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).

  • DENR says public can contribute to coastal clean-up by managing their household trash 

    Yang, Angelica (, September 15, 2021, on page )
    The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-National Capital Region (DENRNCR) office will be holding clean-up activities in five coastal areas in Metro Manila on Sept. 18 in line with the annual International Coastal ...
  • Scarborough 1st appeared on maps of Phl waters in 1750s 

    Nakpil, Lisa Guerrero (, November 21, 2023, on page )
    On the night of Sept. 12, 1748 the British East India Co. ship Scarborough struck the now-famous reef of the same name while on its way from England to China. As a result, the name “Scarborough Shoal” first appeared on ...
  • Piece of waste paper: China dismissses arbitral award 

    Lee-Brago, Pia (, July 14, 2021, on page )
    China has again belittled the Philippines’ legal victory in an international arbitral court against Beijing, calling the landmark ruling “nothing more than a piece of waste paper.” “The award of the arbitration is illegal, ...
  • [Fishermen] 

    Rodriguez, King (, July 8, 2024, on page )
    Fishermen in Cavite clean and remove debris from fresh mussels harvested from Manila Bay before selling them at Parañaque's Bulungan Seafood Market for P80 per gallon Sunday.
  • China vessels intercept PCG ships 

    Kabagani, Lade Jean (, July 8, 2024, on page )
    Two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels were intercepted by a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship and at least six maritime militia vessels near Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), an American maritime ...

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