Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "echinoderm fisheries"

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    • Boracay divers wary of 'crown of thorns' 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, January 29, 2014, on page 6)
      An organization of divers in this island resort is vigilant on the possible proliferation of crown of thorns, a starfish species known to cause coral reef destruction, in the sea here. Crowns of thorns (Acanthaster planci) ...

    • Fisherfolks complain rampant sea cucumber gathering 

      Celino, Felipe (Panay News, January 26, 2010, on page 5)
      Fisherfolks in Brgy. Punta Cogon here are complaining about the rampant illegal gathering of sea cucumber, locally known as "balat," since it destroys the coal reefs. Some 200 fisherfolks complained that divers from other ...

    • Illegally caught starfish seized 

      (Panay News, July 22, 2015, on page 7)
      The Cebu Anti-Illegal Fishing Task Force (CAIFTF) seized some 300 kilos of illegally caught starfish in Carmen, Cebu on Monday, amid an intensified campaign against illegal fishing in the province. The dried starfish were ...

    • Scientists discover new ocean species 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, June 14, 2015, on page 6)
      Scientist diving amid deep-water corals and ranging the shallows for sea creatures never seen before have returned to the California Academy of Sciences from an expedition in the Philippines bearing new collections of ...

    • Starfish collection highlights SarBay fest 

      Lacson, Nonoy E. (Daily Tribune, May 30, 2022, on page B16)
      “Divers and local residents of Sarangani province have joined hands in collecting crown of thorns starfish (COT) at Barangay Gumasa as part of the celebration of the Sarangani Bay (SarBay) Festival this year. The COT has ...