Browsing by Subject "cyanides"

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    • 10,000 dynamite fishing cases recorded everyday 

      (The Manila Times, October 17, 2012, on page A3)
      Lawmakers on Tuesday have expressed their concern over the high number of illegal dynamite fishing cases in the country and has called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the local government units to help the ...

    • CA OKs trial of fishermen's class suit vs mining firm 

      Postrado, Leonardo D. (Manila Bulletin, July 13, 2015, on page 4)
      The Court of Appeals (CA ) has given the go signal for the full-blown trial of the class suit filed by a group of fishermen seeking damages against Marcopper Mining Corporation, almost two decades since the disastrous mine ...

    • China tried to 'physically expel' PH 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 28, 2015, on page A1-A15)
      China's blocking of Philippine ships bringing supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) was a deliberate move to “physically expel” the Philippines and its people from the disputed areas ...

    • Cynide fishing jails 9 in Davao 

      Cahinhinan, John Carlo M. (Manila Bulletin, March 23, 2010, on page 13)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) jailed nine fishermen allegedly caught conducting cyanide fishing along Pajuda Bay in Mati, Davao Oriental, the PCG reported yesterday. Lieutenant Commander Armando Balilo said the operation ...

    • Deadly dynamite still a plague in Iloilo seas 

      Napomoceno, Jezza (The Daily Guardian, May 31, 2016, on page 2)
      A 35-year-old fisherman is in jail for allegedly using improvised dynamite while fishing along the coastline of Colebra Island in Concepcion, Iloilo. Benjie F. Lacson of Alipata village, Carles left his wife and two children ...

    • DENR official: ‘Impossible’ for Manila Bay ‘white sand’ to cause fish kill 

      Valenzuela, Nikka G.; Agoncillo, Jodee A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 18, 2020, on page A4-A5)
      An official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Thursday said it was “impossible” for the artificial white sand or crushed dolomite dumped on the shoreline of Manila Bay to have caused the ...

    • DENR probes Manila Bay fish kill: Natural causes, cyanide, or sabotage? 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, September 18, 2020, on page A8)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is investigating the reported fish kill in Manila Bay. This, after assorted fish species were spotted floating near the Baseco Compound, some 5.1 kilometers away ...

    • Dust used to sterilize fishponds 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2014, on page B-8)
      The use of chemicals like cyanide in the preparation and sterilization of fishponds nationwide post a threat to both the environment and millions of fish consumers. The promotion of an alternative that is both effective ...

    • Fish kill won't affect Manila Bay rehab 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, October 15, 2019, on page A6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Monday vowed to work to ensure that the recent fishkill in the cities of Las Piñas-Parañaque won’t affect the rehabilitation of Manila Bay. Environment Secretary Roy ...

    • Fisherfolk now earn little from less catch-Oceana 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, August 19, 2015, on page B2)
      Filipino fishermen are catching less and less from depleted oceans compared with previous decades as a result of overfishing, illegal activities, and going for juvenile catch. In the process, the fisherfolk are earning ...

    • From foes to friends of tropical fish 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 19, 2018, on page A8)
      Verde Island sits right in the middle of the Verde Island Passage (VIP), a strait between Luzon and Mindoro islands that biodiversity experts declared in 2005 the Earth’s “center of the center of marine shorefish biodiversity.” ...

    • Germany aids drive vs illegal fishing 

      SQM (BusinessWorld, June 14, 2010, on page S1/3)
      German technical cooperation agency GTZ is focusing on coastal resource management projects in Leyte Gulf to help eradicate illegal fishing.

    • Gov't bans fish harvesting, sale in 7 Pampanga towns 

      Regala, Franco (Manila Bulletin, August 4, 2015, on page 14)
      In the wake of reports of fish in several towns om this province in the past weeks, the provincial government has enjoined mayors of affected areas to temporarily prohibit harvesting and selling of fish and other aquatic ...

    • Illegal fishers caught 

      Dematera, Cet (The Philippine Star, October 20, 2012, on page A-24)
      At least 15 fishermen found engaging in illegal fishing were arrested by joint elements of the local police and Bantay Dagat in Sorsogon and Camarines Norte over the week, reports said. The fishermen were caused using ...

    • Illegal fishing plagues Tañon Strait 

      (The Philippine Star, October 4, 2015, on page B5)
      An international non-government organization is urging the government to strictly enforce vessel monitoring measures pursuant to the newly-amended Fisheries Code. This after Oceana, the world’s biggest international NGO ...

    • Illegal fishing threatens food security 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA); PN (Panay News, September 14, 2010, on page 6)
      Marine resources in Cebu are dwindling due to illegal fishing, threatening the province's food security, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 7 (BFAR-7). Aquaculturist II Nathaniel Lucero of the BFAR-7 ...

    • Illegal fishing, commercial fishers still abound in Tañon Strait 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 1, 2015, on page B-7)
      Dynamite and cyanide fishing, and commercial fishing operations still abound in Tañon Strait, the country's largest marine protected area between Cebu and Negros islands. These were the findings of a recent seven-day ...

    • Inland fishing reduces fish scarcity problem - BFAR-7 

      Indino, Phoebe Jen (Manila Bulletin, September 11, 2010, on page 14)
      The Region 7 office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-7) here is strengthening the promotion of inland fishing in Central Visayas, emphasizing that the practice can reduce the shortage of fish supply ...

    • Killing Nemo: Cyanide threat to tropical fish 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 18, 2016, on page A17)
      Many of the real-life Nemos swimming in children's fish tanks were caught using cyanide, according to research published Thursday which flagged the toxic threat to already-stressed corals, the creature's natural home.

    • Lapu-lapu facing extinction 

      Tacio, Henrylito (The Daily Guardian, March 8, 2013, on page 5)
      Its a common knowledge – Chinese restaurant is not complete without a bubbling tankful of grouper. Asia’s most demanded reef fish, grouper fetches up to P6.000 per piece in Hong Kong and Singapore. In the blockbuster ...