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‘Bangus’ saga: From Dagupan to the world
Tonight (Wednesday), thousands of residents of the coastal city of Dagupan in Pangasinan province will party on the stretch of the Dawel-Pantal-Lucao Road to cap the monthlong celebration of Bangus (Milkfish) Festival. ...
- April 30, 2014
Rescued baby dugong on its back
"Binu," a sea cow found stranded at low ride in "Binulasan" village in Infanta, Quezon province, last week, is now with the Biodiversity Management Bureau, which intends to nurse it back to health with infant formula. The ...
- January 17, 2014
Fishers, plea for help heard in South Korea
When typhoon survivor Sonny Ciriaco told the Inquirer that fishermen like him would rather have new boats than food and housing aid, he did not know that his appeal would be heard some 3,000 kilometers away. Ciriaco, in ...
- January 18, 2014
PH fishers returning to Scarborough: China intrusion scares Zambales men but fishing only livelihood source
Despite the trauma, fishermen have sailed back to Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal, braving harassment from Chinese coast guard vessels in order to eke out a living. Mario Frones, a fishing boat operator, sent a boat to the ...
- March 1, 2014
Holy mackerel! Tilapias like humans, says scientist
Do fish fall in love like humans? Maybe not, but tilapia may be the only fish that has a breeding behavior similar to man, according to Dr. Westly Rosario, chief of the National Integrated Fisheries Technology Development ...
- February 14, 2014
SM by the Bay joins International Coastal Clean Up
SM by the Bay, staying true to its commitment to promote and support the International Coastal Cleanup Day with its Coastal Cleanup Challenge within its 1.2km promenade in Pasay City. Organized by the non- profit organization ...
- October 9, 2014
Iloilo execs seek faster spill cleanup
An official monitoring the progress of operations to clean up the oil spill that aggravated the effects of Supertyphoon “Yolanda” on a town in northern Iloilo province is asking the firm handling the cleanup to work faster ...
- January 19, 2014
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 04, Series of 2014, 10 February 2014
Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGU's), shellfishes collected at Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and Bataan coastal waters ...
- February 13, 2014
Bolinao villagers are fierce protectors of mangrove forests
Romula Caranza maintains a garden on the shores of Santiago Island in this northwestern town in Pangasinan province. Daily, she painstakingly checks her plants, removing barnacles, oysters and other seashells attached to ...
- April 15, 2014
50 tons of tilapia lost to fish kill
At least 50 tons of cultured tilapia were lost as fish kill hit parts of Taal Lake in Batangas province, a normal phenomenon that occurs during the cold months, according to experts. Mario Balazon, spokesperson of Taal ...
- January 21, 2014