Aquatic News Index: Recent submissions
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AFP wants China to pay P60M for June 17 attack
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 5, 2024 , on page A1)The Philippine military wants P60 million in damages from China following the June 17 attack at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal where the Chinese coast guard wounded a Filipino sailor, confiscated firearms, and destroyed ... -
AFP chief: PH turned down US offer to help amid sea tensions
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 6, 2024 , on page A2)The Philippines had turned down offers from the United States to assist operations in the South China Sea, after a flare-up with China over missions to resupply Filipino troops on a contested shoal, its military chief said. ... -
'We're not backing down': PH message to China gets louder
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 5, 2023 , on page A4)Last March, a small airplane flying close to an artificial island built by China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was met by a flare fired by Chinese authorities as a warning for "intruding" into Chinese territory. Such ... -
'Barbaric': 2 new reports of Chinese harassment
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 8, 2024 , on page A1)China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels, backed by two Chinese navy hovercraft, harassed and chased Philippine boats that carried marine scientists conducting surveys at Escoda (Sabina) Shoal near where the Philippine Coast Guard ... -
PH, Sino ministers talk de-escalation - but 'Monster" back in EEZ
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 4, 2024 , on page A3)The Chinese vessel known as “The Monster,’’ so-called for being the largest coast guard ship in the world, reentered the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on Wednesday morning, in what a retired Philippine Navy officer ... -
Pinoys favor diplomatic solution to sea row with China - poll
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 5, 2024 , on page A4)A recent commissioned survey by Pulse Asia showed that a large number of Filipinos favored a diplomatic solution to the maritime dispute between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea. The May 5 to May 9 poll ... -
Navy asserts PH vessel will stay at shoal, cites ‘past experiences’
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 10, 2024 , on page A2)For a week now, the largest coast guard vessels of the Philippines and China have been in close proximity to each other at Escoda (Sabina) Shoal. As neither had budged, the Philippine Navy on Tuesday reiterated that the ... -
Even in death, dolphins still boost human understanding
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 8, 2024 , on page A3)As marine mammal strandings increase in the Philippines, scientists and veterinarians are turning dolphin deaths into opportunities for critical research and conservation efforts. At a recent workshop held at the University ... -
De-escalation
(The Philippine Star,June 30, 2024 , on page 8)The geopolitical tensions in the West Philippine Sea – uncertain, unpredictable, unhinged – are hurting not only our valiant Navy and the Philippine Coast Guard personnel and our tireless fishermen but our businessmen as ... -
Dolomite beach remains packed
(Daily Tribune,October 25, 2021 , on page A7)Manila Bay’s dolomite beach had to be closed for an hour early Sunday after a throng of about 4,000 people raised fears of the situation becoming a Covid-19 super-spreader event. Jacob Meimban Jr., deputy executive director ... -
SMC cleans up Bulacan, Metro Manila rivers
(The Manila Times,May 5, 2024 , on page A8)A total of 6 million metric tons of silt and solid waste were removed from various rivers in Metro Manila and in Bulacan, San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said on Friday, May 3. The total included more than 3 million tons recently ... -
Aklan town bans fishing due to oil spill
(The Manila Times,May 31, 2024 , on page A7)The local government of New Washington in Aklan has ordered the suspension of fishing activities in several areas following an oil spill in Barangay Polo on Sunday. The spill, traced to a vessel owned by Metallica Shipyard, ... -
Iloilo tackles 'water shortage'
(The Manila Times,April 19, 2024 , on page A7)The city government here has earmarked P12.5 million to address its "severe water shortage" problem caused by the El Niño phenomenon and the dry season. The budget was allocated following the recommendation of the City ... -
[Modernizing fishing]
(Manila Bulletin,December 20, 2023 , on page 4)A fisherman is shown harvesting his catch at the Laguna de Bay in Muntinlupa City in this photo taken on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. -
World in grip of new major coral bleaching, reefs at risk
(The Manila Times,April 17, 2024 , on page A3)The world is currently experiencing its second major coral bleaching event in 10 years, with reef systems from Australia to Florida teetering on the brink of disaster following months of record-breaking ocean heat, a US ... -
Vietnam's temperature records feel in April
(The Manila Times,May 5, 2024 , on page B5)More than 100 temperature records tumbled across Vietnam in April, official data showed, as a deadly heat wave scorched South and Southeast Asia. Extreme heat has blasted Asia from India to the Philippines in recent weeks, ... -
Great Barrier Reef over 70% bleached
(The Manila Times,April 18, 2024 , on page B8)Australia's spectacular Great Barrier Reef is experiencing its most widespread bleaching on record, with 73 percent of surveyed reefs damaged. Often dubbed the world's largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef is a ... -
Drought leaves Amazon basin rivers at all-time low
(Panay News,September 21, 2024 , on page 10)Water levels in many of the rivers in the Amazon basin have reached their lowest on record amid a continuing drought, the Brazilian Geological Service (SGB) says. The Madeira river, a major tributary to the Amazon, had ... -
Painted rocks might endanger water quality
(Panay News,October 2, 2024 , on page 4)The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) of this province has mandated the immediate removal of paint on rocks found in the riverbed at Purok Gayas, Barangay Minoyan, Murcia town. A video of attractive, ... -
Blue swimming crab model village launched in Manapla
(Panay News,September 30, 2024 , on page 5)A model village for blue swimming crab (BSC) was launched in Barangay Tortosa, Manapla, Negros Occidental on Friday, September 27. The BSC Adopt-a-Village Project is a public-private-community partnership initiated as a ...