Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "Marine fish"

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    • 30 years of 'shark week' 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 11, 2018, on page D-5)
      In “Uncaged: Shark vs Ronda Rousey,” Rousey is trained by shark conservationist and shark attack survivor, Paul de Gelder, to face her fiercest opponent yet: the fastest, bitiest shark in the world, and the ultimate fighter ...

    • ₱5M earmarked for Palawan aquaculture 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, October 8, 2010, on page 26)
      Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala has earmarked ₱5 million for the development of Palawan's marine fisheries and aquaculture. The money will be used to expand grow-out ponds and procure additional broodstock for the ...

    • 6-ft. long whale shark caught in net set free 

      Lazaro, Freddie G. (Manila Bulletin, March 3, 2015, on page 12)
      Local fishermen got quite a big surprise when they found a six-meter-long whale shark caught in their net in Barangay Camindoroan, here, the other day. Ilocos Sur's Fish Regulatory Officer Benny Saraos said local fishermen ...

    • Assessment on tuna species set 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, October 14, 2010, on page 15)
      The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI) in cooperation with the National Stock Assessment Project (NSAP) of Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 12 (BFAR XII) has kicked off here ...

    • Aviation industry dons shark skins 

      Balmer, Etienne (Manila Bulletin, February 19, 2013, on page B-14)
      In its never-ending quest to develop more aerodynamic, more fuel-efficient aircraft, the aviation industry believes the ocean’s oldest predator, the shark, could hold the key to cutting energy consumption. Germany’s biggest ...

    • Back to the wild 

      Riñoza, Jojo (Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2013, on page 17)
      Divers and marine experts release 30 white-spotted bamboo sharks into the waters of the Hundreds Islands Park last Friday afternoon, May 31, 2013, in Alaminos City.

    • Bluefin tuna sells for $37,000 in Tokyo new year auction 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, January 6, 2015, on page B6)
      A giant bluefin tuna sold for more than $37,000 in the first auction of the year at a Tokyo fish market on Monday, as Japan faces growing pressure to cut back on consumption of the threatened fish. The 180.4-kilogram ...

    • Bluefin tuna trade ban fails to pass: 68 governments vote against ban, 20 in favor 

      Doherty, Regan (Manila Bulletin, March 20, 2010, on page B-6)
      Efforts to protect the Atlantic bluefin tuna suffered a blow on Thursday when dozens of countries voted against a trade ban, drawing condemnation from environmental groups. At the 175-nation meeting of the Convention on ...

    • 'Butanding' sighting season on in Sorsogon 

      Luces, Niño N. (Manila Bulletin, December 21, 2016, on page 6)
      The provincial government on Thursday officially declared that the whaleshark or ‘butanding’ sighting season off the coast of Donsol is officially on. Sorsogon Governor Bobet Lee-Rodrigueza said that sightings of the ...

    • Dead great white shark washed ashore in Dipaculao, Aurora 

      Avendaño, Ariel P. (Manila Bulletin, January 25, 2018, on page 6)
      The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) has alerted barangay officials of this coastal town to take precautionary measures following the discovery of a great white shark washed ashore in ...

    • Dead pangolins, seahorses seized from ship in Manila 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Manila Bulletin, January 14, 2017, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guardian on Friday found a truck loaded with dead and preserved pangolins, seahorses and other wildlife aboard a ship docked at Manila North Harbor's Pier 4. A team from the Manila Coast Guard Station, ...

    • Device could uncover shark secrets 

      Seelye, Katherine Q. (Manila Bulletin, October 20, 2012, on page 10)
      Beachgoers on Cape Cod may have spotted several sharks this summer, bu when Chris Fischer and his crew - former subjects of the television show "Shark Wranglers" - went looking for the great whites here in early September, ...

    • Earn extra cash through fish processing 

      Prudencio, Max (Manila Bulletin, April 22, 2010, on page B-7)
      Marine fish are usually plentiful during summer, so it's best for fisherfolk to take advantage of his seasonal rise in marine production to earn extra cash. One good business is fish processing. There are, for instance, ...

    • Finding loro: The truth about parrotfish 

      Yan, Gregg (Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2021, on page B-7)
      Over the past years, social media posts have been circulating about the need to avoid parrotfish, popularly called loro or molmol in public markets. These posts have been shared tens of thousands of times with the best of ...

    • Fins from 38,500 endangered sharks seized 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, May 8, 2020, on page 5)
      Hong Kong has seized 26 tones of smuggled shark fins, sliced from some 38,500 endangered animals, in the largest bust of its kind in the southern Chinese city. The record haul was discovered in two containers from Ecuador, ...

    • Fisheries awardees announced 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 18, 2001, on page B-20)
      A medical technologist, a former piggery caretaker, a professor and a chemical engineer-turned-fish scientist were declared winners of the "Fish for Every Filipino Awards 2001" for outstanding fish production and research. ...

    • Giant Opah fish caught in E. Samar after powerful Tuesday quake 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette (Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2020, on page 5)
      Hours after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit Masbate and some parts of Eastern Visayas, a giant Opah fish was caught by fishermen in an island in Oras, Eastern Samar. The colorful giant fish, weighing more than 80 kilograms, ...

    • GMA moves to protect whale sharks 

      Kabiling, Genalyn (Manila Bulletin, April 4, 2010, on page 1)
      Concerned by the attacks on whale sharks in the country's waters President Arroyo has mobilized government forces to reinforce measures to conserve and protect the gentle sea giants from extinction. In Administrative Order ...

    • Hope for the bluefin 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 13, 2010, on page 2)
      There finally may be a reprieve for the bluefin tuna of the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, which are spiraling rapidly downward toward commercial extinction. On March 3, the Obama administration endorsed a ban on ...

    • Japan celebrates defeat of bluefin tuna trade ban 

      Hasegawa, Kyoko (Manila Bulletin, March 21, 2010, on page B-8)
      The Japanese government, sushi lovers and seafood traders at Tokyo's massive Tsukiji fish market on Friday cheered the defeat of a proposed cross-border ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna. "It was good," Prime Minister ...