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Manila begins legal proceedings over South China Sea claims
On January 22, the Philippines fired a legal shot across China’s bow with Secretary of State Albert del Rosario’s announcement that Manila had submitted a motion to the United Nations requesting that China’s South China ...
- February 2, 2013
Airlines curbing shark fin transport
Shark fins' ride in plane bellies is beginning to end. Last week, Korean Air Lines C. said since March it had stopped moving the delicacy used in soups. The Seoul-based company joined Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. in saying ...
- June 25, 2013
Environmentalists want 'calumpang' trees preserved
Leave those native trees alone. Environmentalists made the appeal to property developers and the city government to preserve a cluster of 10 “bubog” or “calumpang” trees (Sterculia foetida) at the heart of the commercial ...
- January 28, 2013
Marine Harvest dangles prospect of higher bid for Cermaq
Marine Harvest, the world's biggest fish farmer, slightly raised its offer for rival Cermaq on Friday to 9.9 billion crowns ($1.7 billion), saying it would have bid more had it got the backing of Cermaq's board. Marine ...
- June 4, 2013
Bureau lifts sardine fishing ban in southwestern seas
The Bureau of the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has lifted on Thursday the three-month fishing ban on sardines and related species in the southwestern part of the country. However, operators of commercial fishing ...
- March 1, 2013
BFAR moves to conserve endangered fish species
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is seeking out means to conserve several fish species in Cagayan Valley, which have been identified as endangered, some are becoming totally extinct. Dr. Jovita Ayson, ...
- August 7, 2013
Paje stresses need to save Coral Triangle
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje on Saturday said more action was needed to save the reefs of the Coral Triangle, an important marine area encompassing Asia Pacific countries including the Philippines, amid growing threats ...
- August 25, 2013
Subic sea lion gives birth
After the heartbreaking death of a baby dolphin, Subic marine park Ocean Adventure sea lion star Brandy gave birth to her second baby last Aug. 18. This is the eighth pup born in the successful sea lion breeding program ...
- August 29, 2013
Shore birds
Beach and habitat losses attributable to Superstorm Sandy have wildlife groups scrambling to repair the damage by the time spring birds arrive. The storm washed away sand and vegetation that many species spawn in or call ...
- February 4, 2013
BFAR woos canneries to locate in W. Visayas
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional director Drusila Esther E. Bayate is encouraging more canneries to locate in Western Visayas because of the region's abundant marine resources. Bayate echoed what ...
- March 25, 2013