Aquatic News Index: Recent submissions

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    • PCG installs 5 new floating markers in WPS 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, May 15, 2023, on page 1)
      Five navigational buoys have been installed by the Philippine Coast Guard in critical areas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The floating markers were placed on Patag (Flat) Island, Balagtas (Irving) Reef, Kota (Loaita) ...

    • Malaysia discredits Sulu sultan heirs 

      Jacinto, Al (The Manila Times, April 17, 2023, on page A8)
      After tagging as a terrorist one of the eight descendants of the sultan of Sulu who secured a disputed arbitration award against Malaysia in 2022, Kuala Lumpur now launched a website attacking the credibility of all the ...

    • RDC might lose license over Mindoro oil spill 

      Huelar, Carmela (The Manila Times, April 6, 2023, on page A9)
      RDC Reield Marine Services, the company that operates MT Princess Empress that sank off the coast of Oriental Mindoro on February 28, spilling thousands of liters of oil in the area, might have its license canceled, the ...

    • Race to identify health effects of microplastics 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, June 22, 2023, on page A7)
      Tiny pieces of plastic have been found littered throughout human bodies, trapped in our lungs and laced through our blood, but the long-term health effects of this exposure remain unclear. Every day humans ingest, inhale ...

    • UN adopts 'historic' high seas treaty 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, June 21, 2023, on page A3)
      The world's first international treaty to protect the high seas was adopted Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at the United Nations, creating a landmark environmental accord designed to protect remote ecosystems vital to humanity. ...

    • Climate change could hit 76.8% of corals by 2100 

      Xinhua (The Manila Times, June 8, 2023, on page A8)
      Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) has estimated that 76.8 percent of corals across the world would catch disease by 2100 amid global warming. In their new study published in the Ecology Letter ...

    • Sharks, humans can share ocean peacefully - study 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Manila Times, June 8, 2023, on page B7)
      You're going to need a bigger...drone. That's right, 'Jaws' fans. Researchers at California State University, Long Beach-based Shark Lab used drones to study juvenile white sharks along the southern California coastline, ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 03, Series of 2023, 25 January 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2023, on page B4)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Panay, President Roxas, and Pilar in Capiz; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 02, Series of 2023, 16 January 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, January 18, 2023, on page B5)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Panay, President Roxas, and and Pilar in Capiz; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in ...

    • DOT: LGUs affected by oil spill to get aid 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, April 14, 2023, on page 9)
      Towns in Oriental Mindoro where tourist sites were affected by the oil spill from the sunken tanker Princess Empress will receive assistance from the Department of Tourism (DOT). In a meeting with concerned local chief ...

    • Empress oil leak slows down 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Cariaso, Bella; Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, April 13, 2023, on page 8)
      There is “good progress” in the response to the oil spill from the sunken tanker Princess Empress following bagging operations conducted by remotely operated vehicles from Japan and the United States, according to the ...

    • Angat dam's water level down 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, April 10, 2023, on page 10)
      The water level in Angat Dam has dropped to below 200 meters amid the dry season, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. PAGASA said as of 6 a.m. yesterday, the dam’s ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 10, Series of 2023, 05 April 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, April 9, 2023, on page B3)
      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 ...

    • DBP to finance P7-B aquaculture project 

      Simeon, Loiuse Maureen (The Philippine Star, April 14, 2023, on page B4)
      The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) will fund some P7 billion worth of aquaculture projects through the local unit of a Thai agricultural company. The state-run DBP said it inked an agreement with Charoen Pokphand ...

    • South Korea sends supplies for oil spill cleanup 

      Tamayo, Bernadette (The Manila Times, April 6, 2023, on page A7)
      The South Korean government sent a shipload of supplies to the Philippines to help in the cleanup of the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro. The Korean Embassy in the Philippines, in a statement, said a Korean ship reached Port ...

    • DBP in aquaculture tie-up with Charoen Pokphand Foods 

      Sy, Aaron Michael (BusinessWorld, April 14, 2023, on page S1/4)
      The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) said on Thursday that it signed an aquaculture financing agreement with Charoen Pokphand Foods Philippines Corp. (CP Foods). The DBP’s Aquaculture Value Chain Financing Program ...

    • BFAR to draw on top fish producer Bangsamoro to increase nationwide supply 

      (BusinessWorld, April 10, 2023, on page S1/10)
      National fisheries officials are stepping up collaboration with their local counterparts in the Bangsamoro to maximize the autonomous region’s position as the country’s top fish producer in the past two years. Pendatun S. ...

    • 7 Chinese crew of damaged fishing boat rescued 

      Antonio, Raymund; Marticio, Marie Tonette (Tempo, January 29, 2023, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard rescued seven Chinese crew of a damaged fishing vessel in the sea off Suluan Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar, on Friday night. The PCG Command Center received a distress call from FV Kai Da 899 due ...

    • Cost of oil spill in Mindoro has hit nearly ₧0.5B–BFAR 

      Sausa, Raadee (Daily Tribune, April 17, 2023, on page A3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced over the weekend that the total losses due to the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro last February has already hit nearly half a billion pesos. According to BFAR ...

    • DA-BFAR retains fishingban in Oriental Mindoro 

      Sausa, Radee (Daily Tribune, April 14, 2023, on page A4)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has recommended keeping the fishing ban in oil spill-hit municipalities in Oriental Mindoro. The Department of Agriculture (DA-BFAR) has been monitoring the situation ...