Aquatic News Index: Recent submissions

Now showing items 281-300 of 14689

    • Reward offered vs tour guides who allowed divers to vandalize coral stones 

      Cordova, Calvin (Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2024, on page 10)
      A furious Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado has offered a cash reward to anyone who could provide information that would lead to the identification of the tour guides who allowed divers to vandalize coral stones in one of the ...

    • Thailand wages war against ‘alien’ tilapia fish 

      (Panay News, September 5, 2024, on page 10)
      Can Thailand win its war against an invasive tilapia species? It has been described as the “most invasive species” to ever hit Thailand – one which risks enormous damage to the environment, according to officials. Attempts ...

    • Thailand nets 1.3 M kilos of tilapia 

      (The Philippine Star, September 4, 2024, on page 9)
      Thailand has netted more than 1.3 million kilograms of highly destructive blackchin tilapia fish, the government said yesterday, as it battles to stamp out the invasive species.

    • 291 farmers, fisherfolks get financial aid 

      Pedrosa, Merlinda (SunStar Philippines, September 17, 2024, on page 2)
      A total of 291 farmers and fisherfolks in Bacolod City received financial assistance from the Presidential Assistance to Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Families (PAFFF) program of the national government at the Bacolod City ...

    • Study: Seaweed a resilient food solution in nuclear winter 

      (Daily Tribune, January 22, 2024, on page G39)
      A new study about the potential of seaweed as a resilient food source was published in the scientific journal Earth’s Future by a team of researchers from the Alliance to Feed the Earth in Disasters, Louisiana State ...

    • 'Blue crab' conservation eyed 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, January 24, 2024, on page B19)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Region 3, the coastal municipalities of Bulacan and the Fisherfolk and Aquatic Resources Management Council of Hagonoy, are setting their sights on the conservation and ...

    • Retrieval of sunken vessel in full swing at Mariveles waters - PCG 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, January 15, 2024, on page A4)
      The salvaging of a sunken vessel in Mariveles waters in Bataan has started last Jan. 5. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Bataan commander Jonathan Serote said the Irzolex Inc., owner of the MV Hong Hai which sank last year off ...

    • Agri Dept. cites Zambales firm's efforts in pompano production 

      (Manila Standard, January 23, 2024, on page A3)
      In San Antonio, Zambales, a private firm is helping blaze the trail to increase local production of pompano, a delicious, high-value aquaculture alternative to milkfish. Government data showed that in 2022, local production ...

    • Fisherfolks file complaint citing 'absence of consultation' in Laguna de bay project 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, January 11, 2024, on page A4)
      A group of fishermen on Thursday filed a formal complaint before the Laguna Lake Development Authority to stop the reclamation at Laguna de Bay for absence of consultation. The Rizal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management ...

    • Coral reefs: Going, going, gone? 

      Tacio, Henrylito (Daily Tribune, January 22, 2024, on page G38)
      The country’s ecologically fragile coral reefs are on the verge of extinction. But despite this, they are not getting the attention they deserve. Right now, there is a lack of updated information on the present status of ...

    • Price of sardines, other commodities, spike 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, January 25, 2024, on page B9)
      The price of the staple food of many Filipinos under the poverty line — sardines — along with other food items have gone up, the second time to do so, since the start of the year. In a press conference on Wednesday, Trade ...

    • Pinoys want more WPS patrols - survey 

      Piatos, Tiziana Celine (Daily Tribune, January 24, 2024, on page A3)
      Most Filipinos want the Marcos administration to intensify military action in addressing the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea, according to a survey whose result was released Tuesday. In the Fourth Quarter ...

    • Red tide invades Eastern Visayas bays 

      Recuerdo, Elmer (Daily Tribune, January 23, 2024, on page B16)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources regional office here disclosed that two bays in the Eastern Visayas region were declared positive of red tide after shellfish meat samples gathered from the two waters were ...

    • PCG, BFAR operations nab illegal fishers 

      Recuerdo, Elmer (Daily Tribune, January 20, 2024, on page B16)
      The Philippine Coast Guard teamed up with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to conduct patrols in Samar Sea to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities in the rich fishing ground of Eastern ...

    • Oceana: Turn AUU fishponds to mangroves 

      (The Manila Times, February 24, 2024, on page C1)
      Scientists and more than 10 civil society groups like the international organization Oceana have called on the government to urgently revert to mangrove forests all abandoned, undeveloped and underutilized (AUU) fishponds. ...

    • 'PH Maritime zones bill will not deter Chinese fishers' 

      Tamayo, Bernadette (The Manila Times, February 26, 2024, on page A3)
      The Maritime Zones bill, if it becomes a law, would not deter Chinese fishermen from intruding into Philippine waters, but it would “impose” more pressure on China to follow international law, a United Statesbased think ...

    • Oil spill damage hits over P41B, says CEED 

      Miguel, Janine Alexis (The Manila Times, February 26, 2024, on page A8)
      Sustainability think tank Center for Energy, Ecology, and Development (CEED) said in a report that the Mindoro oil spill has caused P41.2 billion worth of damage to the environment and fisherfolk. Results from the report ...

    • PCG bares photos of China's harvest of marine species 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2024, on page A3)
      Previously unreleased photographs taken by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) showing the harvesting of giant clams and other marine species at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal during the previous administration were publicized ...

    • ROTC can't resolve WPS problem 

      Aloc, Daniel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 5, 2024, on page A14)
      Recently, supporters of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program have been poking fun at those who are using the slogan “Atin ang West Philippine Sea,” while also opposing the ROTC’s revival. What I find funny ...

    • Pinoy troops at West PH Sea get a taste of Christmas 

      Andrade, Jeannette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 27, 2021, on page A2)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines has brought Christmas to its troops stationed at outposts on the West Philippine Sea. “Noche buena” packages, including “lechon” (roasted pig), were air-dropped by the Philippine Navy, ...