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World's largest aquarium containing 1,500 fish explodes
(The Philippine Star,December 17, 2022 , on page 10)An aquarium in Berllin that was home to around 1,500 exotic fish burst early yesterday, spilling one million liters of water and debris onto a major road in the busy Mitte district, emergency service said. Around 100 ... -
World's largest marine park unveiled
September 6, 2012 , on page B-8)The Cook Islands announced the creation of the world's largest marine park Tuesday, as the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) opened with a spectacular Polynesian welcoming ceremony. Heralded by traditional drummers and blaring ... -
World's nations meet in Paris to rescue ocean life this time
March 28, 2016 , on page S1/7)It took a decade to get to the negotiating table, and it could easily take another to finish the job, but UN talks in New York to safeguard life in the high seas finally begin in earnest on Monday (March 28). -
World's northernmost coral reef in Japan bleached
July 20, 2017 , on page B6)Bleaching has damaged the world's northernmost coral reef in Japan, a researcher said Tuesday, the latest example of a global phenomenon scientists have attributed to high ocean temperatures. About 30 percent of the coral ... -
World's oceans are heating up at a quickening pace - study
January 12, 2019 , on page 7)The world’s oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet, researchers said Thursday. The findings in the US journal Science, ... -
World's smallest freshwater fish species
August 8, 2014 , on page 11)A lady-lawmaker said government should make an institutional intervention in the preservation of one of the country's freshwater wealth and wonders, the reported endangered Sinarapan, or Tabios as it is known in Bicol. ... -
World-class marine products showcased at NXTFood Asia
(Manila Standard,May 19, 2019 , on page C2)The Philippine archipelago is home to one of the richest and most diverse aquatic ecosystems in the world. It is through this that the country enjoys an abundance of commercial and domesticated fish, crustaceans and mollusks. ... -
WorldFish Center to help strengthen local aquaculture
February 5, 2010 , on page 9)The Bureau of Agricultural Research (BAR) has forged a deal with the WorldFish Center to intensify the capacity building program for managers of the Regional Fisheries Research and Development Centers (RFRDC). This agreement ... -
World’s oldest fishing sinkers found in SKorea
August 8, 2018 , on page B6)Archaeologists excavating a cave in South Korea have found evidence that suggests human beings were using sophisticated techniques to catch fish as far back as 29,000 years ago, much earlier than experts previously thought. ... -
The world’s plastic problem
June 4, 2018 , on page A5)Plastic is indeed ubiquitous and it is forever: Even after we are done with it and throw it away, it doesn’t cease to exist. Burn it and it will transform into invisible, indestructible toxins. Dump it and while it might ... -
‘Worm alert’: Sushi parasites have increased 283x in the past 40 years
March 21, 2020 , on page 9)A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology in March 2020 on the occurrence of certain worms in raw or undercooked seafood, in the form of sushi, sashimi, nigiri, etc., reports an increase in the number of ... -
Worms attack mangroves in region
September 28, 2010 , on page 1-5)Worms of a certain type of moth is feeding on mangroves in Western Visayas, according to environment officials. Bernabe Garnace, Community Environment and Natural Resources Office chief, said they noticed the larvae or ... -
Worst drought in 40 years has turned Bangkok tap water salty
January 9, 2020 , on page S2/5)Some residents of Bangkok can literally taste the risk of a potentially damaging drought in Thailand. Tap water has turned saltier in parts of the city, a development blamed on the Chao Phraya river becoming too low to ... -
A worst-case scenario in South China Sea
May 18, 2017 , on page A5)The worst-case scenario in the South China Sea now unfolds. China simultaneously targets all adversary bases and aircraft carrier strike groups within 4,000 kilometers from the China mainland. Key US satellites used for ... -
Wounded dolphin rescued in Pangasinan
May 14, 2021 , on page 10)A wounded false killer whale rescued off the coast of an island in Dasol town on May 10 is being treated at a government center in this city. “It is strong but is not yet eating,” Hasmin Chogsayan, veterinarian at the ... -
Wounded dolphin rescued in Sipalay
July 29, 2020 , on page 3)Fishermen rescued a wounded dolphin after it got stranded off the waters of Barangay Maricalum, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Monday. Commander Jansen Benjamin, head of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Negros Occidental, ... -
'Wow mali'
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'WPS becoming a national election issue'
May 20, 2021 , on page 2)Believing that China will try to influence next year’s national polls, former defense secretary Orlando Mercado and University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea director Jay Batongbacal ... -
WPS debate might still happen in June 2022
May 9, 2021 , on page A1-A2)Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the debate between President Rodrigo Duterte and retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on West Philippine Sea (WPS) issues might still push through when the Chief Executive ... -
WPS dispute with China 'can't be solved in this lifetime'
May 26, 2018 , on page A8)The country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) cannot be resolved in this lifetime, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. Saying that the Duterte administration was “not pro-China” ...