Browsing Panay News by Subject "algal blooms"

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    • 'Algae make Boracay sand white and cool' 

      Catalbas (Panay News, March 18, 2017, on page 5-14)
      The algal bloom in Boracay Island is a blessing, not a curse to the tourism industry, according to the Regional Ecotourism Committee (REC). Algae contributes to making Boracay’s sand white and cool even under the scorching ...

    • 'Algal bloom caused Sapian Bay fish kills' 

      (Panay News, January 12, 2016, on page 6)
      An algal bloom triggered two fish kills at the Sapian Bay in Capiz, the director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Region 6 said. The fish kills were discovered on Dec. 28, 2015, and Jan. 3 this year. ...

    • BFAR lifts red tide alert in Aklan, Capiz 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, October 14, 2015, on page 6)
      Shellfish captured from Sapian Bay in Capiz and Batan in Aklan are now safe for eating, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Based on the BFAR's latest test, Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian) in Capiz ...

    • BFAR raises red tide alert in WV 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan B. (Panay News, September 18, 2015, on page 7)
      Do not harvest, sell, buy, or eat shellfish from red tide affected areas. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) warned consumers to avoid shellfish collected from the coastal waters of Mambuquiao and Camansi ...

    • City not in a hurry to lift shellfish ban 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, January 4, 2016, on page 16)
      The Provincial Martina Bio-Toxin Testing Center of the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist conducted the laboratory analysis. The results showed progressive increases of the algal population in the city's coastal waters, ...

    • DOST willing to clean Boracay algal bloom 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Panay News, March 10, 2017, on page 3)
      The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will help the local government unit of Malay in cleaning the excessive algae that grew on the white-sand shores of this island resort. “Dr. Palencia invented the vigormin, a ...

    • Hmmm, there's magic in Boracay 

      Buenaflor Jr., Luis M. (Panay News, May 2, 2018, on page 8)
      It's the day after Labor Day, call it a hangover, usually, there’s still a lot of stories in the newspapers about the “working class hero”, the poor, downtrodden and exploited salaried laborer or to use the favorite term ...

    • Pilar Bay still with red tide toxins 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, March 9, 2016, on page 2-19)
      Pilar Bay in Pilar; Capiz remains red tide-positive, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). On the other hand, Sapian Bay also in Capiz, Batan in Aklan and Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo were ...

    • Pollution causes algal bloom 

      Aguirre, Jun Ariolo (Panay News, May 26, 2015, on page 5-15)
      An Aklanon government scientist insisted that pollution is the main cause of the algal bloom in this island resort. Raymund Jacinto Sucgang, a researcher for the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute of the Department of ...

    • Red tide affects 3,000 fisherfolk in Bacolod 

      Singuay, Mae (Panay News, January 16, 2016, on page 9)
      The presence of red tide in the city waters has affected the livelihood of about 3, 000 fisherfolk from 12 coastal barangays here. City agriculturist Goldwyn Nifras said the names of the affected fisherfolk were submitted ...

    • Red tide in Carles don’t eat shellfish, shrimps – BFAR 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, August 17, 2017, on page 1, 18)
      The waters surrounding the Gigantes group of islands in Carles town tested positive for red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced. Other areas with red tide, according to BFAR’s bulletin dated ...

    • W. Visayas coastal waters still red-tide free 

      Zabal, Boy Ryan (Panay News, December 6, 2019, on page 12-14)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said coastal waters of Panay and Negros Islands’ remain safe from toxic red tide. In its Dec. 2 bulletin, BFAR issued no red tide advisory in the coastal waters of Aklan, ...

    • ‘Waste of time’: Algae cleanup in Boracay offers brief relief, scientist says 

      Cordero, Ian Paul (Panay News, April 29, 2018, on page 1-14)
      The daily removal of unwelcome green algae carpeting Boracay’s shores won’t do it, according to a marine biology expert at the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV). “It is a waste of time. If the cause of water ...

    • Wastewater causes Boaracay algal blooms - DENR 

      Sologastoa, Glenda; Golez, Prince (Panay News, March 9, 2017, on page 1-14)
      Untreated wastewater is causing algal blooms in Boracay Island, a research of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region 6 last year showed. The recurring appearance of green algae in Boracay’s ...

    • WV safe from red tide 

      Griño-Caoyonan, Montesa (Panay News, February 27, 2010, on page 1-9)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 6 (BFAR-6) said Western Visayas remains negative from red tide toxins that causes fish kills. BFAR-6 Regional Director Drusila Esther Bayate said based on their latest weekly ...