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10 drown in China boat sinking
(The Manila Times,September 21, 2021 , on page B6)A boat that capsized on a river in southwest China has left at least 10 people dead with another five still missing, according to state media on Sunday. CCTV said the ship overtuned shortly after it departed on Saturday ... -
10,000 dynamite fishing cases recorded everyday
(The Manila Times,October 17, 2012 , on page A3)Lawmakers on Tuesday have expressed their concern over the high number of illegal dynamite fishing cases in the country and has called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the local government units to help the ... -
10-foot great white shark kills surfer in Australia
(The Manila Times,June 8, 2020 , on page B6)A 60-year-old surfer was attacked and killed by a 3-meter (10-foot) great white shark off the coast of northern New South Wales (NSW) state on Sunday, officials said. The man received a bite to the back of his thigh and ... -
11 dolphins beached in Dagupan
(The Manila Times,March 18, 2000 , on page A5)Eleven spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris), ten of them with bullet wounds, ran aground at dawn Thursday on a sandy beach at a coastal village in Barangay Bonuan here. Four of them was already dead and four others had ... -
12 Chinese jailed for illegal fishing
(The Manila Times,August 6, 2014 , on page A7)Twelve Chinese fishermen were handed long prison terms on Tuesday for illegal fishing in the Philippines after their ship ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef. The 12 were arrested in April last year after their boat hit and ... -
12 fishers missing after sea collision
(The Manila Times,June 30, 2020 , on page A7)Twelve Filipino fishermen were reported missing after a sea collision with MV Vienna Wood, a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel. The incident happened 14.57 nautical miles southwest of La Playa Resort in Tayamaan, Mamburao in ... -
13.8MT of imported fish arrive
(The Manila Times,January 27, 2023 , on page A10)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday said 13,857 metric tons (MT) of imported fish have arrived in the country as the fishing ban in Palawan will end on Jan. 31, 2023. The Department of Agriculture ... -
132M giant clams spawned in 2020
(The Manila Times,June 12, 2021 , on page B5)The Malampaya Foundation Inc. (MFI) reported having spawned 132 million giant clam species of Tridacna gigas (Taklobo) at the end of 2020, which will be deployed to effectively-managed marine-protected areas (MPAs) in ... -
14 missing from boat collision identified
(The Manila Times,June 1, 2020 , on page A7)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has identified the 14 missing fishing crew and passengers after a local fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel and sank off Occidental Mindoro early Sunday. The missing ... -
14 potential sites identified for mussel culture
(The Manila Times,January 12, 2018 , on page B5)A project funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCAARRD) has identified 14 locations having a total area ... -
14M tons of trash stuck in ocean floor - study
(The Manila Times,October 10, 2020 , on page B9)Australia’s national science agency has found that there are about 14 million tons of small plastic pieces on the ocean floor. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Csiro) published a world-first ... -
14M tons of wastes litter ocean floor - study
(The Manila Times,October 26, 2021 , on page B6)A boat’s crew casts a net into the seemingly clean waters off Japan’s Izu Peninsula, but not to catch fish — they are scooping up microplastics to learn more about the pollution’s impact on marine life. Tiny floating ... -
16 more Manila Bay polluters named
(The Manila Times,February 1, 2019 , on page A8)Sixteen more establishments have been found polluting the Manila Bay, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said on Thursday. Data released by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), one of the ... -
16 passengers of sunken boat rescued
(The Manila Times,October 15, 2022 , on page A7)A motorized boat carrying 16 passengers encountered engine trouble and started to sink after it was hit by big waves near Rapu-Rapu Island in Albay on Friday morning. LtCol. Maria Luisa Calubaquid, police regional spokesman, ... -
$1M conservation fund established for Palawan area
(The Manila Times,October 13, 2016 , on page B6)Established by Conservation International’s (CI) Global Conservation Fund (GCF), the fund ensures conservation efforts can continue across the 120,000-hectare landscape, Palawan’s largest terrestrial protected area, the ... -
2 fishermen rescued after 2 days at sea
(The Manila Times,December 18, 2021 , on page A7)Two fishermen who were reported missing on Tuesday were rescued by fellow fisherfolk off the waters of Linaon, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Thursday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Friday. The PCG said ... -
2 girls in suspected 'red tide poisoning'
(Panay News,September 30, 2015 , on page 1-23)Two girls from Sitio Bat-os, Barangay San Ramon, Pilar, Capiz were rushed to the hospital for suspected paralytic shellfish poisoning. The sisters were three and five years old, according to the Provincial Health Office ... -
2 Indonesian fishers abducted off Sabah
(The Manila Times,September 13, 2018 , on page A7)Two masked gunmen abducted two Indonesian fishermen off Semporna town in Sabah despite a strict security and sea curfew imposed by Malaysian authorities over persistent threats posed by Abu Sayyaf Group terrorists. Malaysia’s ... -
2,500 dead seals found on Russia's Caspian coast
(The Manila Times,December 6, 2022 , on page B7)About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials said on Sunday. Authorities in the Russian province of Dagestan said it was unclear why the mass die-off happened, but that it ... -
2.7K Ilocos Norte farmers, fishers insured for free
(The Manila Times,July 22, 2019 , on page A12)A total of 2,740 farmers and fisherfolk in Ilocos Norte will get free crop and life insurance coverages, courtesy of the provincial government and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC). Since July 11, provincial ...