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).

  • Needlefish kills fishermen in Tigbauan 

    Ladiao, Theresa (Panay News, April 26, 2024, on page 5)
    A fisherman was killed by a needlefish, locally known as tambilawan, while fishing off shore of Tigbauan town on Wednesday, April 24. The 59-year-old Rudy Tinasas, a resident of the town’s Barangay Parara Norte, was declared ...
  • Seizing the El Niño advantage in aquaculture 

    Armada, Nyra (DailyGuardian, April 25, 2024, on page 6-8)
    While the El Niño phenomenon brings about a cascade of environmental changes, such as extreme heat and below-normal rainfall, SEAFDEC/AQD says it also presents an opportunity for milkfish production. SEAFDEC/AQD Chief Dan ...
  • El Niño gives breeders chance to grow milkfish production – group 

    Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, April 25, 2024, on page 5)
    Fish farmers, especially those growing brackish and marine species, should seize the opportunity to grow milkfish production amid the ongoing effects of the El Niño phenomenon. “The heat exacerbated by the phenomenon ...
  • Romualdez to ask PhilHealth to include TB tests in free Konsulta 

    Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, April 26, 2024, on page A3)
    Earlier, Speaker Romualdez, Rep. Yedda Romualdez, and ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo asked PhilHealth to give free mammograms and breast ultrasounds to women who may be suspected of having breast cancer. PhilHealth approved the ...
  • Senate to probe WPS collision 

    Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, October 8, 2023, on page B20)
    Senators want to investigate the fatal collision between a foreign-flagged oil tanker and a local fishing boat in the waters off Agno, Pangasinan, in the West Philippine Sea that resulted in the deaths of three fishermen ...

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