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The Philippines' future floats in the West Philippine Sea
The waters of the South China Sea are home to a dizzying array of marine resources, ranging from vast oil and gas reserves deep beneath the surface to the complex and beautiful ecosystems capable of supporting international ...
- June 16, 2020
Arctic oil infrastructure faces climate karma
Beaches, clear blue seas, scorching temperatures and long days. Forget the Caribbean, your next summer beach holiday could be on the shores of Russia’s Arctic Ocean. Temperatures at Nizhnyaya Pesha, some 840 miles (1,352 ...
- July 8, 2020
Akbayan asks SC to cite DENR for contempt over Manila Bay project
Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party asked the Supreme Court to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt for dumping crushed dolomite along Manila Bay to create a “white sand” effect. In its ...
- September 25, 2020
12 fishermen missing after collision with HK boat
The Philippine Coast Guard sent search and rescue teams to look for at least 12 Filipino fishermen whose boat had collided with a Hong Kong vessel on June 28. In a statement, the Coast Guard said it had received a call ...
- June 30, 2020
Fish supply declared sufficient until year's end
The fish supply has been judged sufficient to meet demand up to the end of 2020, according to the Department of Agriculture. In a virtual briefing Tuesday, Undersecretary Cheryl Marie Natividad-Caballero said that at the ...
- November 25, 2020
MinDA gearing up to increase offshore milkfish farming output
The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) said it will train aquaculture farmers starting this week to build up milkfish and white shrimp output, with a target of 10,000 offshore fish cages within two years. Secretary ...
- March 2, 2020
Agriculture dep't aims to double value of farm and fishery exports to Canada
The Philippines aims to export more farm and fishery products to Canada with a target of doubling the value of such shipments over the medium term, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. In a virtual call with new Canadian ...
- August 12, 2020
DENR's Manila Bay 'white sand' project violates at least five law - NGOs
Several non government organizations (NGOs) claimed that the dumping of crushed dolomite or ‘white sand’ along the coast of Manila Bay by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) violated at least five ...
- September 9, 2020
BFAR bans harvest of juvenile mangrove crabs, spiny lobsters
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it has banned the harvest of juvenile mangrove crabs and spiny lobsters to prevent overfishing and implemented a registration system for fishermen harvesting these ...
- April 27, 2020
No urgency to explore in West PHL Sea while pandemic depresses prices — academic
Weak oil prices during the pandemic serve as a disincentive to joint exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea, a maritime law expert from the University of the Philippines said. Jay L. Batongbacal, head of the ...
- August 18, 2020