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Tuna value dropping rapidly - group
Tuna is holding steady as a $40 billion-a-year business, but commercial fisheries worldwide are hauling in bigger catches of dwindling value, threatening the long-term survival of some species, according to a new report. ...
- October 8, 2020
China preps nuke bombers on disputed reefs
The Philippines has come within easy reach of China’s top-ofthe-line nuclear strike-capable bomber after the Chinese military demonstrated that it could operate from its artificial islands in the South China Sea, according ...
- May 20, 2018
26 killed as boat capsizes in Lake Albert
At least 26 people died when their boat sank on Lake Albert, which marks the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ugandan officials told AFP on Friday.
- December 28, 2020
Record haul: P1.2b giant clams seized in Palawan
Authorities have seized some 200 tons of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million in one of the biggest known operations of its kind in the country. The Coast Guard said four suspects were arrested ...
- April 18, 2021
How your clothes become microfiber pollution in the sea
From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometres below the waves, synthetic microfibres spat out by household washing machines are polluting oceans everywhere. The world has woken up over the last year to the ...
- February 2, 2020
China war games: PH on guard
China will conduct a military exercise in the South China Sea next Monday and Tuesday as tensions remain high over the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea, prompting Manila to send daily ...
- March 29, 2021
Asia’s ocean pollution crisis
A Vietnamese mangrove draped with polythene, a whale killed after swallowing waste bags in Thai seas and clouds of underwater trash near Indonesian “paradise” islands — grim images of the plastic crisis that has gripped ...
- June 6, 2018
Summit to urge 'self-restraint' in South China Sea dispute
A Southeast Asian summit will urge "self-restraint" in the South China Sea but avoid directly criticizing Chinese actions that have fanned tensions in the contested waters, a diplomatic source with knowledge of a draft ...
- April 25, 2015
Man dies in shark attack at Australian beach
A man has died following a shark attack in Australia despite the efforts of “incredibly brave” surfers and bystanders who came to his aid, authorities said Sunday. The man, believed to be in his 20s, was mauled by the shark ...
- September 6, 2021
Indonesia, Thailand to work together on illegal fishing
Indonesia and Thailand agreed on Thursday to set up a joint task force on illegal fishing, a lucrative cross-border trade that labor groups claim is responsible for enslaving thousands of workers from across Southeast Asia. ...
- April 24, 2015