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).

  • De-escalation 

    Gonzales, Iris (, June 30, 2024, on page )
    The geopolitical tensions in the West Philippine Sea – uncertain, unpredictable, unhinged – are hurting not only our valiant Navy and the Philippine Coast Guard personnel and our tireless fishermen but our businessmen as ...
  • Dolomite beach remains packed 

    Payawal, Larry (, October 25, 2021, on page )
    Manila Bay’s dolomite beach had to be closed for an hour early Sunday after a throng of about 4,000 people raised fears of the situation becoming a Covid-19 super-spreader event. Jacob Meimban Jr., deputy executive director ...
  • SMC cleans up Bulacan, Metro Manila rivers 

    Silverio, Frederick (, May 5, 2024, on page )
    A total of 6 million metric tons of silt and solid waste were removed from various rivers in Metro Manila and in Bulacan, San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said on Friday, May 3. The total included more than 3 million tons recently ...
  • Aklan town bans fishing due to oil spill 

    Castor, Rjay (, May 31, 2024, on page )
    The local government of New Washington in Aklan has ordered the suspension of fishing activities in several areas following an oil spill in Barangay Polo on Sunday. The spill, traced to a vessel owned by Metallica Shipyard, ...
  • Iloilo tackles 'water shortage' 

    Castor, Rjay (, April 19, 2024, on page )
    The city government here has earmarked P12.5 million to address its "severe water shortage" problem caused by the El Niño phenomenon and the dry season. The budget was allocated following the recommendation of the City ...

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