Browsing by Name "Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (Lamave)"

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    • How are whale sharks in Oslob? 

      PIA; PN (Panay News, April 10, 2015, on page 6)
      A team to be led by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 7 has been created to check on the condition of the whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu amid allegations their welfare have been compromised due to ...

    • It’s official: ‘Butanding’ an endangered species 

      Honasan, Alya B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 17, 2016, on page A1-A14)
      There’s bad news for the whale shark (Rhincodon typus), an iconic marine animal frequently spotted in Philippine waters and known locally as butanding. Now listed as “endangered” on the International Union for Conservation ...

    • Newborn 'butanding' prompts call to protect marine habitat 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 22, 2020, on page A10)
      The discovery of a newborn whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in the waters off Donsol town, Sorsogon province, illustrates the urgent need to further protect the Ticao-Burias Pass Protected Seascape from threats that may bring ...

    • Oslob limits whale shark tours to 800 guests daily 

      Newman, Minerva BC (Manila Bulletin, October 30, 2018, on page 10)
      The number of tourists allowed to swim and/or mingle with whale sharks will be limited to 800 per day by the Oslob Technical Working Group. Cebu Provincial Tourism Officer Boboi Costas said the decision was reached in close ...

    • Oslob shark tourism cited by National Geographic 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, September 2, 2018, on page 1-7)
      National Geographic has cited Oslob in Cebu for its shark tourism industry, describing it as a booming business despite its effects on wildlife still being debated on. “In the Philippines, whale shark tourism is a booming ...

    • Oslob shark tourism needs sustainable model, says study 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, December 13, 2018, on page B11)
      A sustainable model for shark tourism needs to be implemented in Tan-awan, Oslob in Cebu as it is leading to the degradation of the local coral reef ecosystem,a collaborative research by the University of Hong Kong (HKU), ...

    • Rare shark spotted in PH waters 

      Catoto, Roel (Manila Bulletin, December 21, 2017, on page 11)
      Marine scientists onboard a research vessel owned by billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen has spotted a large bluntnose sixgill shark lurking around one of the wartime battleship wreckage in Ormoc Bay early this ...

    • Whale sharks in Sarangani Bay up to 14 

      (Manila Standard, March 12, 2019, on page B4)
      A total of 14 whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) were discovered and documented in Sarangani Bay on Saturday. The Task Force Butanding Gensan disclosed that the recent documentation of whale sharks in Sarangani Bay made the ...

    • Whale sharks return to Sarangani Bay; Execs urge study to protect 'gentle giant' 

      Sarmiento, Bong; Fernandez, Edwin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 12, 2019, on page A8)
      At least 14 whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), or “butanding,” have been seen feeding in Sarangani Bay since last month, prompting local and environment officials to appeal to coastal communities to protect these sea creatures. ...

    • Why should we care about sharks? 

      Honasan, Alya (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2017, on page C4)
      “Tagging” a big, gentle whale shark—that is, swimming close enough to attach a device that will help scientists track the animal’s movements—seems easy enough for researchers. But tagging a tiger shark, known to be aggressive ...