , on page 8-10)A maritime affairs expert on Friday said Filipino scientists seeded giant clams in Scarborough Shoal in the late 1980s, only for Chinese fishermen to steal it decades later. Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of ... -
Boracay, a turtle’s paradise, says DENR
(Panay News,February 16, 2019 , on page 9-10)Slowly but surely, all the rehabilitation efforts being done by the government in the island of Boracay is paying off. Turtles are heading back to their nesting grounds here. Recently, a total of 142 Olive ridley (Lepidochelys ... -
Choosing to speak for the seas
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 4, 2019 , on page C2)Growing up in Mindoro, I could go to the beach anytime. Sadly, I have also witnessed firsthand how people carelessly neglect and abuse our seas. There have been many reports and analyses on the threat of climate change to ... -
Climate change affects whales
(Manila Standard,December 3, 2015 , on page B7)The sight of thousands of whales surfacing, jumping and playing off the coast of South America as they migrate toward their breeding grounds is one of nature’s most majestic displays. But global warming is killing off their ... -
The dark side of prawn farming
(Manila Standard,April 11, 2008 , on page A2)She helped turn many of world's prawn farmers into millionaires, but Jurgenne Primavera now worries that her life's work might have indirectly accelerated the destruction of fish nurseries. The Filipino zoologist, whose ... -
Dead dolphins wash up in France in record numbers
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 27, 2020 , on page A7)hundreds of dead dolphins have been washing up on France’s Atlantic coast in such high numbers that local populations of the mammals are at risk, marine biologists say. The majority drowned in the nets of fishing trawlers. ... -
Different kind of killer whale discovered off Chile
(Manila Bulletin,March 9, 2019 , on page 5)For decades, there were tales from fishermen and tourists, even lots of photos, of a mysterious killer whale that just didn’t look like all the others, but scientists had never seen one. Now they have. An international ... -
Dolphin puzzle
(Manila Bulletin,October 16, 2012 , on page 11-12)Stinky the dolphin is lonely, and he's getting way too frisky with humans. The love male bottlenose dolphin has been cavorting for months in waters off the Cayman Islands, a rare case of a solo dolphin far from a pod of ... -
Experts call for coral reefs preservation
(Manila Bulletin,September 7, 2017 , on page B-8)Several experts and marine biologists recommended science-based solutions to address issues hounding the crisis on coral reefs preservation. At a recent forum organized by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), ... -
From predators to protectors of sea turtles
(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 ... -
Globe sponsors Boracay clean-up dive
(The Philippine Star,February 24, 2013 , on page B-6)Flocks of tourists coupled with uncontrolled development have taken its toll on Boracay as coral reef destruction, water quality degradation and other environmental and social concerns continue to threaten the fragile ... -
HMC declares success in 'coral gardening'
(The Manila Times,July 27, 2020 , on page B9)Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC) subsidiary Hinatuan Mining Corp. (HMC) has announced with pride the success of its coral nursery project in the island of Hinatuan, Tagana-an, Surigao del Norte. “The coral nursery initiative, ... -
Iloilo's prized fish and specialties
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 14, 2009 , on page C3)My host, the Robinsons Mall group, told me that we were going to break through. I remembered my last visit when I did research for the book, "Iloilo" (The Lopez Group Foundation Inc., 2007). The restaurant name seems odd ... -
In hot water: Study says warming may reduce sea life by 17%
(Panay News,June 15, 2019 , on page B8)The world's oceans will likely lose about one-sixth of their fish and other marine life by the end of the century if climate change continues on its current path, a new study says. Every degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) ... -
In South Africa, great white sharks threatened
(Panay News,August 24, 2016 , on page 13)On the edge of a boat off this coastal village, Michael Rutzen stubs his cigarette into a soda can and stares pensively out to sea. He has free-dived with great white sharks for nearly 20 years, and he never known it to ... -
Japan to fight trade ban on tuna
(BusinessWorld,March 12, 2010 , on page S1/10)Japan vowed Thursday to fight a global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, the pricey mainstay of sushi and sashimi, as Europe and the United States step up moves to protect the species. The world's largest consumer of ... -
Japan vows to fight global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna
(Manila Bulletin,March 15, 2010 , on page B-9)Japan vowed Thursday to fight a global trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna, the pricey mainstay of sushi and sashimi, as Europe and the United States step up moves to protect the species. The world's largest consumer of ...