Aquatic News Index: Recent submissions

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    • Laguna de Bay set for aquaculture revival 

      Halili, Adrian (BusinessWorld, January 19, 2024, on page S1/4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is planning to improve the aquaculture output of Laguna de Bay to better supply Metro Manila and nearby provinces. In a statement on Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu ...

    • Seaweed ambitions face funding constraints 

      Halili, Adrian (BusinessWorld, February 26, 2024, on page S1/9)
      The seaweed industry is running up against funding constraints which could foil the government’s plans to develop the sector’s export potential, analysts said. Danilo V. Fausto, president of the Philippine Chamber of ...

    • Probe of cyanide fishing at Scarborough Shoal sought 

      Ordoñez, John Victor (BusinessWorld, February 27, 2024, on page S1/10)
      A Philippine senator has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the damage caused by cyanide fishing at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, allegedly by Chinese and Vietnamese fishermen. The Senate should look at ...

    • Philippines to sue China if evidence shows cyanide use in Scarborough 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere (BusinessWorld, February 21, 2024, on page S1/12)
      President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said on Tuesday that the Philippine government would file cases against China once it is proven that Chinese fishermen had used cyanide in Scarborough Shoal, a traditional fishing ground ...

    • Philippines to build port on Nanshan Island in Spratlays 

      Cruz, Beatriz Marie (BusinessWorld, January 15, 2024, on page S1/10)
      Congress has earmarked P800 million to build a new fishing port on Nanshan Island in the South China Sea to encourage civilian settlements, a congressman said on Sunday. The port is separate from the P1.5 billion allotted ...

    • Pompano touted as possible bangus alternative 

      Halili, Adrian (BusinessWorld, January 23, 2024, on page S1/4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it hopes to increase pompano production, with the goal of offering the saltwater fish to consumers as an alternative to bangus, or milkfish. In a statement on Monday, Agriculture ...

    • 'Navy can help coast guard install buoys in WPS' 

      Porcalla, Delon; Macairan, Evelyn; Clapano, Jose Rodel (The Philippine Star, May 16, 2023, on page 1)
      As more navigational buoys are needed to mark the country’s maritime borders, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) may turn to the Philippine Navy for help in installing more of them in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according ...

    • Repeated infringements require boosting of sea defenses - DFA chief 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 17, 2023, on page 1)
      Maritime cooperation will always be a key feature in Philippines-Japan ties, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said yesterday. “Being island states binds us in the common objective of keeping the seas of the ...

    • 28 rescued as yacht sinks off Tubbataha 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, May 1, 2023, on page 1)
      At least 28 people were rescued while four are still missing after a dive yacht sank in the waters off Tubbataha, Palawan yesterday morning, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). In a radio interview, PCG spokesperson ...

    • Mindoro oil spill: Damage to environment hits P7 B 

      Cariaso, Bella; Punongbayan, Michael; Villeza, Mark Ernest (The Philippine Star, April 28, 2023, on page 13)
      Damage to the environment due to the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker Princess Empress has been estimated to reach around P7 billion. In an interview with ANC yesterday, Environment SecretaryMaria Antonio Yulo-Loyzaga ...

    • Vietnamese cargo ship runs aground off Palawan; 17 rescued 

      Amoroso, Ed; Sapnu, Ric; Bayoran, Gilbert (The Philippine Star, November 23, 2023, on page 10)
      Seventeen crew members of a Vietnamese-flagged cargo vessel were rescued when their ship ran aground off Balabac, Palawan yesterday morning. Rescue teams from the Balabac police and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) found the ...

    • Carpio: Education can help Phl win fight for WPS 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2024, on page 4)
      Educating Filipinos about the history of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) could help the Philippines win the fight against China’s claims on the entire South China Sea, according to retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio. ...

    • Marcos voices concern over China's actions in SCS 

      Romero, Alexis; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 4, 2023, on page 2)
      Describing his sentiments over China’s provocative actions in the disputed area of the South China Sea closest to the Philippines, President Marcos said he was “as concerned as you could possibly be.” “It is one of the ...

    • MOA on Caliraya-Lumot watershed rehab signed 

      (The Philippine Star, April 28, 2023, on page 13)
      The National Power Corp. (Napocor) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Climate Change Commission (CCC) for the rehabilitation of 25 hectares of denuded upland forest within the Caliraya-Lumot watershed ...

    • 39 missing as boat capsizes in Indian Ocean 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 18, 2023, on page 9)
      Thirty-nine people including five Filipinos went missing more than 24 hours after a Chinese fishing boat operating in the Indian Ocean capsized, according to reports yesterday. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the ...

    • UPV grad tops Fisheries Technologist board exam; Eight others from Iloilo make Top 10 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, October 18, 2024, on page 3)
      A graduate of the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) here ranked first in the October 2024 Fisheries Technologist Licensure Exam (FTLE).According to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), AJ March Ryanne ...

    • Antique fisherman returns home after six days adrift at sea 

      Ladiao, Ma. Theresa (Panay News, October 26, 2024, on page 6)
      A fisherman from San Jose de Buenavista town safely returned home after being adrift at sea for six days. Robert Benitin, a resident of the town’s Barangay San Fernando, arrived ashore at around 7 a.m. yesterday, October ...

    • Sunken tugboat spilled 200 liters of diesel fuel at Iloilo River 

      Dalipe, Gerome IV (Panay News, October 29, 2024, on page 2)
      The sinking of a tugboat during Severe Tropical Storm Kristine along Muelle Loney here has caused a diesel fuel spill in the the Iloilo River, affecting an estimated 262 meters of the water’s surface. Approximately 200 ...

    • Strengthening maritime patrols to combat illegal fishing 

      (Panay News, October 29, 2024, on page 6)
      Illegal fishing poses a direct threat not only to Western Visayas’ marine ecosystems but also to the livelihoods of countless communities that depend on fishing for survival. With depleted fish stocks and irreparable ...

    • Boat seized off Concepcion coast for 'dynamite fishing' 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, October 30, 2024, on page 2)
      The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force (IPBDTF) apprehended a fishing boat allegedly involved in dynamite fishing near Bukot Island, Barangay Taloto-an, Concepcion town. During a routine seaborne patrol in the coastal ...