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Southern California coast sees deluge of sick sea lion pups
Sick and malnourished sea lion pups are stranding themselves on southern California beaches in some of the largest numbers seen in over a decade, perplexing scientists and leading one care facility to declare itself near ...
- March 15, 2013
'Be nice to sharks'
The most recent shows that globally, on average, 38 million sharks are traded annually for their fins. Although some international fisheries organizations have banned shark fining, regulating trade of shark fins and other ...
- March 10, 2013
Massive oil spill hits Manila Bay
A huge oil spill shut down parts of Metro Manila's vital fishing industry yesterday, jeopardizing the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people living along Manila Bay's diesel coated coast. Dead fish floated on the water ...
- August 10, 2013
2 dolphins, sea turtle found dead
Two dolphins and a sea turtle were found dead in this capital town’s coastal waters yesterday. One of the dolphins had three bullet wounds. Fernando de Guzman, chairman of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management ...
- March 23, 2013
Manifesting a concern for the marine environment
Local divers in Cebu compile trash collected underwater during a coastal clean up in Mactan Island, Cebu yesterday. The activity marked Coral triangle Day which is celebrated June 9 in conjunction with World Oceans Day by ...
- June 10, 2013
Manila Bay fishkill caused by Laguna de Bay overflow - BFAR
The thousands of dead fish found floating in the Manila Bay over the weekend likely came from fish cages in Laguna de Bay, which overflowed because of heavy rains brought by tropical storm Gorio, the Bureau of Fisheries ...
- June 2, 2013
DFA reacts strongly vs China Sea patrol
The Philippines on Wednesday "strongly objected" to China's announcement that it would intensify its supervision and control over the contested islands and waters in the West Philippine Sea. In a text message, Foreign ...
- February 28, 2013
S. Korean airlines ban shark fin as cargo
South Korea’s two largest airlines, Korean Air and Asiana, said on Thursday they had both decided to ban shark fin from their cargo flights as part of a growing global campaign against the Asian delicacy. Korean Air, which ...
- June 21, 2013
Lake Buhi, home of unique PH fish, gets attention
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has designated the Lake Buhi Watershed in Camarines Sur as a water quality management area in a bid to protect the lake that is home to the Mistichthys luzonensis, locally ...
- June 9, 2013
Fishing Devices
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) launched here Saturday the nationwide deployment of fish aggregating devices or "payao" for small fishermen operating within the country's municipal fishing areas. BFAR ...
- March 10, 2013