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PH, Indonesia sign sea border pact
Indonesia and the Philippines on Friday signed three agreements, including a historic document on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone boundaries of both countries in the Mindanao Sea and in the Celebes Sea. ...
- May 24, 2014
The lure of mindoro fishermen's ancient way
Marginal fishermen in Mindoro Strait are on a roll in the the world’s yellow fin market, attracting buyers with their ancient practice of slapping the sea with their lines and beating expensive commercial operations using ...
- March 25, 2014
PH, China score each other's sea claims tack
Speaking at separate venues, Chinese Ambassador to Manila Zhao Jianhua and Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario presented contrasting positions on the long-standing territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Late ...
- October 1, 2014
Town asks P126.8m for oil spill damages
Mayor Adelino Sitoy has demanded P126.8 million compensation form two shipping companies that collided in the waters of this coastal town and caused massive spill six months ago, lawyers said. He said among the affected ...
- February 21, 2014
Rescue
Village watchmen rescue two spinner dolphins off the coast of Barangay Talao-talao in Lucena City. One of the dolphins has a large scar on its fins.
- January 20, 2014
Drought batters La Unions's fishpond industry
The aquaculture sector here is expected to lose money during summer as drought worsens in the province, said an official. “There are 117 hectares of fishponds sowed with bangus, native tilapia and shrimps in five barangays ...
- April 7, 2014
Helmet shells seized in Sulu
Police and Bureau of Fisheries have intercepted 106 boxes of helmet shells, an endangered marine specie, at Chinese Pier in Jolo, Sulu police director Sr. Supt. Abraham Orbita said. He said the shells, which are sold in ...
- January 30, 2014
BFAR promotes 'ayungin' breeding
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources recently conducted a study on how to multiply the population of ayungin, an omnivorous silver-colored fish endemic to the Philippines. BFAR said it conducted the study as a ...
- April 15, 2014
Fishermen slam gas pipeline
Fishermen in this small island in central Philippines complained that a gas pipeline going through its territorial waters create vibrations and strange sounds that drive fish away, depriving them of their livelihood, ...
- February 5, 2014
China's fishery law focus of Asean gab
The new fishing regulations in the South China Sea being implemented by Hainan, China’s southernmost province, was one of the topics that was discussed on Thursday during the Association of Southeast Nations Foreign Ministers ...
- January 17, 2014