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Keep toxic cargo off VIP, group ask gov't
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 10, 2023 , on page A8)Civil society groups and fisherfolk representatives on Tuesday asked the government to prohibit all tankers carrying toxic cargo from passing through the Verde Island Passage (VIP), the strait separating Mindoro and Batangas, ... -
Ingredients in chewing gum help tilapia survive cold climates
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 13, 2025 , on page C3)Two common ingredients in ordinary chewing gum – Arabic gum and lecithin – have been found to help improve the overall health of tilapia, helping these fish survive better even in cold climates. This discovery paves the ... -
Red tide alert lifted in Tacloban, Guiuan Bays
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 3, 2025 , on page A7)The waters in this Leyte capital and in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, have tested negative for a toxic microorganism that causes red tide. In a Dec. 30 advisory, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported that ... -
Looking for 'ludong' in Abra River
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 5, 2025 , on page A7)Tom Avelino Arcalas remembers that afternoon in November 1991 when the Abra River yielded bountiful “ludong,” the most expensive freshwater fish in the country that is endemic in the river. Arcalas, now 73, was born and ... -
Tradition lives on in every bottle of Dipolog sardines
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 12, 2025 , on page A5)In a community still steeped in tradition, a local family with Spanish roots continues to lead this Zamboanga del Norte city’s famed bottled sardines industry which has its origin in the recipe of their matriarch. For over ... -
The two sides of marine tourism in Bohol
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 5, 2025 , on page C6)Whatever happened to Balicasag Island? As our boat sped through the clear turquoise waters, expectations were tempered but far from dim. A zoomed-in photo taken from the plane the day before showed a number of boats lined ... -
Gov't urged: Keep pressing China for Panatag access
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 18, 2022 , on page A4)The Philippine government should continue to work to ensure that Filipino fisherfolk would have unhindered access to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, according to a maritime law expert. “Negotiation should be for them to stop ... -
Seized mackerel imports become christmas giveaways for Tondo folk
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 15, 2024 , on page A2)Something’s fishy about this latest gift-giving activity involving President Marcos himself. Visiting an urban poor area in Manila on Saturday, the President led the distribution of Christmas food giveaways that included ... -
Ilagan's cleanest river off-limits to public for rehab
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 15, 2024 , on page A6)The crowd-drawing Abuan River in the village of Bintacan in this capital city of Isabela province was closed to the public until further notice to jump-start its rehabilitation and cleanup, local authorities said on Saturday. ... -
'Tawilis' annual fishing ban in Taal Lake to start March
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 19, 2024 , on page A5)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has announced the upcoming annual two-month ban for “tawilis” (Sardinella tawilis) fishing in Taal Lake in Batangas province. “The public is again advised that the ... -
Fishers score Marcos' cha-cha stance as 'sellout' of Filipinos
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 11, 2024 , on page A4)Fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Saturday criticized President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for supporting moves to amend economic provisions in the Constitution. Pamalakaya ... -
After rice, gov't now aims at fish self-sufficiency
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 8, 2024 , on page B1)The national government intends to help boost domestic output of food fish as part of efforts to attain self-sufficiency in this part of the Filipino’s diet, by 2028 or the end of President Marcos’ term, according to the ... -
Pasig River council to build 8 more esplanades
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 5, 2024 , on page A4)After launching a riverside showcase last month, the Inter-Agency Council for the Pasig River Urban Development (IAC-PRUD) said on Sunday that it will add eight more esplanades in other parts of the 25-kilometer river. In ... -
Blast fishing eyed in stranding of whales, dolphin in Ilocos
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 2, 2024 , on page A7)Three short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and a spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) were stranded in different coastal towns of the Ilocos region on Wednesday, marking the first cases of marine mammal ... -
Over 5,000 baby turtles released in Tayabas Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 7, 2024 , on page A3)More than 5,000 baby sea turtles have been returned to their natural habitat in Tayabas Bay beginning December last year, according to an environmental group. Jay Lim, project officer of Tanggol Kalikasan (TK), said a total ... -
Freshwater fish swim into trouble as climate change increases threat
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 13, 2023 , on page A4)A quarter of freshwater fish species worldwide are at risk of extinction, according to an update to the global red list of threatened species on Monday, highlighting the escalating impacts of human-caused climate change ... -
France orders rare Atlantic fishing ban to protect dolphins
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 20, 2024 , on page A1)The French government will temporarily ban almost all commercial fishing in the Bay of Biscay to protect dolphins, much to the dismay of the industry. The monthlong ban off the country’s West coast—the first since the end ... -
Global warming pushes ocean temperatures off the charts
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 13, 2024 , on page A9)In 2023, the world’s oceans took up an enormous amount of excess heat, enough to “boil away billions of Olympic-sized swimming pools,” according to an annual report published Thursday. Oceans cover 70 percent of the planet ... -
Deluge of sardines delights, worries Sarangani folk
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 9, 2024 , on page A5)Residents of a coastal village in Maasim town of Sarangani province described the deluge of sardines along some 2- to 4-kilometer stretch of shoreline in the area a “blessing from above” that must be shared with everyone. ... -
Dumaguete reclamation to kill marine life - experts
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 21, 2023 , on page A5)At least 200 species of fish, 200 species of corals and seven seagrass species will be lost if the ongoing reclamation activities along the coastline here continue. A study of Dumaguete’s four marine-protected areas revealed ...
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