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    • Sustainable fisheries summit ends today 

      (The Manila Times, October 20, 2015, on page B8)
      The strong implementation of a new fisheries law can finally restore the productivity of Philippine seas. To highlight and celebrate the amended Philippine Fisheries Code (Republic Act 10654), fisheries champions opened ...

    • Sustainable fishing 

      (The Philippine Star, August 30, 2018, on page 6)
      With prices of fish rising, the government has approved the importation of galunggong. Among those hit by the move, however, are many of the biggest consumers of the so-called poor man’s fish: small-scale fishermen and ...

    • Sustainable fishing 

      (Panay News, May 31, 2022, on page 6)
      There is no shortage of fish in Western Visayas. The region’s supply is sufficient, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. But for how long? The region is also supplying fish to other region.

    • 'Sustainable fishing can help RP meet MDG's 

      (The Philippine Star, September 26, 2010, on page A-25)
      "The Philippines, being a tropical country, relies heavily on its underwater resources, especially fish," Sarmiento fish. He said this is the reason why it is imperative to develop sustainable methods of fishing that are ...

    • Sustainable fishing pushed in workshop 

      The Times (The Manila Times, September 10, 2020, on page B5)
      Representatives of the Philippine and US governments last week lent support to a workshop attended by 135 participants to measure and understand the negative impacts of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) in ...

    • A sustainable future for the West Philippine Sea 

      Masigan, Andrew J. (The Philippine Star, September 9, 2020, on page 7)
      It takes a foreigner to sound the alarm on the devastation occurring in the West Philippine Sea. For years, the Chinese Communist Party and the Philippine government have downplayed the wreckage happening to the fragile ...

    • Sustainable seas 

      (Panay News, April 8, 2016, on page 8)
      Next month, May is Ocen Month. But we need not wait for it to press for increased protection of the country's seas, and specifically our coral reef system. we should sustain efforts in protecting our oceans and marine ...

    • Sustained effort to attain food sufficiency 

      (Panay News, December 15, 2018, on page 8)
      While we cannot compete with other better-endowed lands in Southeast Asia like Thailand and Vietnam, we should at least aim to drop the reputation of being the top rice importer. We should involve the farmers in buffer ...

    • Sustained efforts needed to manage sardine stocks in Bicol waters 

      (The Manila Times, June 25, 2021, on page B11)
      Sustainable fisheries management is needed to protect the sardine population in the inner waters of Bicol Region, which provides the second-highest production of this much-favored fish, next only to Zamboanga Peninsula. ...

    • Sustained fish output growth seen in April-June 

      Gomez, Eireene Jairee (The Manila Times, June 28, 2019, on page B5)
      The government is optimistic to sustain positive growth in the country’s fish production in the second quarter of 2019, as it shifts focus on aquaculture farming due to the expected weather disturbances during the rainy ...

    • Sustained probe, effective oil spill containment measures sought 

      Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, March 24, 2023, on page 1-9)
      Sustained investigation as well as “immediate and effective measures” to contain the Oriental Mindoro oil spill which has spread to Verde Island in Batangas City should be implemented to prevent further damage to the ...

    • Swarms of jellyfish in Palawan ‘nothing out of the ordinary’ during dry season–denr exec 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, April 1, 2020, on page A3)
      A swarm of jellyfish taking over El Nido, Palawan’s waters is nothing out of the ordinary, especially during the summer season, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. “Like in ...

    • Sweden joins call to end PH, China sea row 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, February 19, 2015, on page A3)
      Sweden joined the growing international community for the peaceful settlement of maritime disputes on the West Philippine Sea which is being claimed by China and other neighbouring Asian countries, the Department of Foreign ...

    • A swim with gentle giants: Donsol's whalesharks 

      Abadilla, Emmie V. (Manila Bulletin, October 16, 2011, on page J-1-J-2)
      Before me, in the blue-green haze of the Donsol Sea, a 10-ton gray specter with checkerboard spots resolved into 30 feet of whale shark. "Jump!" the spotter barked as the shadow of the mighty fish broke through the waters. ...

    • Swimmer circumnavigates Olango in 12 hours 

      REV; NRC (SunStar Philippines, April 6, 2021, on page 5)
      Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese explorer who sailed under the banner of Spanish Empire, failed to finish the first ever recorded circumnavigation in 1522 as he had been killed by the warriors of local chieftain Lapulapu ...

    • Swimmer dies in New Caledonia shark attack 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, March 1, 2021, on page B6)
      A 57-year-old man has died after a shark attack off an island in New Caledonia on Sunday, officials said. The amateur yachtsman was swimming near his moored boat off Maitre islet in the French Pacific territory when the ...

    • Swimmers, jellyfish interact in Sohoton 

      Bernabe, Kirstin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 19, 2014, on page A21-A22)
      At Bucas Grande’s Sohoton National Park—a strictly protected area because of its rich biodiversity—guests will be treated to more than just pristine beaches with powdery white sand and crystal clear waters.

    • Swimming with Samal's giant clams 

      Alcantara, Jojie (Manila Bulletin, September 15, 2013, on page F-2)
      Tridacna is a genus of large of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the subfamily Tridacninae, the giant clams. In the Philippines, it is known as taklobo. Unfortunately, its global conservation status is listed ...

    • Swimming with sharks in Oslob, not Hollywood 

      Nepales, Ruben V. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 30, 2018, on page E3-E4)
      And it was one of the most thrilling experiences I’ve ever had. I’ve been itching to write about my morning spent with whale sharks—which are the largest fish in the world, with some growing as big as a school bus—as part ...

    • Swollen rivers flood Isabela villages anew as rains return 

      Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 29, 2020, on page A11)
      Swollen rivers again flooded five low-lying villages in Isabela province as heavy rains returned on Saturday, days after a succession of typhoons pummeled the Luzon mainland. Local disaster management offices in Isabela ...