Browsing by Subject "Injuries"
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2 dolphins given shelter in marine park
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 22, 2014 , on page A5)Two injured spinner dolphins that were shipped to a marine theme park here for safekeeping after surviving blast fishing in Ilocos Norte and Zambales provinces have shown signs of recovery. Carlo Magno, Ocean Adventure ... -
Another oarfish found in Antique
(Panay News,August 16, 2015 , on page 6)A fisherman in Belison town caught another oarfish on Thursday afternoon, the third so far in a span of three weeks. Pablo Crespo found the dying oarfish at a small canal around 1:20 p.m. on the shores of Maradiona, Belison ... -
Baby sperm whale rescued off La Union
(The Philippine Star,October 3, 2016 , on page A-23)A wounded baby sperm whale was rescued off the shores of Barangay Carlatan in this city on Friday morning. The female whale, which weighs at least 100 kilos, is 6.5 feet long and has a body circumference of 45 inches, ... -
Beached dolphins
(Manila Bulletin,January 28, 2015 , on page 13)The carcass of a dolphin, one of several beached along the Lingayen Gulf, is prepared for burial at the Fish Cemetry in Dagupan City yesterday morning. At right, Bureau of Fisheries and aquatic Resources-National Integrated ... -
Blast fishing blamed for dolphin deaths in Camarines Sur
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 27, 2021 , on page A10)Thirteen of 25 dolphins stranded on the shores of Del Gallego town in Camarines Sur province on Tuesday died from what fisheries officials described as injuries suffered from blast fishing. A necropsy performed on the ... -
Boracay residents rescue turtle with speargun arrow in body
(DailyGuardian,June 24, 2019 , on page 3)Boracay Island residents have rescued a young green sea turtle with a speargun arrow sticking out from above its left hind leg. Residents suspect that the arrow has pierced deep into the turtle's body, possibly cutting ... -
Bottlenose dolphin saved
(Manila Bulletin,August 20, 2010 , on page 9)Local officials returned to sea yesterday a bottle-nose dolphin stranded and recovered along the shorelines in Barangay Namalpalan, Magsingal, Ilocos Sur. Ilocos Sur's Fishery Regulation Officer Benny Saraos said the ... -
Canadian woman dies after whale jumps onto boat
(The Philippine Star,March 13, 2015 , on page A-25)A Canadian tourist has died in Mexico after a whale jumped on to a boat. Vicente Martinez, the port director in the north-west Mexico beach resort of Cabo San Lucas, said that the 45-year-old woman died from injuries ... -
Criminal raps vs 'illegal fishers' junked
(The Daily Guardian,March 8, 2018 , on page 2-10)“It was dismissed on the grounds that the crimes were committed in Sagay. But we will file a motion for reconsideration to argue that Iloilo has the jurisdiction. Our theory is that it is a continuous crime. It was committed ... -
Dead dolphin
(Manila Bulletin,July 7, 2016 , on page B8)A personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center carries a bottlenose dolphin that was washed up dead on Tondaligan Beach last week. The dolphin, ... -
Death at sea: 1 dead, 4 injured as task force clashes with ‘illegal fishers’
(The Daily Guardian,March 1, 2018 , on page 1-7)“One was hit by a blunt instrument in the nose and the chin. The X-ray showed fractures of the nasal bone. The other crew sustained lacerated wounds in the right hand when he parried the stabs of a bladed instrument which ... -
Dolphin dies on Cavite shore; probe launched
(Manila Bulletin,January 12, 2015 , on page 14)A female dwarf spinner dolphin, with wounds in the body, died before dawn Saturday on the shore of Barangay Wawa II, this municipality. Authorities said that the dolphin was still alive when found by a fisherman named ... -
Fisher survives croc attack in Palawan
(Tempo,July 5, 2020 , on page 2)A 25-year-old fisherman was injured in a crocodile attack while fishing off the waters of Balabac, Palawan last Thursday. Police Lt. Col. Imelda Tolentino, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police-Regional Office 4-B ... -
Fisherman hurt in crocodile attack
(The Philippine Star,July 4, 2020 , on page 7)A fisherman was injured after he was attacked by a crocodile in Balabac, Palawan on Thursday. Janilon Amalong, 25, was fishing with his uncle when the incident occurred in a river in Barangay Catagupan around 1 a.m., ... -
Green sea turtle 'Maamo' doing well in Zambo marine facility
(Manila Bulletin,September 15, 2015 , on page 16)The green sea turtle named "Maamo" (Tamed) rescued 21 days ago by fishermen with severe head trauma is responding well "to treatment and is now recuperating." This was announced by Roservirico Tan, Department of Environment ... -
Injured dolphins land on Lingayen Gulf shores
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 28, 2015 , on page A16)At least 17 injured bottlenose dolphins have been found beached in the last two days in the coastal areas of the Lingayen Gulf stretching from Alaminos City in Pangasinan province to Aringay town in La Union province. ... -
Injured whale rarely in RP dies on beach
(Manila Bulletin,April 23, 2010 , on page 13)A 500-kilogram Blainville's beaked whale, stranded along the shore, here, last Wednesday, died after a desperate attempt by marine experts and rescue volunteers to push it back into sea. "This is the first time that a ... -
Man dies after shark attack off Cape Cod
(The Philippine Star,September 17, 2018 , on page 17)A man was bitten by a shark Saturday in the water off a Cape Cod beach and died later at a hospital, becoming the state’s first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years. The 26-year-old man from Revere succumbed to his ... -
Pygmy sperm whale rescued in La Union
(The Manila Times,October 4, 2016 , on page A7)A 6.5-foot long pygmy baby sperm whale was rescued over the weekend by the La Union Rescue Team, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and the City Fisheries and Aquatic Management Council (CFARMC) from coastal area ... -
Rare shark found dead on Albay town shore
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 1, 2015 , on page A18)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) gave the name “Toothless” to the 15-foot megamouth shark that was found dead on the shore of Barangay Marigondon in Pio Duran town in Albay province on Wednesday. ...