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).

  • PCG: China's bullying in WPS undermines int'l law 

    Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, October 3, 2024, on page 2)
    Letting China sustain its aggression in the West Philippine Sea would make other countries doubt the strength of international law currently being asserted by the Philippines, Commodore Jay Tarriela of the Philippine Coast ...
  • Vietnam condemns China's 'brutal behavior' in fisher attack 

    Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, October 4, 2024, on page 10)
    Vietnam's foreign ministry condemned on Wednesday China's "brutal behavior" during a violent attack on Vietnamese fishers in the disputed South China Sea. The 10 fishermen were reportedly beaten with iron bars and robbed ...
  • Fossil fuel exploration threat to Coral Triangle - report 

    Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, October 28, 2024, on page A1)
    Fossil fuel exploration is threatening an ever-expanding swath of the Coral Triangle, one of the most biodiverse marine areas in the world, a report said Saturday (Sunday in Manila). Issued to coincide with the UN's COP16 ...
  • Phl condemns China attack of Vietnam fishermen 

    Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, October 6, 2024, on page 4)
    The Philippines on Friday denounced China’s alleged assault of Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, where Manila and Beijing are also locked in violent confrontations that have led to fears of armed conflict. Vietnam ...
  • BFAR suspends ludong fishing 

    Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, October 3, 2024, on page 9)
    The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared a closed fishing season for ludong or President’s fish, to save the country’s “most expensive fish” from extinction. The ban against catching ludong or banak ...

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