Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "polyps"
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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, ... -
Climate-related death of coral around world alarms scientists
(The Philippine Star,April 14, 2016 , on page B-5)Kim Cobb, a marine scientist at the Georgia Institute of Technology, expected the coral to be damaged when she plunged into the deep blue waters off Kiritimati Island, a remote atoll near the center of the Pacific Ocean. ... -
Coliform caused Boracay corals' mass die-off?
(Panay News,March 6, 2015 , on page 5)A cooperative suspected that the high coliform level in the waters in this island resort was causing mass coral die-off. A member of the Sankalikasan Producers Cooperative, Jose Rodriguez, said they have monitored two usual ... -
Coral gardening beckons ecotourists to restore reefs
(Manila Bulletin,July 9, 2015 , on page B9)Coral reefs are fragile and in danger worldwide, but a growing movement to restore them is based on the science of breaking off pieces in order to grow more, known as coral gardening. It works like this: marine biologists ... -
Coral reef 'seeding' in Caribbean
(Manila Bulletin,February NaN, 2013 , on page B-8)Mats of algae and seaweed have shrouded the once-thick coral in shallow reefs off Jamaica’s north coast. Warm ocean waters have bleached out the coral, and in a cascade of ecological decline, the sea urchins and plant-eating ... -
Fears over plasticeating corals
(Manila Bulletin,February 25, 2015 , on page 12)Corals in the Great Barrier Reef are eating small plastic debris in the ocean, Australian researchers said Tuesday, raising fears about the impact the indigestible fragments have on their health and other marine life. The ... -
'Let the corals recover’: Ban on Boracay water sports activities mulled
(Panay News,October 6, 2018 , on page B8)Diving and other water sports activities in this famed beach destination must be regulated, according to the Environment department. A study that the DENR conducted showed that Boracay’s coral reefs have been degrading due ... -
Philippine coral reefs-in hot water
(The Philippine Star,September 23, 2010 , on page B-6-B-7)At first glance, coral simply looks like either a rock (if it is hard coral which has an outer skeleton made of limestone) or a plant (if it is soft coral which does not produce a limestone skeleton). But actually, coral ... -
Province gears up for int'l coastal cleanup day
(Panay News,September 7, 2010 , on page 3)Antique is currently laying out activities for the International Coastal Cleanup Day. According to Percival C. Macahilig, Environment and Natural Resources officer, there will be a cleaning of shorelines in Anini-y town ... -
Starfish threatens famed coral reefs
(BusinessWorld,June 7, 2013 , on page S3/9)A coral-killing starfish has begun infesting a channel of water in the Philippines famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world, the government said Friday. The appearance of the crown-of-thorns ... -
Starfish threatens Phl coral reefs anew
(The Philippine Star,June 1, 2019 , on page 16)A coral-killing starfish has again begun infesting a channel of water in the Philippines famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world, the government said yesterday. The appearance of the crown-of-thorns ... -
Starfish: New Boracay danger?
(Manila Bulletin,September 8, 1999 , on page 26)The world-famous long stretch of White beach here is free from the spread of crow-of thorns (COT) starfish, after all. It will be recalled that in 1997, tourists and local visitors avoided visiting this small island-paradise ... -
Warm seas are killing reefs
(Manila Bulletin,April 18, 2016 , on page 1-4)Kim Cobb, a marine scientist st the Georgia Institute of Technology, expected the coral to be damaged when she plunged into the deep blue waters off Kiritimati Island, a remote atoll near the center of the Pacific Ocean. ... -
A warning for the planet in the death of corals
(Manila Bulletin,October 2, 2010 , on page 11)From Thailand to Texas, corals stressed by this year's extreme heat are bleaching, or shedding their color and going into survival mode. Many have died; more are expected to do so in coming months. Computer forecasts ...