Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "poaching"

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    • Fish catch down 70%; destruction of corals blamed 

      Cariaso, Bella; Macairan, Evelyn; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, September 19, 2023, on page 1-4)
      Fish catch in the West Philippine Sea has gone down by 70 percent since 2020, and further decline is expected amid reports of massive poaching of corals by the Chinese, a militant fishers’ group warned yesterday. Pambansang ...

    • Sea cows, abalone, pillar coral now threatened with extinction 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, December 11, 2022, on page 6)
      Dugongs-large herbivorous marine mammals commonly known as "sea cows" -- are now threatened with extinction, according to an official list updated Friday. These gentle cousins of the manatee graze on seagrass in shallow ...

    • Vietnamese fishermen caught poaching off Cagayan 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Catindig, Raymund (The Philippine Star, June 4, 2019, on page 8)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) recently apprehended 10 Vietnamese fishermen on board two boats allegedly caught illegally fishing in Northern Luzon. PCG spokesman ...