Browsing by Subject "food chains"

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    • 10 ways APEC can protect the interests of small- scale fishermen, fish farmers 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, November 7, 2015, on page B2)
      High-level officials responsible for food security in member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) have moved to protect the interests of small-scale fishers and fish farmers in an effort to integrate ...

    • Addressing the plastic problem 

      Angara, Sonny (Panay News, September 13, 2019, on page 10-14)
      The problem with plastic materials is that many of them last forever. While some types are considered biodegradable, many require industrial-level processes to be recycled or broken down to harmless materials. Plastics ...

    • Agency delays plan for keeping Asian carp from Great Lakes 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, March 2, 2017, on page B-8)
      The Trump administration has delayed indefinitely a plan for strengthening defenses on a crucial Chicago-area waterway to prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, where scientists say they could cause severe harm ...

    • Colored tilapia makes very good dried fish 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, June 18, 2015, on page B-7)
      One novel preparation of the colored tilapia, sometimes called kingfish, is dried something like the “danggit” that you and I love for breakfast. This dried colored tilapia is a new preparation by Dr. Frank dela Peña a ...

    • Conservation confab mulls fate of bluefin 

      Schroeder, Dominique (Manila Standard, November 15, 2016, on page B4)
      Fishing and shipping nations gather in Portugal this week to consider the fate of the endangered Atlantic bluefin tuna and over-harvested Mediterranean swordfish, two pricey gourmet favorites. While conservationists want ...

    • Do you like fish? 

      Juan, Chit (The Manila Times, May 27, 2014, on page B8)
      I was personally moved by 26-year old Boogs Rosales, a conservation photographer who actually just wanted to dive as a hobby. What he saw underwater were beautiful corals, marine life and everything that makes the Philippines ...

    • First seafood fastfood chain eyes expansion 

      Adalid, Nathalie Grace; Gabac, Rhosedel Grace (Manila Standard, August 12, 2018, on page C2)
      Above Sea Level PH, a young seafood restaurant with seven company-owned branches and over 120 franchisees in Metro Manila, has seen the tremendous growth of its brand through franchising in just a year. “It’s too early to ...

    • Food chain collapse predicted in oceans 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Panay News, October 14, 2015, on page 8)
      The world's oceans are teeming with life, but rising carbon dioxide emissions could cause a collapse in the marine food chain from the top down, researchers in Australia said. Marine ecologists from the University of ...

    • Iloilo Plan of Action for agri-fishery adopted 

      Conserva, Louine Hope (The Daily Guardian, October 7, 2015, on page 1-7)
      After five hours of deliberation, member-economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC adopted the Iloilo Plan of Action which strongly promotes inclusive growth through food security and climate resiliency of ...

    • In hot water: Study says warming may reduce sea life by 17% 

      Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, June 15, 2019, on page B8)
      The world's oceans will likely lose about one-sixth of their fish and other marine life by the end of the century if climate change continues on its current path, a new study says. Every degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) ...

    • Marine food chain 

      Xinhua (Manila Bulletin, January 11, 2018, on page B-9)
      Climate change is driving a collapse of the marine food chain, an Australian study published by the University of Adelaide on Wednesday has found. The study found that rising ocean temperatures was reducing the flow of ...

    • Mindoro giving Gensan a run for its money 

      Evora, Robert A. (Manila Standard, October 12, 2012, on page A3)
      Facing the fish-rich West Philippine Sea, this part of the island province holds a candle to General Santos City. "There's a great potential for Occidental Mindoro, particularly Mamburao, to be the net tuna capital," said ...

    • New technologies pushed for sustainable fisheries in Asia Pacific 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, October 4, 2015, on page 15)
      The 11-member countries comprising the Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center(SEAFDEC) is pushing for new technologies that will ensure sustainable fisheries in member economies of the Asia-Pacific ...

    • PH marine scientists naidokumento ang 33 bagong tala ng seaweeds sa Kalayaan Island Group 

      Ruiz, Ellalyn V. (Balita, September 25, 2020, on page 4)
      Isang pangkat ng marine scientists ang nakapagdokumento ng 33 bagong tala ng mga damong-dagat o seaweeds mula sa isang kamakailang ekspedisyon sa Kalayaan Island Group, at iminungkahi na mas marami pa ang malamang na ...

    • PH pushes for marine system protection 

      Pendon, Lydia C. (The Manila Times, October 6, 2015, on page A7)
      The Philippines is pushing for the protection of marine biodiversity as a significant way of sustaining and even improving the productivity in the fishing industry sector. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje called for greater ...

    • Pollution even in earth's farthest reaches: ocean study 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, February 17, 2017, on page S3/4)
      Banned chemicals are tainting tiny crustaceans that inhabit the deepest ocean, a study said Monday – the first evidence that humans are polluting even the farthest reaches of our planet. Even at depths of nearly 11 kilometres ...

    • The problem with mercury 

      Gonzales, Eduardo (Manila Bulletin, November 3, 2015, on page C1)
      Methyl mercury in bodies of water is absorbed by algae, the staple food of small fish that scavenge near shorelines. These small fishes are eaten by larger fishes, which in turn serve as prey for still larger fishes. Thus, ...

    • Quick climate changes revealed in Antarctica 

      (Manila Standard, March 2, 2018, on page B3)
      A decade ago, a thick layer of ice covered with Collines Glacier on Antarctica's King George Island. Now the rocky landscape is visible to the naked eye, in a region that is both a victim of and a laboratory for climate ...

    • Radical goals for sustainable development 

      Unmuessig, Barbara (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 5, 2015, on page A11)
      Let us imagine for a moment that we could change the world according to our wishes. Dramatic economic inequality gives way to social and political inclusion. Universal human rights become a reality. We end deforestation ...

    • 'Stop polluting oceans' 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, June 8, 2018, on page 3)
      United Nation (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged governments, communities and individuals to celebrate World Oceans Day by helping clear the oceans of pollution and ensure they remain vibrant for ...