Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "phytoplankton"
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Aquaculture training for teachers
(The Daily Guardian,June 26, 2018 , on page 13)The Institute of Aquaculture (IA) of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences (CFOS) of UP Visayas (UPV) organized and conducted an Academic Aquaculture Enrichment Training for public school teachers at the UPV Miagao ... -
Asian dust storms linked to algal blooms
(The Manila Times,January 5, 2017 , on page B5)The seasonal occurrence of dust storms in East Asia can cause algal blooms in waters far from the Asian mainland, researchers in China have discovered. In a study published in the journal Atmospheric Environment, researchers ... -
Be a responsible traveler
(Manila Standard,April 7, 2016 , on page C1-C3)Summer season calls for so many water adventure and most of us are gearing for that outdoor fun on the open beach to take a dip in the water, snorkel, do some water sports, and take a deep dive to see marine life. With all ... -
BFAR implements 3-month ban on tuna fishing in Davao Gulf
(Manila Bulletin,June 3, 2015 , on page B-4)The government has started the implementation of a three-month closed fishing for tuna in Davao Gulf to protect the fish species at vulnerable stage in their life cycle, particularly during the spawning season. This is the ... -
Bulacan fish hatchery multiplies common carp
(Manila Bulletin,December 30, 2000 , on page B-15)Edmund and Yayan Mercado of Angat, Bulacan are entrepreneurs who are always looking for new possibilities. Sometime back, they became the first accredited producers of native hito fingerlings by the Southeast Asian Fisheries ... -
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 ... -
Dead fishes wash ashore in Zamboanga
(The Manila Times,May 3, 2019 , on page A7)Thousands of dead fish were washed ashore in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga and suspected to have died from lack or low level of dissolved oxygen. Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco Salazar has dispatched a team ... -
Feeds and feeding
(BulletinToday,November 27, 1985 , on page 1)Prawn larvae begin to eat the moment they become protozoea which feed on some of the most commonly cultured phytoplankton. These are Skeletonema, Chaetoceros, and Tetraselmis. -
Fish pens strangle Laguna de Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 3, 2017 , on page A14)Section 51 of the Fisheries Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 8550) states that “not over 10 percent of the suitable water surface area of all lakes and rivers shall be allotted for aquaculture purposes like fish ... -
Major causes of Laguna mass fish kill traced
(Manila Bulletin,July 18, 2002 , on page B-10)Mass fish kill in Laguna de Bay has been traced to four major causes - dissolved oxygen, pollution, turbidity, and diseases. Eighty percent of reported fish kill incidents occur between May and September. These were the ... -
Mangroves, fishponds, and the quest for sustainability
(The Philippine Star,July 26, 2007 , on page B-6-B-7)Aquaculture ranks as a phenomenal success story in global food production. In 1975, when I joined the SEAFDEC/AQD, aquaculture contributed 8% to the overall yield of the world's fish harvest; now it provides more than ... -
Phytoplankton
(BulletinToday,February 5, 1986 , on page 1)Making the fish feed on the natural food organisms in the aquatic environment is the least expensive way of rearing. In Laguna de Bay, as much as 4.5 kilograms of algae accumulate in cages after two weeks. Diatoms (navicula, ... -
Plankton bloom, low oxygen level blame for fishkill
(Manila Bulletin,February 8, 2002 , on page G-1)The UP Marine Sciences Institute (UPMSI) said yesterday that a preliminary investigation on the cause on the massive fish kill that occurred in Bolinao, Pangasinan last Feb.1 can be traced to two circumstances. In a ... -
Plankton: Research focuses on small things that's keeping world alive
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 26, 2021 , on page IP)The strange metal box hauled from the waves and onto the ship's deck looks like a spaceship fished from a child's imagination. But when scientist Clare Ostle opens it up and draws out the silk scrolls inside, she is looking ... -
Pollution in the ocean and more, 2
(Panay News,November 11, 2023 , on page 8)Rain forests are being destroyed and global warming due to human activity i s killing off the vital life sustaining phytoplanktons that could save us by absorbing CO2. The human species, many of whom are ignorant, are ... -
Pond planning - II
(BulletinToday,September 9, 1985 , on page 27)Soil is an important factor in fishpond productivity because of its ability to absorb and release the plant nutrients needed by phytoplankton which is the natural food of fish. It is the main and most economical source of ... -
Scientists probe deep sea secrets
(Malaya,October 19, 2012 , on page A1)New facts about marine life are enabling scientists to locate some of the oceans's most ecologically and biologically significant areas in the planet's most remote places. For the first time, the world ocean, including its ... -
Tilapia cage farming
(BulletinToday,September 30, 1985 , on page 1)The presence of abundant natural food in the water partly ensures a good growth of the fish even without supplemental feeding. During the fry-to-fingerling stage, Nile tilapia feed on plankton - tiny free-floating plants ... -
Whale poo could help seas absorb CO2, say scientists
(BusinessWorld,April 30, 2010 , on page S3/9)Whale droppings have emerged as a natural ocean fertilizer which could help combat global warming by allowing the Southern Ocean to absorb more carbon dioxide, Australian scientists have found. New research from the ... -
What to do with the fish pens in Laguna de Bay
(Manila Bulletin,February 18, 2017 , on page B-2)‘There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why… I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?’ – Robert Kennedy. The order of the President to dismantle the big fish pens in Laguna de Bay while ...