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    • DENR creates body on anti-coral bleaching 

      Galvez, James Konstantin (The Manila Times, September 13, 2010, on page A5)
      Secretary Ramon Paje of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources ( DENR) ordered recently the creation of a task force under the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau to monitor and document coral bleaching in the ...
    • Dying salt industry blamed on land conversion 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Manila Times, October 27, 2022, on page A2)
      The Philippine Association of Salt Industry Network (Philasin) on Wednesday blamed the massive conversion of agricultural lands into commercial, industrial and residential for the dying salt industry in the country. In a ...
    • Red tide alert up in 2 P'sinan towns 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, April 29, 2019, on page 15)
      Authorities have raised a red tide alert in the coastal waters of this town as well as in Anda after shellfish samples collected from these areas tested positive for the algae that produces the red tide toxin. In an advisory ...
    • Red tide forecast to spread 

      Campos, Othel V. (Manila Standard, February 27, 2010, on page A2)
      "Harmful algal blooms occur during heat spells," said Malcolm Sarmiento, director of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Bureau. "We are closely monitoring our seas, and we keep reminding the regions to keep a tight watch ...
    • Shellfish banned in 6 areas due to red tide 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, May 4, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned the harvest and consumption of shellfish in six areas that tested positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison or toxic red tide. The banned areas are: coastal ...