Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "Palau"

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    • Ban on tuna fishing in the Pacific: Boon or bane? 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 4, 2010, on page A14)
      Conservation measures are generally instituted to prevent the collapse of fish stocks due to overfishing. These can be in the form of closing an area for any fishing activity, limiting the amount of fish that can be caught ...

    • Boats idle, workers lose jobs as GenSan reels from tuna ban 

      Zonio, Aquiles (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 25, 2010, on page A10)
      Gone were the days when fishing boats of the Amadeo Fishing Corp. (AFC) sailed daily to catch tuna. Now, most of its fishing vessels are grounded in the company’s private wharf in the coastal village of Calumpang here. ...

    • China fishing boat detained by Taiwan ally Palau 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 16, 2020, on page A11)
      An illegal Chinese fishing vessel and its 28 crew have been detained in Palau, authorities said, creating a delicate diplomatic situation for the tiny Pacific nation, which is allied with Beijing's rival Taiwan.

    • Divers find whale shark with fins and tail sliced off 

      Lesaba, Marrah Erika; Papa, Alcuin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 17, 2010, on page A1-A20)
      A dead whale shark without fins and a tail was buried on the shores of Tingloy Island on Tuesday morning, inscribing a sad epilogue to a Manila conference of 50 nations for the protection of the endangered fish species. ...