Aquatic News Index: Recent submissions

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    • Arctic warming threatens wider world with rising seas 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, December 14, 2023, on page S1/11)
      The Arctic experienced the warmest summer on record this year, contributing to extraordinary wildfires and melting glaciers while threatening the rest of the world with problems including higher sea levels, a U.S. report ...

    • Long-term permits urged for aquaculture to meet fish demand 

      Halili, Adrian (BusinessWorld, December 5, 2023, on page S1/4)
      The government needs to issue more long-term permits for aquaculture to meet growing demand and as the rest of the industry observes sustainable practices like closed fishing seasons, a fisheries advocate said. “One of the ...

    • Authorities vow to pursue Chinese carrier involved in Occidental Mindoro allision 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, December 9, 2023, on page 3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vowed to go after the owners of a Chinese-flagged bulk carrier that was tagged in an allision incident with a Filipino fishing boat off Paluan, Occidental Mindoro. PCG Commandant, Admiral ...

    • Tanker hits fishing boat off Occidental Mindoro; 5 Filipino fishermen rescued 

      Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, December 8, 2023, on page 1)
      Five Filipino fishermen were rescued on Wednesday, Dec. 6, by members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after their fishing boat was hit by bulk carrier off the waters of Paluan, Occidental Mindoro. Reports said the ...

    • Our farmers and fisherfolk deserve gov't care 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 1, 2023, on page 8)
      A bill seeking to create a pension fund for farmers and fisherfolk has been filed in the House of Representatives. Under the proposed Agricultural Pension Act of 2023, contributions of farmers and fisherfolk who are ...

    • It's time to dive into adventure 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 3, 2023, on page C-3)
      Have you ever imagined what life would be like at the bottom of the sea? Picture yourself in a vast aquatic paradise just waiting to be explored. As the ocean remains largely unmapped, it leaves plenty for underwater ...

    • PCG rescues 4 fishermen from capsized motor boat 

      Jocson, Liza (Manila Bulletin, December 17, 2023, on page 8)
      The Philippine Coast Guard at the Port of Zamboanga rescued four fishermen after their motor boat capsized in the sea of Barangay Tumalutab here on Thursday, December 14. Coast Guard personnel, together with two motor ...

    • WTO fisheries subsidies text deal for 'final push' 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, December 25, 2023, on page B-4)
      A new draft text on curbing subsidies contributing to overcapacity and overfishing was on its "final push" for approval at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in late February next year. Already, the chair of the fisheries ...

    • China to end ban on seafood importation from Japan 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, September 21, 2024, on page B5)
      China said Friday that it is ready to "gradually resume" importing seafood from Japan after imposing a total ban in August last year over the release of water from the inactivated Fukushima nuclear plant. "China will begin ...

    • 'Where's the money for oil spill victims?' 

      Laurente, Ire Joe (The Manila Times, September 19, 2024, on page A7)
      A group of fishermen here affected by the oil spill last year walked out of a dialogue with the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and instead gathered outside the DoLE office on Wednesday to ask whatever happened ...

    • BBM brings aid to Cavite fisherfolk 

      Abrina, Dennis (The Manila Times, August 29, 2024, on page A8)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. visited Cavite province on Wednesday and provided cash assistance to fisherfolk severely affected by the recent oil spill off the coast of Limay, Bataan. Around 9,000 fisherfolk from the ...

    • DA pushes national tuna management plan 

      Campos, Othel (Manila Standard, September 5, 2024, on page B1)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) seeks increased capacity utilization of various tuna canneries nationwide to generate more jobs, attract new investments and bolster food security in the country. Agriculture Secretary ...

    • Chicken, fish production expansion in PH urged amid ASF resurgence 

      Cabato, Luisa (Panay News, September 4, 2024, on page 12)
      An agriculture group yesterday called on the government for the product expansion of chicken and fish in the country amid the resurgence of African Swine Fever (ASF). The Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) ...

    • Small fishers get NegOcc guv's nod on vital issues 

      Aghon, Hazel (Panay News, December 5, 2023, on page 4)
      Small fisher leaders from coastal towns and cities of Negros Occidental province were able to obtain the support of Gov. Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson on several pressing issues affecting the sector during a dialogue last ...

    • Over 4K Aklanon farmers, fishermen get financial aid 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Panay News, September 4, 2024, on page 5)
      A total of 4,827 farmers, fisherfolk, and families reeling from the effects of the El Niño phenomenon in this province have received financial assistance from the Office of the President. Under the Presidential Assistance ...

    • 9 Indian fishermen feared dead after vessel sinks 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, September 23, 2024, on page B5)
      Nine Indian fishermen are feared dead after their trawler capsized in the Bay of Bengal during a storm, an official told AFP on Sunday. The trawler had left from the Sundarbans in West Bengal on Wednesday with 17 men on ...

    • Red tide alert up in 4 bays in Samar 

      Gabieta, Joey (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 4, 2023, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has warned the public not to consume shrimps taken from four bays in Samar provinces where red tide toxins were detected. The BFAR identified the affected areas as the coastal ...

    • Oil siphoning from Terra Nova nearing completion 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, September 5, 2024, on page 8)
      With a little over 100,000 liters of industrial oil left in the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova, the siphoning process is now almost complete, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The PCG said that of the 1.4 million ...

    • Oil siphoning from Terra Nova nearing completion 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, September 9, 2024, on page 10)
      With a little over 100,000 liters of industrial oil left in the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova, the siphoning process is now almost complete, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The PCG said that of the 1.4 million ...

    • 150, 000 liters of oily waste still to be siphoned out of sunken 'Terranova' 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, September 5, 2024, on page 2)
      More than one million liters of oily waste have been siphoned out from the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova as of Aug. 31, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The PCG said that on Saturday alone, salvor firm Harbor Star ...