Aquatic News Index (ANI) contains aquatic science-related newspaper articles appearing in various Philippine newspapers available at the Aquaculture Department of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEADEC/AQD) Library. Indexing begins in 1974 to the present. ANI is maintained by SEAFDEC/AQD Library staff.

Entries are grouped according to the newspaper source. To ensure the accuracy and consistency of the index entries, subject descriptors were assigned using the Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Thesaurus, while the geographic names were assigned using the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN).

For remote users who wish to get a copy of the article, please send an email request to library@seafdec.org.ph. In your email, please specify the title of the article and the assigned code (e.g., PNYYYYMMDD_P1).

  • 'Mindoro oil spill damage hits P41 B' 

    Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, February 27, 2024, on page 8)
    The sinking of oil tanker MT Princess Empress in Oriental Mindoro last year caused at least P41.2 billion worth of damage to the environment and coastal communities, according to a report by a sustainability think tank. ...
  • DENR: Phl still third largest source of marine litter 

    Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, February 23, 2024, on page 4)
    The Philippines remains the world’s third-largest source of marine litter, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Citing a 2021 World Bank study, DENR Undersecretary Jonas Leones said the ...
  • Fighting biodiversity devastation in high areas 

    Manhit, Dindo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 14, 2024, on page A10)
    Disinformation isn’t just about social media users sharing false statements or “fake news.” It also involves nation-states, like China, making false assertions that there are no high seas in its imaginary 10-dash line in ...
  • Help fishermen find alternative livelihood amid declining fish catch 

    Enderez, Edmundo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 14, 2024, on page A11)
    The Department of Agriculture (DA) through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) had imposed as early as 2011 a three-month closed season or fishing ban during the period November or December to February or ...
  • DOJ endorses raps over Mindoro oil spill 

    Bautista, Jane (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 15, 2024, on page A5)
    The Department of Justice (DOJ) has recommended criminal charges against the owners of the ill-fated MT Princess Empress and several others over falsified documents, nearly a year after the tanker sank off Oriental Mindoro ...

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