Browsing by Subject "predation"

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    • 17 indigenous fish species in Laguna Lake extinct, say fisherfolk 

      Benaning, Marvyn N. (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2012, on page 3)
      They're gone. This was that the fisherfolk said of the 17 indigenous fish species at the Laguna de Bay that they used to catch before the Napinda Hydraulic Control Structure (NHCS) was built in 1982 and stopped the entry ...

    • AQD for food sufficiency and industry stability 

      (The Philippine Journal, July 10, 1996, on page 11)
      Aquaculture is vital to produce more fish in the light of a decreasing supply from marine fisheries and increasing demand from the expanding population. In response to this need, the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the ...

    • BFAR calls for help in seastar outbreak 

      Santiagudo, Emme Rose (DailyGuardian, July 22, 2019, on page 1-14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in the region called on professional scuba divers to respond to the outbreak of coral-eating seastars in Culasi, Antique. BFAR Regional Director Remia Aparri sought the ...

    • Big gulp: feeding strategy of blue whales revealed 

      (BusinessWorld, October 9, 2015, on page 4/S3)
      The blue whale is the largest creature on Earth and perhaps the biggest that ever lived, so it is no surprise it has a huge appetite. But the strategies this behemoth uses to get enough food has not been well understood - ...

    • Boracay divers wary of 'crown of thorns' 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, January 29, 2014, on page 6)
      An organization of divers in this island resort is vigilant on the possible proliferation of crown of thorns, a starfish species known to cause coral reef destruction, in the sea here. Crowns of thorns (Acanthaster planci) ...

    • Cannibal crab PH's third most important fishery export 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, October 23, 2017, on page A2)
      This crab is a cannibal. And the government wants more of them. The Blue Swimming Crabs, also known as Portunuspelagicus, is well known for its cannibalistic habits. It preys on other weak crabs, those with missing appendages ...

    • Cash offered for Great Barrier Reef rescue ideas 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, January 17, 2018, on page S1/8)
      Australia is calling on the world's top scientific minds to help save the Great Barrier Reef, offering hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund research into protecting the world's largest living structure. The UNESCO World ...

    • Chinese turtles infest CL fishponds 

      Regala, Franco G. (Manila Bulletin, February 6, 2013, on page 12)
      Officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 3 expressed alarm on Monday over the proliferation of an invasive species of turtle that now threaten Central Luzon's local fish population ...

    • Cleanups make Batangas coastline haven for Olive-Ridley sea turtles 

      (Malaya, January 4, 2019, on page A7)
      Olive-Ridley sea turtle nesting sites with more than 300 eggs were recently found along the Chevron Batangas Terminal coastline, where Chevron employee volunteers recently conducted their annual coastal cleanup. Four nesting ...

    • Corals in danger: BFAR struggling to cope with starfish 'invasion' 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, July 20, 2019, on page 1-10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has appealed for more technical experts and scuba divers to help remove destructive crown of thorns (COT) starfish that is infesting the waters of Culasi, Antique. One ...

    • 'Crown-of-thorns' poses threat to Davao coral reefs 

      Lopez, Alexander D. (Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2015, on page 15)
      Alarmed by reports of the real threat of destruction to coral reefs, authorities in Davao region are now working closely to implement efforts to clear its coastal waters of the sea star (starfish) called crown-of-thorns. ...

    • DENR monitor exotic species collection 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, March 31, 2013, on page 3)
      Holders of wildlife permits previously-issued for the collection or possession of Chinese soft shell turtle, classified as an invasive alien species (IAS), will be subject to stricter monitoring and reporting requirements ...

    • DENR warns against invasive species importations 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, February 18, 2013, on page A3)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has warned the public against the importation of exotic animals, in light of the increasing cases of the so-called bioinvasion that threaten the survival of local wildlife ...

    • DENR warns vs invasive species 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, February 18, 2013, on page 13)
      Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje warned the public yesterday against bringing into the country exotic species, citing reports of damage to wildlife habitat by invasive Chinese ...

    • In Tanay, Rizal, predator knife fish ends up as fertilizer 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 27, 2015, on page A13)
      The town of Tanay in Rizal province is turning knife fish caught from Laguna de Bay into organic compost to address the growing population of the predator species that continues to threaten local aquaculture. The knife ...

    • Laguna de Bae and its knifefish 

      Aspillera, Dahli (Malaya, October 20, 2017, on page B5)
      Laguna de Bae is the largest fresh water lake of all of South East Asia, 12 leagues wide (66 kilometers) and very deep. Centuries past, fishing from this lake was productive, for subsistence fisherfolks, but not anymore ...

    • Marine mammals disturbed by warming waters 

      Acedo, Celia E. (Manila Bulletin, April 6, 2017, on page B-8)
      The warming of the oceans could also mean diminished reproductive success and increased susceptibility to diseases, according to a Silliman Journal article by Dr. Ma. Louella L. Dolar, a foremost authority on Philippine ...

    • Mussels disappearing from New England waters, scientists say 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2016, on page B-8)
      The Gulf of Maine’s once strong population of wild blue mussels is disappearing, scientists say. A study led by marine ecologists at the University of California at Irvine found the numbers along the gulf coastline have ...

    • 'Ninja' sharks seen off Malapascua 

      (Panay News, August 21, 2015, on page 7)
      Scientists spotted endangered and rarely seen "ninja" sharks off Malapascua Island in Cebu. Marine scientists Thomas Grothues, an associate research professor from Rutgers University in the United States, and Simon Oliver ...

    • Ornamental fish farmers: Aquaculture's next big trend? 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 7, 2015, on page B2-1)
      Fishkeeping—part art, part science—is now the world’s most popular hobby after photography. Globally valued at $15 billion and growing by 14 percent yearly, the ornamental fish trade is aquaculture’s sunrise industry. So ...