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Studies in the 1970s showed that Greenland Eskimos had a lower rate of heart disease than did other individuals living in Greenland at the same time. Analysis of dietary differences between the groups showed that the Eskimos ...
- January 3, 2019
'Clean up waste or risk getting closed'
President Rodrigo Duterte ordered operating near the Manila Bay to observe environmental rules by installing water treatment facilities or risk being closure. In a speech during the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order at ...
- January 11, 2019
In hot water: Study says warming may reduce sea life by 17%
The world's oceans will likely lose about one-sixth of their fish and other marine life by the end of the century if climate change continues on its current path, a new study says. Every degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) ...
- June 15, 2019
Sea turtle trapped in fishing nets released
A female Olive Ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) that was accidentally trapped in fishermen’s net was released back into the sea in Barangay Central Tabao, Valladolid Negros Occidental. The sea turtle locally known ...
- August 2, 2019
Popularity of mangrove crabs spurs trainings on crab farming
Due to the growing popularity of mangrove crabs, locally known as alimango, aqua farmers and entrepreneurs have recently been busy attending trainings on how to grow the prized seafood. In a span of three months, five ...
- November 20, 2019
Supreme Court asked to compel gov't to protect West PH Sea environment
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), along with fisherfolk from Palawan and Zambales, filed with the Supreme Court yesterday a petition against some members of the Cabinet and heads of several government agencies ...
- April 17, 2019
Batongbacal: Filipino scientists seeded giant clams, China stole it
A maritime affairs expert on Friday said Filipino scientists seeded giant clams in Scarborough Shoal in the late 1980s, only for Chinese fishermen to steal it decades later. Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of ...
- April 27, 2019
'Let us be friends but don't touch Pag-asa Island'
While he maintained that he will not wage war on China, President Rodrigo Duterte said he will not allow the Chinese government to seize the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. Duterte said this during his speech ...
- April 8, 2019
Arevalo oil sludge baffles coastguard
Oil sludge along the shores of Arevalo district over the weekend baffled the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Where did the sludge come from? Lieutenant Commander Rodolfo Dela Peña, PCG-Iloilo station commander, had no ready ...
- May 20, 2019
Indonesia lauds Seafdec for sustainable mgt of fisheries
The vice governor of East Java, Indonesia, Dr. Emil Elestianto Dardak, commended the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec) for assisting the ASEAN Member States in the sustainable management of fishery ...
- April 6, 2019