Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "Tayabas Bay"
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Blast fishing threatens marine sanctuaries in Tayabas Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 15, 2017 , on page A16)The fish sanctuaries in the bay fronting Lucena City and Pagbilao and Sariaya towns in Quezon province are showing life as sea turtles, manta rays and assorted fish species are starting to return to these areas, an official ... -
Cops, PCG vow to protect Quezon’s Lamon Bay vs illegal fishing
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 26, 2024 , on page A11)Police and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) officials in Quezon have assured local fisherfolk that they would intensify their patrol of the province’s waters to stop the activities of commercial fishers who have been reported ... -
Env't group raises alarm over coral poaching in Tayabas Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 26, 2016 , on page A12)The threat of coral poaching in Tayabas Bay has surfaced after the recent arrest of a fisherman who yielded 11 sacks of assorted corals harvested in this body of water in Quezon province, a local environmental group said. ... -
Fish traps pose deadly threat to baby turtles in Tayabas Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 19, 2022 , on page A10)Numerous “baklad” or huge stationary fish traps sunk into the bottom of Tayabas Bay in Quezon province pose deadly threats to sea turtles, locally known as “pawikan,” according to an environmentalist group. “The presence ... -
Fishers urged not to venture into Manila Bay, told it's 'dead'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 31, 2023 , on page A3-A5)Local officials have been telling Edlyn Rosales that Manila Bay is already a dead body of water. Friends who otherwise meant well have told her the same, she said. But as for barangay officials who compared the 58-kilometer-wide ... -
Healthy bay? count the turtles
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 28, 2017 , on page A17)The annual spectacle “is a manifestation of our commitment to the protection and rehabilitation of the bay,” said Edwin Frias, 46, a fisherman and Bantay Dagat (fish warden) from the village of Bignay II. Frias and other ... -
Lucena eyes twin rivers as next tourist attraction
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 21, 2022 , on page A7)The city government has launched a campaign to showcase the tourism potentials of its twin rivers — Iyam and Dumacaa — as the route of a floating restaurant that would make stopovers in key areas of the city. “Our twin ... -
More than 1,000 baby sea turtles to be released in Tayabas Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 7, 2020 , on page A8)More than 1,000 baby sea turtles locally known as “pawikan” will be set free to their natural habitat in Tayabas Bay off Sariaya town, Quezon province, starting this month until January next year, authorities said. The ... -
Quezon folk welcome ‘butanding’ return to Tayabas Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 27, 2022 , on page A2)Whale sharks, locally known as “butanding,” have been spotted once again at Tayabas Bay about a month after the most recent storm to hit the country, according to residents of the coastal town of Sariaya and an environmental ... -
Quezon seen as PH mangrove haven
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 20, 2012 , on page A9)In five years, Quezon will be known as the Philippine’s “mangrove haven” with the high survival rate of more than two-million propagules that were mass-planted along the province’s coastal areas in June, an environment ... -
Rampant illegal fishing in Quezon waters alarms group
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 4, 2022 , on page A7)Rampant destructive fishing methods were again reported in the bays of Tayabas and Lamon in Quezon province, prompting an environmental group to urge the local government to curb the illegal activities. Jay Lim, project ...