Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Barcia, Rhaydz"

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    • 16 passengers of sunken boat rescued 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, October 15, 2022, on page A7)
      A motorized boat carrying 16 passengers encountered engine trouble and started to sink after it was hit by big waves near Rapu-Rapu Island in Albay on Friday morning. LtCol. Maria Luisa Calubaquid, police regional spokesman, ...

    • 5 fishermen dead as bad weather lingers over Bicol 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, January 20, 2023, on page A8)
      Bad weather has claimed the lives of five fishermen here, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Thursday.Gremil Naz, OCD regional spokesman, said two other fishermen were missing. He added that the fatalities were from ...

    • Albay's rich fishing ground tourist draw 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 4, 2016, on page A7)
      The vast golden white sands that appear and disappear with the tide day in, day out in Lagony Gulf is fast becoming a local tourist attraction this summer. This little city in the middle of the sea, known locally as Wara-Wara ...

    • Anti-illegal fishing advocate killed 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, August 14, 2015, on page A7)
      Gerlie Menchie Alpajora, Sagnay Tuna Fishers Association secretary, was gunned down while sleeping beside her two young children inside their home in Barangay Bongalon in Sangay, Camarines Sur, said Nonie Enolva, spokesperson ...

    • Fisherman swims to safety, other still missing in Bicol 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, January 1, 2023, on page A7)
      Bicol Region has lost precious lives in the raging seas as Bicolano fishermen continue to face a sudden change in weather while trying to earn a living and feed their families. Norman Lim, 34, of Virac, Catanduanes survived ...

    • Giant sperm whale dies in Dimasalang, Masbate 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, June 30, 2022, on page A10)
      The sperm whale (Physeter catodon) that was stranded on June 25 in the shallow waters of Dimasalang, Masbate died on June 26. "A giant sperm whale was stranded, struggling, breathing, and swimming in the shore of Banahao ...

    • Green sea turtle with lump to undergo surgery in Albay 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, September 22, 2022, on page A8)
      A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) with a big lump on its neck will undergo an operation in Albay this week. The green sea turtle was accidentally trapped in a gill net, locally called, 'pangke,' which was fished out by ...

    • Guardians of the gulf 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, June 7, 2018, on page A7)
      Every day, Rohniel Estevez, chief operating officer of Legazpi City’s Integrated Coastal Resource Management (ICRM), serves as guardian of the sea. Estevez and his crew–rescue diver Dabbie Olimpo, diver Christian Talde and ...

    • Leatherback turtle fished out from Ragay 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, November 23, 2018, on page A7)
      A big leatherback sea turtle weighing 500 kilograms was fished out by local fisherman from the waters of Ragay Gulf in Bicol on Thursday. Nonie Enolva, regional spokesman for Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, said ...

    • Ligao's marine protected area is Albay's treasure trove 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, May 16, 2023, on page A8)
      More than two decades ago, the city government declared the Batong Languyon in Sitio Tambac, Maonon village in Ligao City as a fish sanctuary. Today, the area is home to different marine species, including blue marlin (malasugui).

    • Megamouth shark washes ashore in Sorsogon 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, June 13, 2022, on page A8)
      A rare megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios) was found lifeless on the shore of the coastal village of Bagacay in Gubat town, Sorsogon province on Saturday, June 11. Nonie Enolva, BFAR regional spokesman, confirmed that ...

    • Saving the sardine from warming seas 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (The Manila Times, December 19, 2022, on page A10)
      Couple Romeo de Luna, 62, and Elvira de Luna, 59, of Sitio Tambac, Maonon village in Ligao City survived daily through fishing within the Ticao-Burias Pass, the second-largest seascape in the Philippines. The couple, both ...