Browsing by Scientific Name "Sargassum"
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Fights vs. sargassum debris
August 13, 2020 , on page 5)Seen as a blight on shorelines and considered a nuisance by fishermen, the sargassum seaweed is now being used to fertilize the mined-out lands of nickel miner Cagdianao Mining Corporation (CMC) here. Locally known as ... -
Fisheries bureau partly lifts ban on collecting seaweed
October 8, 2018 , on page S2/6)Fisheries Administrative Order (FAO) 250-2 will allow individual fishermen to collect, sell, trade, and transport Sargassum, a type of brown seaweed, subject to seasonal restrictions and permit requirements. The newly-published ... -
High-value seaweeds recommended
May 15, 1990 , on page 34)The seaweed Gracilaria isn't as popular as Eucheuma, Sargassum and Caulerpa, but it's a high-value commodity if properly harnessed for processing. A well-known derivative of processed Gracilaria is agar, a hydrophilic ... -
Ocean advocates back Bermuda marine reserve
August 15, 2013 , on page B-8)Officials from the Pew Charitable Trusts and one of famed underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau's grandsons were in Bermuda on Thursday calling for the creation of the Atlantic's biggest marine reserve. The ambitious "Blue ... -
Overharvesting perils seaweeds
March 12, 2014 , on page A14)Passing through the highway traversing Alacan village in San Fabian town in Pangasinan province, one cannot ignore the peculiar smell of seaweeds being dried by fishermen by the roadside. Seaweeds harvesting has spurred ... -
Scientists probe deep sea secrets
October 19, 2012 , on page A1)New facts about marine life are enabling scientists to locate some of the oceans's most ecologically and biologically significant areas in the planet's most remote places. For the first time, the world ocean, including its ... -
Stinky seaweed
May 31, 2018 , on page B-9)The French government is preparing a plan to deal with a new invasion of stinky seaweed that is covering the beaches of some its islands in the Caribbean, causing health problems for residents and threatening key fishing ...