Browsing Aquatic News Index by Scientific Name "Acanthaster"

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    • Boracay free of starfish, say marine scientists 

      (Today, January 12, 2000, on page 4)
      The world-famous long stretch of white beach in Boracay is free from the spread of crow-of-thorns starfish after all. Fearing that an outbreak of the dreaded starfish (Acanthaster planci) on its reef ecosystem may constitute ...

    • Coral-eating starfish infest Boracay waters 

      Lujan, Nereo C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 2, 1999, on page 12)
      A population of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish was found in the reefs of Boracay Island. But the aquaculture research center here said there was no cause for alarm. The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center ...

    • 'Crown-of-thorns' poses threat to Davao coral reefs 

      Lopez, Alexander D. (Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2015, on page 15)
      Alarmed by reports of the real threat of destruction to coral reefs, authorities in Davao region are now working closely to implement efforts to clear its coastal waters of the sea star (starfish) called crown-of-thorns. ...

    • Starfish: New Boracay danger? 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 8, 1999, on page 26)
      The world-famous long stretch of White beach here is free from the spread of crow-of thorns (COT) starfish, after all. It will be recalled that in 1997, tourists and local visitors avoided visiting this small island-paradise ...