Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "Poisonous organisms"

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    • ‘Biggest red tide bloom’ 

      Caspe, Mel (Manila Standard, December 6, 2015, on page A8)
      Eastern Visayas is threatened by what the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources describes as the biggest red tide bloom that has not been seen in more than three decades. BFAR regional director Juan Albaladejo said the ...

    • Jellyfish sting: Antidote found 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, May 2, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Australian researchers believe they have found an antidote to a sting from the world's most venomous creature, the much-feared box jellyfish. Researchers at the University of Sydney had been investigating how the venom is ...

    • Red tide alert still up, weakening signs show 

      Caspe, Mel (Manila Standard, December 27, 2015, on page A7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has been seeing signs of weakening red tide that plagued several bays in Eastern Visayas since September. BFAR regional director Juan D. Albaladejo said typhoon-induced rains ...

    • Thousands stung in jellyfish 'invasion' 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, January 8, 2019, on page B3)
      Highly venomous jellyfish have stung more than three thousand people on Australia's northeastern shores in just a few days, authorities said Monday, forcing the closure of several beaches. The massive influx of Portuguese ...