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Ocean heat wave harming 12,000 sq-km of world's coral reefs - experts
Corals reefs are suffering a severe underwater heat wave this year for the third time on record, including a mysterious warm patch in the Pacific known as “The Blob”, scientists said on Thursday. The bout of record high ...
- October 9, 2015
PH pushing for completion of SCS Code of Conduct at ASEAN summit
The Philippines is pushing for the completion of the framework for a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (SCS) to ease the tension over clashing claims in the area during its chairmanship of the Association of Southeast ...
- January 6, 2017
The government and state universities and colleges promote 'Philippine aquasilviculture'
The government is launching a project that will promote aquasilviculture and, at the same time, rehabilitate Mangrove areas. Aquasilviculture (from the Greek word “aqua,” meaning water, and “silvos,” meaning tree), involves ...
- January 5, 2012
Tuna fetches record $3.1M
A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1 million for a giant tuna Saturday as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre-dawn New Year's auction. Bidding ...
- January 6, 2019
Whale protection
Two humpback whales crest next to a sailboat on Stellwagen Bank off the coast of Cape Cod in Massachusetts, United States in this photo provided by Whale and Dolphin Conservation. Sailboat racing and non-profit group are ...
- July 13, 2017
Meet focuses on Boracay clean-up
The Duterte administration’s initiative to crack down on environmental violations at world-famous Boracay Island has been a center of attention at the East Asian Seas Congress. “It is in nearby Boracay where the Philippine ...
- November 30, 2018
Boracay: The economics of non-compliance
Malacañang announced last week the Cabinet decision to close Boracay temporarily (six months at the minimum) to allow businesses there to comply with sanitation and environmental rules, LGU rules on construction and ...
- April 10, 2018
New hatcheries
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) alloted P10.5 million for the conduct of feasibility studies for the establishment of 15 multi-species hatchers in the country.
- March 8, 2018
DTI proposes gradual shutdown of Boracay
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has proposed to the Office of the President (OP) to shut down Boracay island in phases to avoid disrupting businesses and livelihood in the island. The proposal of the trade ...
- April 3, 2018
₱1-B mangrove rehab project to benefit E. Visayas
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is undertaking a massive mangrove rehabilitation project estimated at a cost P1 billion that will benefit Eastern Visayas and other super-typhoon Yolanda hit areas ...
- March 14, 2014