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Small fish is in; big fish is out.
The most convincing argument against consumption of big fish is that the toxicity level has been discovered to increase corresponding to the size of the fish. Experts advise consumers to purchase small fry. That means small ...
- October 3, 2013
'Probe illegal fishing in Olotayan'
A barangay captain here will raise before the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) of Roxas the alleged illegal fishing activities in Brgy. Olotayan island. Manuel “Bongbong” Aninang said he will write a letter to Vice Mayor Ronnie ...
- August 19, 2013
Gov't urged to save its seas from overfishing
At least 13 fishing grounds in the Philippines have been heavily fished and the declining stocks will force local fishermen to go beyond the country's boundaries toward the Malaysian and Indonesian seas to look for catch, ...
- June 8, 2013
No more fish to catch, or spilt fuel to collect
Wearing the face masks given to them by health and social workers, Rodolfo Lasca, 49, and two neighbors arrived at the village basketball court yesterday to claim their emergency rice ration. Ever since a huge diesel oil ...
- August 11, 2013
Fish hatchery
The provincial government of Sulu is expected to implement a Natural Fish Hatchery and Nursery by utilizing the many lagoons in the province for culturing and sea-ranching of cultivable "invertebrates" and "finfishes". ...
- June 7, 2013
Shrimp business
Ten years ago, the Philippines used to be the one of the biggest shrimp producers- No. 3- in the world and ten years before that, the shrimp production had emerged as the country's "sunshine industry". Local shrimp production ...
- September 13, 2013
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a squid
The oceanic squid can fly more than 30 metres through the air at speeds faster than Usain Bolt if it wants to escape predators, Japanese researchers said on Friday. The mollusc propels itself out of the ocean by shooting ...
- February 9, 2013
Residents urged to evacuate due to oil spill
Residents of Manila living along the Pasig River were advised to evacuate their homes on Sunday as authorities investigate an oil spill from a warehouse in Santa Ana, Manila. Outgoing Mayor Alfredo Lim of Manila on Sunday ...
- June 24, 2013
Fisher folk key to marine conservation-WWF
Conserving the country’s precious marine resources begins with showing fisher folk that protecting natural habitats will redound to more money for them, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines). “Local ...
- August 17, 2013
Guimaras moves to fortify local laws vs illegal fishing
To address the rampant incidents of marine resource exploitations and illegal fishing in the coastal waters of the provine, local government units here agreed to harmonize their municipal fishery ordinances. Officials ...
- May 21, 2013