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    • Fishers score Marcos' cha-cha stance as 'sellout' of Filipinos 

      Lazaro, Jacob (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 11, 2024, on page A4)
      Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Saturday criticized President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for supporting moves to amend economic provisions in the Constitution. Pamalakaya ...

    • After rice, gov't now aims at fish self-sufficiency 

      Lagare, Jordeene (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 8, 2024, on page B1)
      The national government intends to help boost domestic output of food fish as part of efforts to attain self-sufficiency in this part of the Filipino’s diet, by 2028 or the end of President Marcos’ term, according to the ...

    • Pasig River council to build 8 more esplanades 

      Loreto, Russel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 5, 2024, on page A4)
      After launching a riverside showcase last month, the Inter-Agency Council for the Pasig River Urban Development (IAC-PRUD) said on Sunday that it will add eight more esplanades in other parts of the 25-kilometer river. In ...

    • Blast fishing eyed in stranding of whales, dolphin in Ilocos 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 2, 2024, on page A7)
      Three short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and a spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) were stranded in different coastal towns of the Ilocos region on Wednesday, marking the first cases of marine mammal ...

    • Over 5,000 baby turtles released in Tayabas Bay 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 7, 2024, on page A3)
      More than 5,000 baby sea turtles have been returned to their natural habitat in Tayabas Bay beginning December last year, according to an environmental group. Jay Lim, project officer of Tanggol Kalikasan (TK), said a total ...

    • Freshwater fish swim into trouble as climate change increases threat 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 13, 2023, on page A4)
      A quarter of freshwater fish species worldwide are at risk of extinction, according to an update to the global red list of threatened species on Monday, highlighting the escalating impacts of human-caused climate change ...

    • France orders rare Atlantic fishing ban to protect dolphins 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 20, 2024, on page A1)
      The French government will temporarily ban almost all commercial fishing in the Bay of Biscay to protect dolphins, much to the dismay of the industry. The monthlong ban off the country’s West coast—the first since the end ...

    • Global warming pushes ocean temperatures off the charts 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 13, 2024, on page A9)
      In 2023, the world’s oceans took up an enormous amount of excess heat, enough to “boil away billions of Olympic-sized swimming pools,” according to an annual report published Thursday. Oceans cover 70 percent of the planet ...

    • Deluge of sardines delights, worries Sarangani folk 

      Fernandez, Edwin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 9, 2024, on page A5)
      Residents of a coastal village in Maasim town of Sarangani province described the deluge of sardines along some 2- to 4-kilometer stretch of shoreline in the area a “blessing from above” that must be shared with everyone. ...

    • Dumaguete reclamation to kill marine life - experts 

      Pal, Irma Faith (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 21, 2023, on page A5)
      At least 200 species of fish, 200 species of corals and seven seagrass species will be lost if the ongoing reclamation activities along the coastline here continue. A study of Dumaguete’s four marine-protected areas revealed ...

    • Armed illegal fishers operate in Quezon waters, says groups 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2024, on page A7)
      An environmentalist group expressed concern that big-time illegal fishermen that prawl the Lamon Bay in Quezon province have been hiring armed crew, causing tension to rise in the rich fishing ground. “The situation is ...

    • China island-building, fishing caused most reef damage in SCS, says study 

      Lazaro, Jacob (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 20, 2024, on page A3)
      China’s island-building activities for military outposts in the South China Sea (SCS) have been responsible for the destruction of around 19 square kilometers of coral reefs, according to a recent study. Chinese fishermen, ...

    • DENR gets $278M for marine protection, drive vs plastic waste 

      Lazaro, Jacob (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 24, 2024, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it has secured a total of $278 million worth of grants for plastic waste management and marine protection projects. This subsidy will serve to enhance efforts ...

    • 3-month fishing ban in Visayan Sea starts 

      Marzan, Joey (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 18, 2023, on page A7)
      The government has imposed a three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea to combat the severe decline in fish population in this area in the Visayas due to overfishing. Harvesting of varieties of sardine (“tuloy,” “tamban,” ...

    • Defense Chief scores harassment of Pinoy fishers 

      Corrales, Nestor (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 25, 2024, on page A4)
      Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday night again condemned China’s latest act of aggression against Filipino fishermen in the resource-rich Scarborough Shoal, locally known as Bajo de Masinloc, which is within ...

    • PCG: Harassment of PH fishers continues 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 22, 2024, on page A5)
      The Chinese Coast Guard tried to drive away Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea early this month, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Sunday, with videos of the supposed harassment ...

    • Agri secretary, PHILSHRIMP tackle shrimp industry challenges 

      Cañet, Carla (SunStar Philippines, January 30, 2024, on page 5)
      Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel recently convened the directors and Officers of the Philippine Shrimp Industry, Inc. aimed to address the array of challenges confronting the shrimp sector. PHILSHRIMP GJ Sarrosa, ...

    • San Carlos cleans up for world wetlands day 

      (SunStar Philippines, February 3, 2024, on page 5)
      The San Carlos City Environment Management Office (CEMO) led in the local celebration of World Wetlands Day, anchored on the theme: Wetlands and Human Wellbeing, February 2. A clean-up drive was held in Ka-Priking, Brgy. ...

    • Fish from Zamboanga may decrease due to Capitol's EO ban on 'wet goods' 

      Logroño, Guam; Lagunda, Kevin (SunStar Philippines, February 5, 2024, on page 2)
      The fish supply in Cebu City or Metro Cebu may be affected if the implementation of Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s order, which imposes a ban on the entry of “wet goods in unsanitary conditions” in the province, continues. Some ...

    • Pinoy fishers to sail back to Panatag Shoal 

      Cariaso, Bella; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, November 20, 2023, on page 1)
      A fisherman was reported missing while another was rescued by a passing cargo vessel after their boat capsized in the waters off Agno, Pangasinan on Saturday. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Antonio Ollero was rescued ...