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    • Authors launch book on coastal plants 

      Pendon, Lydia (The Manila Times, November 9, 2018, on page A6)
      Two authors and scientists will launch an environmental book Beach Forest Species and Mangrove Associates in the Philippines at the Camiña Balay nga Bato in Arevalo District in Friday of November 16, 2012, to graced by ...

    • Aviation industry dons shark skins 

      Balmer, Etienne (Manila Bulletin, February 19, 2013, on page B-14)
      In its never-ending quest to develop more aerodynamic, more fuel-efficient aircraft, the aviation industry believes the ocean’s oldest predator, the shark, could hold the key to cutting energy consumption. Germany’s biggest ...

    • Avoiding Boracay trash build-up tackled 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, November 16, 2018, on page 14)
      Iloilo City now that Boracay in Aklan has reopened, long-term remedies are being sought to minimize trash build-up at the resort island. "It is important that the Boracay people know the existing problems on solid waste. ...

    • Avoiding oil spill first step in salvaging sunken ship 

      Newman, Minerva B. C. (Manila Bulletin, June 29, 2019, on page 5)
      The salvage company that will refloat the cargo ship that sank at a private port here will concentrate first on recovering any fuel oil left in the vessel to prevent it from contaminating the surrounding waters. The M/V ...

    • Awareness on fish products with export potentials 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, May 30, 2018, on page 10)
      The Country has high export potentials for its fish and fishery products. These potentials stemmed from the country’s vast natural resources, including the market demand and reasonable prices offered to export products. ...

    • Ayungin resupply mission succeeds 

      Quismorio, Ellson; Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, November 24, 2021, on page 1-7)
      The Philippines has successfully resuppllied its troops stationed at Ayungin Shoal, Macalañang announced Tuesday, Nov. 23. Dumating na ang resupply boats sa Ayungin Shoal At nakarating na sa BRP Sierra Madre ngayong ...

    • Ayungin Shoal incident draws support for PH; China vows not to stop resupply mission 

      Antonio, Raymund; Casayuran, Mario; Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2021, on page 1-10)
      Australia, Japan, France, And Germany have expressed "serious concerns" over the latest incident between China and Philippines in the Ayungin Shoal and urged China to abide by international maritime laws, particularly the ...

    • Ayungin Shoal within Phl EEZ 

      Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, October 14, 2023, on page A6)
      Retired Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has debunked China's claims of sovereignty over some features of the West Philippine Sea, including Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, Spratlys Island, and Bajo de Masinloc ...

    • B.F.A.R. Listing 

      Crismundo, Mike (Manila Bulletin, August 15, 2013, on page 15)
      The Region-13 office of the bureau of fisheries and Aquatic resources (BFAR-13) will launch the two-day municipal fisherfolk registration (fishR). program here next week. The fishR will make use of the database of fishermen ...

    • B.F.A.R. probes mass fish losses 

      See, Dexter A. (Manila Bulletin, July 13, 2010, on page 9)
      The Cordillera office of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is conducting an investigation on the cause of fish kill incidents in several towns in this province that resulted in over P10 million worth of ...

    • B.F.A.R. support 

      Crismundo, Mike (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2012, on page 15)
      A big number of fishermen, particularly those affected by typhoon "Sendong" in Iligan City, Misamis Oriental, and this city received several marine equipment as assistance from the government yesterday. Official of the ...

    • B.F.A.R. upgrade 

      Luci, Charissa M. (Manila Bulletin, January 6, 2014, on page 6)
      Cebu Rep. Benhur Salimbangon has filed House Bill 2313 to amend Republic Act 8550, the Philippine Fisheries Code of 1998, to promote the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) directors and his two assistant ...

    • Baby dolphin found on Ormoc beach 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette Grace (Manila Bulletin, July 18, 2018, on page 7)
      A baby dolphin washed up on a beach in Barangay Macabug here Monday. A fisherman, Alfonso Agordo, found the beached mammal and reported to the authorities. Irish Belmonte, head of the Fishery Research and Development ...

    • Baby dolphin's name known today 

      Sison, Bebot Jr.; Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, October 4, 2014, on page 8)
      The public will play a part in naming the new baby dolphin just born at Ocean Adventure Marine Park. "Hali, a first time dolphin mother, gave birth to a female calf on Aug. 31, 2014 at the Ocean Adventure facility in Subic ...

    • Baby dugong appeals for help 

      Lena, Pearl G. (Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2004, on page B-13)
      Far beyond its weaning stage, the survival of a female baby dugong that was fished out from the seashore of Igang, Nueva Valencia, Guimaras is now at the public's mercy. Information gathered at the Office of the Protected ...

    • Baby dugong dies in Thailand 

      (Manila Standard, August 18, 2019, on page A4)
      A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said Saturday. Mariam ...

    • Baby dugong dies of plastic ingestion 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 18, 2019, on page A9)
      A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said Saturday. "Mariam" ...

    • Baby Sea Turtles freed back into sea on Pawikan Festival 

      Regala, Franco G. (Manila Bulletin, November 30, 2017, on page B-7)
      Senator Cynthia Villar, together with Bataan Governor Abet Garcia, on Saturday, led a huge crowd in freeing more than a hundred marine turtle hatchlings into the sea during the annual celebration of the Pawikan Festival ...

    • Baby sea turtles released off San Jose shores 

      (Panay News, September 30, 2017, on page 2-14)
      Sixty-five green sea turtle (Cheloniamydas) hatchlings and three juvenile hawksbill turtles (Eretmochelys imbricate) were recently released on the shores of Barangay Madrangca of this capital town. Being in a province with ...

    • Baby sperm whale rescued off La Union 

      Elias, Jun (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, ...