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    • Benham Rise teeming with marine life 

      (Manila Standard, June 7, 2016, on page B6)
      A dazzling array of soft and hard corals, fish, algae, and sponges comprised some of the biological diversity documented by marine scientists from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, University of the Philippines ...
    • Cebu task force scores victory against dynamite fishing 

      (Manila Standard, December 16, 2015, on page B6)
      Local authorities in Cebu have scored victories in apprehending the transport and trade of fish illegally caught with dynamite. Marcelo Go, Cebu environmental operation officer and concurrent head of Cebu Provincial ...
    • Closed fishing seasons violators detected 

      (Manila Standard, February 25, 2019, on page A3)
      Illegal fishing activities thrive in the Visayan Sea during the enforcement of the three-month closed fishing season, lawyer Gloria Estenzo Ramos, vice president of Oceana Philippines said over the weekend. Oceana, the ...
    • Diverse marine life found in 2016 Benham Rise expedition 

      (Manila Standard, June 9, 2016, on page C1)
      Since the United Nations' Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf recognized Benham Rise as the Philippines's newest territory in 2012, our country's territory has increased to 43 million hectares from 30 million ...
    • 'Protect local fishing grounds' 

      (Manila Standard, September 24, 2018, on page B4)
      Two environment groups are opposing the opening of municipal waters to commercial fishers, to give priority access to small fisherfolk and prevent further collapse of fishing grounds. Oceana Philippines and Philippine Earth ...
    • Vibrant Oceans Initiative backs Oceana PH drives 

      (Manila Standard, November 17, 2018, on page A5-A5)
      The Philippines has been selected anew by Bloomberg Philanthropies as one of the priority countries for its Vibrant Oceans Phase II—making an investment of USD $86 million, it said in a press statement. The fund is to be ...