Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "rainy season"
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Agusan marsh vital bird sanctuary in Asia
(BusinessWorld,September 23, 2005 , on page S3/8)A scientific expedition to the Agusan marsh in Northeastern Mindanao is scheduled late this year to highlight the need to preserve the area's biodiversity, a scientist said. Dr. Jurgenne Primavera, a senior scientist of ... -
Carbon from Indonesia fires exceeds US emissions: green groups
(BusinessWorld,October 23, 2015 , on page S3/4)Fires raging across huge areas of Indonesia are spewing more greenhouse gases into the atmosphere every day than the US economy, according to estimates from global environment watchdogs. For nearly two months, thousands ... -
Chemicals in tilapia feeds, Changes in temperature cause lake buhi fish kill; town state calamity
(Manila Bulletin,November 26, 2016 , on page 14)A state of calamity was declared in this municipality because of the occurrence of a fish kill over the past few weeks, delivering a big blow to almost a thousand fish cage owners and operators. The initial estimate of ... -
CL red tide-free - BFAR
(Manila Bulletin,September 24, 2013 , on page 6)Coastal areas of Bataan and Zambales province remain clear from paralytic shellfish poison or most commonly known as red tide that commonly occurs during rainy season, authorities assured yesterday. The bureau of fisheries ... -
Endangered Lake
(The Philippine Star,May 13, 2018 , on page 12)It’s been nearly a year to the day Roy Cimatu took over as secretary of environment and natural resources. Among his promises upon assuming the post was a thorough cleanup of water resources, particularly the country’s ... -
Fish kill hits Lake Sebu
(SunStar Philippines,January 12, 2021 , on page 2)Around PHP20 million worth of tilapia have been destroyed due to the massive fish kill in the last three days in portions of Lake Sebu in South Cotabato province. Christopher Ofong, Lake Sebu municipal information officer, ... -
From pollution to profit: Over P3-M shrimp harvested from a hectare
(DailyGuardian,August 17, 2020 , on page 6-7)By recycling excess nutrients that would otherwise have been released to the environment, a shrimp farm harvested almost 13 tons of shrimp worth P3.3 million after just over 4 months of culture. Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus ... -
From pollution to profit: Over P3-million shrimp harvested from a hectare
(Panay News,August 15, 2020 , on page 15)By recycling excess nutrients that would otherwise have been released to the environment, a shrimp farm harvested almost 13 tons of shrimp worth P3.3 million after just over four months of culture. Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus ... -
From rainwater to drinking water: Hyundai's facility processes nature's resource
(Manila Bulletin,January 19, 2020 , on page 2)The rainy season is not a problem to people in the municipality of Tanay where the Hyundai Rainwater Harvesting Facility processes nature’s resource into potable water for the community. For two years now, Hyundai’s ... -
Green architecture helps mitigate effects of climate change
(Manila Bulletin,January 22, 2015 , on page B-8)Climate change is taking its toll on our country. Rainy seasons have become unpredictable, bringing severe flooding and other dire conditions that scientists predict will become more frequent as the planet continues to ... -
Heavy Traffic
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 12, 2018 , on page A12)A barge in Binondo, Manila, on Tuesday, cuts a path through thick patches of water hyacinths that cover the Pasig River during the rainy season. -
Kidapawan folk reminded on proper waste disposal
(Manila Bulletin,June 21, 2019 , on page 15)The City Disaster Risk and Management (CDRM) is reminding residents to stop dumping garbage into creeks and rivers to prevent flooding during the rainy season. The CRDM issued the warning after the weather bureau announced ... -
Lake Sebu fish kill claims P3.9m worth of tilapia
(Manila Standard,June 29, 2016 , on page A7)Around P3.9 million worth of tilapia were destroyed in another major fish kill in lakes Seloton and Sebu in Lake Sebu town in South Cotabato. Justina Navarrete, chief of the South Cotabato Office of the Provincial Agriculturist ... -
Legendary Paoay Lake comes alive
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 13, 2013 , on page A19)Unknown to many, the serene Paoay Lake, known for its legendary past, had been blighted by wastes coming from fish cages resulting in high E. coli bacteria contamination for years. The 387-hectare lake in Paoay, Ilocos ... -
Manila gears up for rains by buying 80 rescue boats
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 16, 2020 , on page A8)The Manila local government has prepared for the rainy season in the flood-prone city by buying 80 rescue boats that are expected to speed up the response time to emergencies. According to Manila Disaster Risk Reduction ... -
Microalgae paste: A potential feed for hatcheries
(Panay News,July 14, 2016 , on page 8)As an alternative, a potential feed for hatcheries during the La Niña phenomenon is microalgae paste, which is concentrated microalgae cells used as feed for larval fish, shrimp, and other aquaculture species. According ... -
State of calamity over Sebu fish kill
(Manila Standard,February 1, 2017 , on page C2)The municipal government of Lake Sebu in South Cotabato is planning to declare a state of calamity due to another major fish kill that has seen P6.5 million worth of tilapia destroyed. Zaldy Artacho, Lake Sebu municipal ... -
Stop using plastic — DENR
(The Manila Times,June 5, 2018 , on page A3)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) urged Filipinos to stop using single-use plastic items that usually end up polluting the oceans and waterways. “It is high time we refrain from using disposable ... -
Sustained fish output growth seen in April-June
(The Manila Times,June 28, 2019 , on page B5)The government is optimistic to sustain positive growth in the country’s fish production in the second quarter of 2019, as it shifts focus on aquaculture farming due to the expected weather disturbances during the rainy ... -
Water cube seen as green solution
(The Manila Times,February 5, 2022 , on page B5)All Certified Equipment Trading Corp. (ACETC) is confident that its Water Cube will gain wider acceptance in the Philippines once the company finishes the testing of the product for storing water and harvesting rain water. ...