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Oil spill: How much, does it matter?
Just how much oil is spewing from the ruptured well in the Gulf of Mexico and how important is it to know that? Experts can’t agree on either question. Some scientists who have studied a new video of the gusher estimate ...
- May 16, 2010
Gulf Coast oil spill spreading out of control
An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control with a faint sheen washing ashore along the Gulf Coast Thursday night as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread ...
- May 1, 2010
5 tons of fish turn up dead in Vigan river
At least five tons of assorted fish, with an estimated cost of ₱500,000, turned up dead in the latest fish kill incident reported yesterday in Mestizo River, here. City Agriculturist Liburio Arca said the fish kill might ...
- May 8, 2010
Gov't implements quality seal for agri and fish products
Ten government will start adopting this year the national quality seal (NQS) for agricultural and fishery products to boost market access of quality and safe products produced in the country. The Bureau of Agriculture and ...
- March 19, 2010
DA allows imports of black tiger shrimps
Government has allowed the importation of broodstock and post-larvae of black tiger shrimps. The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), has issued three administrative ...
- January 20, 2010
Cleanest bodies of water in Benguet
Despite rapid urbanization and migration in various parts of this vegetable-producing province, a study showed that the cleanest and richest bodies of water in the country may be in this province. Provincial officials ...
- September 24, 2010
BoC foils attempt to smuggle fishing vessel at Manila port
The Bureau of Customs (BoC) foiled an attempt to sneak into the country through the Port of Manila (PoM) a fishing vessel from Taiwan without import entry and payment of duties and taxes. PoM district collector and lawyer ...
- February 27, 2010
Seaweed exporters press for subsidy
The local seaweed industry is pushing for an export subsidy similar to Chinese farmers' 13.5 percent subsidy support from the government which has enabled China to keep increasing its employment and keep a highly competitive ...
- April 14, 2010
Gov't aids tuna firms in Gensan
At least two tuna fishing companies here have availed of the emergency employment and livelihood programs of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to assist their workers who had been displaced as a result of the ...
- March 22, 2010
Bluefin tuna trade ban fails to pass: 68 governments vote against ban, 20 in favor
Efforts to protect the Atlantic bluefin tuna suffered a blow on Thursday when dozens of countries voted against a trade ban, drawing condemnation from environmental groups. At the 175-nation meeting of the Convention on ...
- March 20, 2010