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Chinese turtles infest CL fishponds
Officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 3 expressed alarm on Monday over the proliferation of an invasive species of turtle that now threaten Central Luzon's local fish population ...
- February 6, 2013
Cavite's 'tinapa' stay to thrive
Despite the industrial, commercial, and residential boom on Cavite, the ancient way of curing and smoking fish and other marines species continuous to thrive in the province, particularly in the municipalities of Rosario ...
- August 4, 2013
Tubbataha Ranger Station getting upgrade
The Tubbataha ranger station has been a second home to a dozen dedicated park rangers standing vigil over the 97, 030-hectare Tubbataha reef natural park in Palawan. The crucial role the station and the park rangers play ...
- August 6, 2013
Reefbuds tech restores marine life
"Reef buds are basically an organic and inorganic composite artificial reef. They are designed in such a way that when you drop them in seawater, they calcify like a natural reef. The mimic the calcification of marine ...
- March 12, 2013
Gentle sea giant
A whale shark feeds on minute marine species, including krill, in waters off Tan-Awan village in the town of Oslob in the southern part of Cebu province. Whale shark watching in the area has become a popular tourism activity ...
- June 5, 2013
Ocean advocates back Bermuda marine reserve
Officials from the Pew Charitable Trusts and one of famed underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau's grandsons were in Bermuda on Thursday calling for the creation of the Atlantic's biggest marine reserve. The ambitious "Blue ...
- August 15, 2013
Endangered helmet shells, log seized
Endangered helmet shells, also known as "Budyong" from Jolo, Sulu, and illegally cut logs aboard a motor launch in Palawan were confiscated by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in separate maritime operations. PCG personnel ...
- June 23, 2013
Samar shellfish ban still on
Red tide toxins remain in four bays of Samar Island as coastal waters are still positive for paralytic shellfish poisoning, the bureau of fisheries and aquatic resources said in its bulletin issued earlier this week. BFAR ...
- August 2, 2013
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
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