Aquatic News Index: Recent submissions

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    • Asean coast guards agree to set rules on disputed waters 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 11, 2024, on page A3)
      The coast guards of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed to establish a set of rules that would “shape common norm” in the face of China’s arbitrary rules in the South China Sea. The proposed draft ...

    • PCG allows removal of detained foreign vessel after it runs aground in Zambales 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 11, 2024, on page A10)
      Nearly two weeks after a detained foreign aggregate carrier with a Chinese crew ran aground in this town, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said preparations for the salvage operation are underway and may start on Tuesday. ...

    • Detained ship, Chinese crew still in Zambales 

      Aglibot, Joanna (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 23, 2024, on page A10)
      As the livelihood of residents in this coastal town return to normalcy following the recent suspension of dredging operations involving Chinese workers, the presence of another foreign aggregate carrier with Chinese crew ...

    • Zambales fishers face troubled waters 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 9, 2024, on page A4)
      The predawn stillness in this town’s shoreline is usually broken by the familiar noise made by fishermen going about as they prepare their small wooden boats to sail into the sea amid a backdrop of an early morning mist. ...

    • Senate ratifies bill making agri smuggling non-bailable 

      Cayabyab, Marc Jayson; Rosales, Elijah Felice (The Philippine Star, May 24, 2024, on page 1)
      The Senate has ratified the bicameral conference version of the bill that seeks to make agricultural smuggling a non-bailable offense, according to the principal author Sen. JV Ejercito. This means the Anti-Agricultural ...

    • BFAR vessels come under China water cannon attack 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Panay News, December 11, 2023, on page 10)
      Three vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) became the latest targets of water cannon attacks by the China Coast Guard (CCG) in the West Philippine Sea. The National Task Force for the West ...

    • Bangus, tilapia prices slightly up 

      ABS-CBN News (Panay News, February 1, 2024, on page 14)
      Price of bangus and tilapia slightly increased, according to the monitoring of the Department of Agriculture’s Bantay Presyo. Bangus is now at P150 to 250 per kilo, up from P150 to 220 from two weeks ago. Meanwhile, tilapia ...

    • Cargo ship rescues 6 from capsized boat 

      Jacinto, Al (The Manila Times, February 20, 2024, on page A7)
      A passing Panamanian cargo ship rescued six Filipinos from a capsized boat off the southern Philippine province of Sulu after strong winds and huge waves battered the ill-fated sea craft. This was confirmed by the Naval ...

    • BFAR turns over fish landing facility in Abra 

      Domingo, Leander (The Manila Times, February 22, 2024, on page B5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) turned over the newly constructed Community Fish Landing Center (CFLC) worth P3.7 million to the Calaba Farmers and Fisherfolk Association (CFFA) in Bangued, Abra on ...

    • Reforestation for the birds and turtles of Aboitiz Cleanergy Park 

      (The Philippine Star, June 28, 2024, on page B5)
      While accustomed to a life on the move below water, female sea turtles use their geomagnetic abilities, or an internal GPS, to return to their place of birth and lay their own eggs. At the same time, way above, migratory ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 13, Series of 2023, 17 May 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, May 19, 2023, on page B6)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; San Pedro Bay in Samar; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur are still positive for Paralytic ...

    • Fishers group casts doubt on Malampaya contract extension 

      Tupas, Emmanuel; Jaymalin, Mayen (The Philippine Star, May 19, 2023, on page 5)
      The militant Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) has expressed skepticism over the 15-year extension of the Malampaya service contract, echoing the same concern of the Gabriela Women’s ...

    • 25 injured as vessels collide off Cebu 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, May 23, 2023, on page 8)
      Twenty-five persons were injured in a collision involving two vessels in the waters off Cebu on Sunday. The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) is reportedly planning to suspend the operations of the passenger motor vessel ...

    • Explain fish kill in Pola, BFAR asked 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, May 19, 2023, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) should explain incidents of fish kill in Pola, Oriental Mindoro more than two months after the sinking of motor tanker Princess Empress caused an oil spill. In a radio ...

    • France reaffirms support for 2016 arbitral ruling 

      Santos, Tina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 11, 2023, on page A3)
      France has reaffirmed its support for the 2016 arbitral ruling as its embassy in Manila also expressed concern over recent developments in the South China Sea. “Following the recent incidents in the South China Sea, we ...

    • China bullying tactics continue in WPS – PCG 

      Dantes, Charles; Tonelada, Rachelle (Manila Standard, July 7, 2024, on page A1)
      There is no let-up in the “intimidation” tactics of Beijing in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said, noting that China Coast Guard’s massive ship, dubbed “The Monster,” also deployed a rigid-hull ...

    • PH ship to remain in Escoda Shoal, won’t go the way of Scarborough 

      Espiritu, Rex (Manila Standard, July 11, 2024, on page A1)
      The Philippine Coast Guard flagship, BRP Teresa Magbanua, will remain at Escoda Shoal despite the arrival of China’s biggest vessel dubbed as “The Monster” Navy spokesperson on the WPS Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad ...

    • Envoy says France willing to hold joint patrols with allies in WPS 

      (Manila Standard, December 7, 2023, on page A4)
      France is willing to hold joint maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea, the French Ambassador to Manila disclosed. Ambassador Marie Fontanel made the disclosure after Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo ...

    • Fishermen object to proposed offshore mining in Pangasinan 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael (BusinessWorld, September 14, 2021, on page S1/10)
      FISHERMEN expressed opposition to the proposed offshore mining in Lingayen Gulf that will cover five coastal towns in Pangasinan, citing its potential effects to livelihood. Bobby Roldan, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang ...

    • Taiwan monitoring Chinese military surge, calls China a threat to stability 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, July 12, 2024, on page S1/11)
      Taiwan said on Thursday that it was closely watching the Chinese military, which it said posed a rising threat to the region, after a flurry of warplanes passed near the island to join drills with China’s Shandong aircraft ...