Browsing by Subject "predator control"

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    • 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 ...

    • BFAR to fight fishpond lice 

      Manuel, Mark Anthony N. (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2013, on page 7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced yesterday the creation of a task force with a p1.2-million fund to eradicate fish and shrimp predators that kill small fish and fingerlings in this coastal ...

    • 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 ...

    • P5-M R&D to curb ‘invasive fish’ in Laguna lake 

      Fernandez, Rudy (The Philippine Star, September 6, 2018, on page B6)
      A government research and development council here has earmarked P4.89 million for the implementation of a research and development project to curb the population of a predatory fish species in Laguna de Bay. Scientifically ...

    • Sea turtles set new nesting records in US 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, September 10, 2015, on page B-8)
      Sea turtle experts along the southeastern US coast say new nesting numbers reinforce their belief that loggerhead sea turtles are making a comeback after 37 years of protection as a threatened species under the federal ...

    • Tobacco dust as an organic molluscicide 

      Borja, Adam (The Philippine Star, January 22, 2012, on page B-2)
      Tobacco is not an only major ingredient in the manufacture of cigarettes, but also could be used for sustainable aquaculture that could increase farmers and fisherfolks income. NTA administration Edgardo D. Zaragoza led a ...

    • Tobacco dust good for aquaculture 

      Benaning, Marvyn (Manila Bulletin, January 19, 2012, on page 2)
      National Tobacco Administration (NTA) Chief Edgardo D. Zaragoza yesterday said research undertaken by the agency showed that tobacco dust battles not only head lice but also decimates snails that inhabit fishponds and fish ...

    • Women power in Sarangani Bay keeps coral predators away 

      Sarmiento, Bong S. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 28, 2022, on page A7)
      The crown of thorns starfish that have been destroying corals in the 215,950-hectare Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) have found their match among women in coastal communities here. Thanks to a reward of rice given ...