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'Kapis' makes comeback in Iloilo waters
First, the good news: two valuable mollusks, the "kapis" (Placuna placenta) or windowpane oysters and "bay-ad" (Placuna sp.) have made a comeback near the shores of Iloilo province. And now the bad news: they may soon ...
- October 12, 2002
Mangroves protect coastal areas from tidal waves, says scientist
If your idea of a perfect vacation spot is a stretch of powder-white sand beach, with a few coconut trees swaying in a breeze, think again. This postcard-pretty coastal area, our idea of a romantic tropical paradise, is a ...
- January 8, 2005
Technique to produce 'kapis' seed developed
A technique to produce "kapis" shell seed under controlled conditions for stock enhancement and mariculture has been developed. The headway was achieved by researcher Jocelyn Madrones Ladja of the Tigbauanm Iloilo-based ...
- May 7, 2003
More lessons on mangroves
Recently, I received a copy of a new book, "Handbook of mangroves of the Philippines-Panay," and felt I was being given an extended lesson on mangroves. The book is written by a four-person team composed of Jurgenne H. ...
- May 7, 2004
Villagers mourn the death of dugong
Three weeks after it was beached by waves, a baby dugong or sea cow (Dugong dugon) died due to diarrhea on Oct. 4, but its finders are mourning its loss, like it was one of their own. The dugong, a little over a meter long, ...
- October 25, 2003
Shark tales in RP : The good, the bad
At first, the villagers of Barangay Namucon of Tigbauan town showed genuine concern for the giant fish when they saw it lying on their beach on Nov. 4, "heaving and suffering from what looked like a spear wound," according ...
- November 16, 2004