Browsing Aquatic News Index by Name "Fabello, Jovic"

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    • ₱1.2-B giant clam shells seized in Palawan; 4 nabbed 

      Miranda, Romar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 18, 2021, on page A3)
      About 200 tons of fossilized giant clam shells valued at around P1.2 billion were seized by authorities from four men who were arrested in Palawan province in the biggest recovery so far of the bivalves which are much-coveted ...

    • In Palawan town, wild crocodile caught after attacking villager 

      Ticke, Geraldford (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 13, 2023, on page A7)
      Residents in Bataraza town, Palawan province, captured a 4.57-meter (15-foot) long saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) on Wednesday night after it attacked a villager in Barangay Sumbiling. Jovic Fabello, spokesperson ...

    • Lawmen seize giant clams worth $3.3m 

      (Manila Standard, March 6, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Philippine authorities have seized illegally harvested giant clam shells worth $3.3 million as smugglers turn to the endangered creatures as substitute for the illicit ivory trade. In one of the biggest operations of its ...

    • P1.2-B illegally harvested giant PH clam shells seized 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, April 18, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Philippine authorities said on Saturday they have seized some 200 tons of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million (P1.2 billion) in one of the biggest known operations of its kind in the country. ...

    • Palawan tightens watch against sea sponge trade 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, October 5, 2017, on page B-9)
      Environment authorities in Palawan are tightly monitoring the illegal collection and trading of multicellular parazoanorganisms, more commonly known as natural sea sponges, which are important sources of nutrients in the ...

    • Record haul: P1.2b giant clams seized in Palawan 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 18, 2021, on page A1)
      Authorities have seized some 200 tons of illegally harvested giant clam shells worth nearly $25 million in one of the biggest known operations of its kind in the country. The Coast Guard said four suspects were arrested ...

    • Roaming crocs, a common sight in Palawan town 

      Principe, Dennis (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2017, on page B-8)
      The case in one remote area in Palawan after a humongous reptile, about two to three meters long, was seen resting about 200 meters away from the Rabor Elementary School in Balabac, Palawan. Palawan Council for Sustainable ...