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Nogas Island coral reefs to be restored
Philippine Army units and the municipal government of Anini-y has entered into a partnership for the restoration of damaged coral reefs in Nogas Island in the town. The partnership was made possible with the assistance of ...
- February 21, 2013
Oil sludge removal starts in Ilocos
Using shovels, rakes and dust pans, and even spoons, government employees, residents, fishermen and volunteers from different towns of La Union tediously scooped and gathered the coagulated oil that had reached coastal ...
- March 1, 2013
PH hosting Dugong Conservation Summit
Wildlife conservation representative from 21 countries will participate in a two-day conference hosted by the country to discuss the plight of the Sea Cows, known locally as the dugong, on Feb. 19 and 20. Secretary Ramon ...
- February 16, 2013
Ocean planet under threat
The oceans are under threat. Thus warned Braulio De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, he said. "Marine biodiversity suffers from overfishing and other unsustainable fishing practices. ...
- June 21, 2013
Gov’t to ban galunggong fishing in Palawan
Fishing of galunggong (round scad) in northern Palawan will be temporarily banned in the meantime that the government carries out a study on the species’ spawning period. In a statement, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- April 25, 2013
DA plans ban on catching ‘galunggong’ in Palawan
The Philippines may soon be self-sufficient in round scad or galunggong, but it must be prepared to accept a ban on catching the so-called poor man’s food this year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Monday. In a ...
- March 26, 2013
Pristine ecosystem, a posh paradise: high-end adventure travel lures upscale Western tourists to El Nido, Palawan
Rare marine life, endangered species, and undeveloped natural territories are luring more upscale tourists, mostly from the west, to El Nido, a world-renowned island destination and mange resource protected in Northern ...
- September 29, 2013
Dolphins remember friends' whistles for decades - study
Bottlenose dolphins can remember each other's signature whistles for more than 20 years, a study said on Wednesday- the longest social memory ever observed in an animal. Elephants have long been credited with the animal ...
- August 8, 2013
Sharks, manta rays win global trade protection
Several shark species and the manta ray won international trade protection on Monday in a move hailed by conservationists as a breakthrough in efforts to save them from being wiped out by over fishing. The deal at a major ...
- March 16, 2013
NEDA: Visayan Sea depletion alarming
The depletion of marine resources in the Visayan Sea has prompted the imposition of a close season to fishing to allow fish and other marine life to spawn. Ro-Ann Bacal, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) ...
- August 8, 2013