Aquatic News Index: Recent submissions

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    • Kangkong and azolla extract improve immune response and disease resistance of eel 

      Ramoran, Rizza (DailyGuardian, March 19, 2024, on page 10)
      Now in its second year of implementation, an Isabela State University (ISU)-led project sought to explore effective ways to increase the survival rate of freshwater eels (Anguilla marmorata). Freshwater eels, locally known ...

    • Promising research initiatives for sustainable aquaculture featured at 2023 NSTW 

      Abagat, Reinier Josef (DailyGuardian, January 12, 2024, on page 1)
      Science and technology (S&T) research initiatives on aquaculture yield key findings as presented during the 2023 National Science, Technology, and Innovation Week (NSTW) at the Iloilo Convention Center on November 22, 2023. ...

    • 1 dead, 24 rescued off Japanese fishing boat 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, March 5, 2024, on page 9)
      One person died and 24 others were rescued yesterday after their fishing boat lost power and drifted onto rocks in rough seas off Japan, the coast guard said. Dramatic television footage showed the 56-metre on its side ...

    • 'Russian spy' whale found dead in Norway 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, September 3, 2024, on page 9)
      A Beluga whale whose strange harness sparked suspicions it was trained by Russia for spying purposes has been found dead in Norway, according to a non-government organization that tracks his movements. Nicknamed "Hvaldimir" ...

    • Conservation International Ventures, Coca-Cola partner for mangrove project 

      (The Philippine Star, September 1, 2024, on page B2)
      The Coca-Cola Foundation, the global philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Co., and Conservation International Ventures jointly announced the launch of a new, innovative climate resilience project in Southeast Asia to protect ...

    • Oil siphoning from Terra Nova stopped due to Enteng 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, September 3, 2024, on page 8)
      Rough sea conditions due to Tropical Storm Enteng prompted the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to stop the oil siphoning operations on the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova yesterday. “The contracted salvor, Harbor Star, secured ...

    • Hawksbill turtle saved in Cagayan 

      Visaya, Vince Jacob (The Manila Times, September 2, 2024, on page A7)
      A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) was rescued after it was accidentally trapped in a fish net in Diora Zinungan, Sta. Ana, Cagayan on Saturday, environment workers said on Thursday. Fisherman John Kenneth ...

    • Task force sets weekly inspection of Bataan oil spill 

      Baroña, Franco Jose (The Manila Times, August 7, 2024, on page A2)
      The interagency task force created to address the oil spill off Bataan will conduct weekly inspection and briefing to inform the public on affected marine areas to prevent the spread of misinformation. Local Government ...

    • Fishes from 5 Cavite areas still not safe 

      Abrina, Dennis (The Manila Times, August 25, 2024, on page A8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) clarified that five coastal areas in Cavite are still reeling from the effects of the oil spill from a sunken tanker in Bataan three weeks ago. According to BFAR's Bataan ...

    • SMC cleanup of Bulacan rivers nearly done 

      (The Manila Times, August 24, 2024, on page B3)
      San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is nearing completion of its massive river cleanup in Bulacan, having removed over 4.2 million tons of silt and waste. This effort, spanning 74 kilometers of waterways, is the largest volume extracted ...

    • Pangasinan Salt Center now a major supplier of salt products 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (The Manila Times, August 27, 2024, on page A9)
      The Pangasinan Salt Center (PSC) sold some 40,000 bags of agricultural grade salt fertilizer (AGSF) last week, making it a major supplier of the salt product barely seven and a half months after its first harvest. It was ...

    • Strong military will deter WPS attacks - Teodoro 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, August 27, 2024, on page A2)
      Instead of avenging China's harassment of Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the government should focus more on boosting the country's capability to deter armed attacks, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro ...

    • Bataan town villagers donate hair for oil spill 

      Esconde, Ernie (The Manila Times, August 5, 2024, on page A7)
      Some 360 villagers led by six barangay chairmen here went bald on Sunday and donated their hair to be used in the preparation of oil booms to help control the spread of oil spill from three vessels. The village heads were ...

    • PCG to help rescue Filipino fishers in Escoda Shoal 

      Baroña, Franco Jose (The Manila Times, August 6, 2024, on page A8)
      Philippines Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan has directed PCG District Palawan to deploy rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) from BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) to provide security and assistance to Filipino ...

    • DOT: Dive tourism doubled to P73B in 2023 

      Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne (SunStar Philippines, February 26, 2024, on page 12)
      Dive tourism contributed P73 billion to the country's economy in 2023, Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco announced on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. During the opening ceremony of the Philippine ...

    • Volume landed at fishports in July declines 12.9% month on month 

      Halili, Adrian (BusinessWorld, September 2, 2024, on page S1/5)
      The catch landed at regional fishports (RFPs) totaled 50,862.42 metric tons (MT) in July, down 12.9% from a month earlier, according to the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA). “Despite some setbacks due to ...

    • PH, Vietnam to hold coast guard exercise in Manila Bay 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, August 6, 2024, on page 2)
      The Philippines and Vietnam, which have overlapping territorial claims in the South China Sea (SCS), opted to set aside their differences and chose to strengthen their maritime cooperation as a patrol ship from the Vietnam ...

    • Coastal erosion causing land to vanish in Kalayaan Islands - UP-MSI study 

      De Vera-Cruz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, August 7, 2024, on page 2)
      While rising sea levels have placed Manila among the world’s “sinking cities,” new research from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute’s (UP-MSI) Geological Oceanography Laboratory revealed that coastal ...

    • Stop Manila Bay reclamation 

      Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, August 4, 2024, on page 1)
      After underscoring that reclamation negatively impacts natural waterways and causes intens flooding, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was urged to immediately revoke the environmentsl permits ...

    • Teach them how to fish 

      (Manila Bulletin, August 3, 2024, on page B-9)
      In early July, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) through the Committee on Northern Cultural Communities sucessfully conducted a five-day training program entitled "Knowledge Transfer on Ayuma ...