Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "predators"
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100 baby sea turtles released to open sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 10, 2017 , on page A6)After hatching in a busy beach resort here, some 100 baby sea turtles (pawikan) made their way back home on Saturday. The olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were born at a hatchery of All Hands Beach and began ... -
17 indigenous fish species in Laguna Lake extinct, say fisherfolk
(Manila Bulletin,September 1, 2012 , on page 3)They're gone. This was that the fisherfolk said of the 17 indigenous fish species at the Laguna de Bay that they used to catch before the Napinda Hydraulic Control Structure (NHCS) was built in 1982 and stopped the entry ... -
Ancient megashark tooth stolen
(Panay News,March 14, 2018 , on page 14)A tooth that belonged to an ancient giant shark has been stolen from a World Heritage Site in Australia, authorities have said. -
'Arroyo' fish bane to Hagonoy fisherfolk
(Manila Bulletin,September 14, 2013 , on page 2)Unbelievable but true. there is a fish named Arroyo. The Arroyo fish can pass for normal "tilapia," with the difference on its yellow jaw, silver abdomen, slimy texture and foul-smelling odor. Rey Rivera, a longtime resident ... -
Australia increases shark tagging after teen mauling
(The Manila Times,October 3, 2016 , on page B4)The tagging and relocation of sharks off Australia's most populous state will be sharply increased to protect surfers ahead of a busy summer season, authorities said Sunday, after a teenager was mauled in a recent attack. ... -
BFAR to fight fishpond lice
(Manila Bulletin,February 15, 2013 , on page 7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced yesterday the creation of a task force with a p1.2-million fund to eradicate fish and shrimp predators that kill small fish and fingerlings in this coastal ... -
Bicolano fishers act to conserve tuna
(Manila Standard,July 16, 2015 , on page C3)Along the coast of Tiwi in Albay, a group of fishermen’s wives mends fishnets as they wait for their husbands to return. It is June, the season for yellowfin tuna. The first of the bancas arrive, unloading a decent haul ... -
Boracay free of starfish, say marine scientists
(Today,January 12, 2000 , on page 4)The world-famous long stretch of white beach in Boracay is free from the spread of crow-of-thorns starfish after all. Fearing that an outbreak of the dreaded starfish (Acanthaster planci) on its reef ecosystem may constitute ... -
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, ... -
Boracay's coral-eating starfish a dead issue
(Panay News,September 7, 1999 , on page 2-6)Like the reported coliform contamination of Boracay waters, the reported presence of coral eating starfishes in the island's seas is a phenomenon which shortly existed last year and already long gone. This Aklan governor ... -
Celebrate the presence of whales, dolphins and sharks in your waters
(The Manila Times,March 4, 2015 , on page A5)I was very concerned to learn of the recent comments made in Cebu City at the Tanon Strait Protected Seascape Stakeholders' Summit concerning possible culling of marine top predators in Philippines' waters. There appears ... -
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 ... -
Conservation confab mulls fate of bluefin
(Manila Standard,November 15, 2016 , on page B4)Fishing and shipping nations gather in Portugal this week to consider the fate of the endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna and over-harvested Mediterranean swordfish, two pricey gourmet favorites. While conservationists want ... -
Conservationists slam Australia shark policy as more killed
(The Manila Times,September 25, 2018 , on page B7)Conservationists on Monday slammed the baiting and killing of sharks at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot after two swimmers were attacked, saying the policy was brutal and indiscriminate. Queensland state authorities ... -
DOLE-6 assists seaweed farmers in Antique town
(DailyGuardian,October 7, 2019 , on page 12-13)910 seaweed farmers affected by severe infestation of rabbitfish in their farms in Caluya, Antique received assistance under the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Displaced/Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD) Program of the Department ... -
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 ... -
Dust used to sterilize fishponds
(Manila Bulletin,January 23, 2014 , on page B-8)The use of chemicals like cyanide in the preparation and sterilization of fishponds nationwide post a threat to both the environment and millions of fish consumers. The promotion of an alternative that is both effective ... -
Firm vows to help promote tobacco use vs farm, fishponds pests
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 12, 2014 , on page A8)A tobacco company based in Bulacan province said it would promote the use of tobacco dust as organic fertilizer and pesticide to help at least three million tobacco farmers and their families earn more income. “We are going ... -
Fish cry for help to escape predators-scientists
(The Philippine Star,October 30, 2015 , on page A-22)Distressed fish caught by predator emit a cry for help to attract other carnivores so they can escape during the ensuing chaos, Australian scientists said yesterday. While researchers had discovered that fish emit a chemical ...