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LLDA funds sought for fish kill recovery
Fishermen suffering from huge losses due to last week’s fish kill in the Laguna de Bay are asking local government units (LGUs) for assistance in securing funds provided to lakeside localities by the Laguna Lake Development ...
- June 5, 2012
'Like the Molave' in coastal greenbelts
And so it is gratifying to know that our marine scientists are focusing on the Philippines’ endangered mangrove associates and other beach forest species. Dr. Jurgenne Honculada Primavera and Dr. Resurreccion “Rex” B. ...
- August 30, 2012
Marine park owner hits at activists
The filing of charges and the protests and other forms of publicity against marine park operators who engage in the display of marine animals are nothing more than fund-raising activities, an official of the marine theme ...
- October 16, 2012
Tuna canner buys more fishing boats
Listed Canner Alliance Select Foods International, Inc. (ASFII) has purchased six more commercial fishing vessels from BSJ Fishing & Trading, Inc. in a bid to increase its direct access to fishing grounds. In a disclosure ...
- September 11, 2012
Rare turtle lives to swim another day
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has cited three fishermen from Aparri, Cagayan who released back to the sea an endangered Pacific green turtle that was accidentally caught in their fishing net. Citing a report from its ...
- September 5, 2012
Slaughtered endangered species seized
Some P10 million-worth of slaughtered and sun-dried marine products declared as endangered species by the government, including manta rays and stingrays, were seized by the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In a press briefing ...
- October 26, 2012
Seafdec research advances 'rabbitfish technology'
Seafedec/AQD has been doing research on rabbitfish (Sigamus guttatus). The research has led to the successful breeding and seed production of the species under captive condition. The first induced spawning of wild adults ...
- December 20, 2012
Dead tilapia found in Laguna de Bay
The agriculture office in Calamba, Laguna province, on Friday ordered fish pen operators in their coastal area to bury the tons of dead tilapia plucked out from Laguna de Bay.
This was while they were waiting for the ...
- May 26, 2012
Mangroves found cut in 1-ha Lucena area
Stacks of fully grown mangroves illegally cut from a one-hectare coastal area were discovered in a village here Wednesday by provincial officials and environmentalist group Tanggol Kalikasan (TK). Efrelyn Escultura-Calabano, ...
- October 5, 2012
Dolphin shows no place for field trips, says solon
Schools should be more careful about where they take their students on educational field trips and among the places they should avoid are amusement parks that feature dolphins, whales and other marine creatures that are ...
- September NaN, 2012