Browsing Malaya by Subject "coral reefs"
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Celebrating PH independence with a fishy doodle
(Malaya,June 13, 2018 , on page A11)Google Philippines celebrates the 120th anniversary of Philippine Independence with a doodle that features the Philippine marine life. Home to at least 2,000 aquatic species and long cluster of corals, the Philippines is ... -
China reclamation leaves $100M in destroyed reefs
(Malaya,April 14, 2015 , on page B1-B6)The Philippines yesterday strongly called on China to stop its reclamation of the Mischief Reef in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) because it has destroyed 300 acres of coral reef system, which resulted to economic ... -
Climate change threatens fish supply
(Malaya,April 25, 2017 , on page A1-A4)Global warming means less fish on the table. That’s reason for concern to a country that consumes a lot more fish than the global average of 15 kilograms annually. Already, Philippine coral reefs are degraded, the seed ... -
Colombia's island fishermen dive into battle to protect coral reefs
(Malaya,November 13, 2018 , on page B5)For nearly three decades, Javier Barker has fished in the Caribbean Sea surrounding the Colombian island of San Andres - but until recently he knew little about the importance of coral reefs that fish depend on to survive. ... -
Coral Triangle stakeholders vow to patronize only legal operations
(Malaya,January 22, 2010 , on page A8)Fishing operators and buyers who attended the first ever business summit to address overexploitation and overfishing in the Coral Triangle have promised not to source their products from illegal, unregulated and unreported ... -
DENR creates task force to monitor coral bleaching
(Malaya,September 13, 2010 , on page B2)Environment Secretary Ramon Paje has ordered the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) to create a task force that will monitor and document coral bleaching in the country. Paje also directed his regional officials ... -
Feasibility of farming hard corals
(Malaya,June 5, 2013 , on page A5)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources proposes to farm hard or stony corals for reef restoration and livelihood, including selling farmed corals for income purposes. The idea appears attractive at first glance but ... -
Marine protection of Benham Rise urged
(Malaya,March 13, 2017 , on page A4)After the Department of National Defense reported that foreign vessels were spotted circling within the Benham Rise, stakeholders urged the government to expedite the adoption of a management framework to protect and manage ... -
Modern technology in marine conservation
(Malaya,January 19, 2016 , on page B5)Use of remote sensing technology is useful in monitoring the status of coral reefs and reef-associated fish without the need for researchers to travel to distant areas. One can, for example, monitor coral reefs in the Sulu ... -
PH awaits decision on sea dispute
(Malaya,December 2, 2015 , on page B1-B6)Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte, in a Statement, said Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario summarized the salient points of the arguments presented by the Philippine legal team to the first and second ... -
Pioneer Adhesives launches community, environmental efforts in Palawan
(Malaya,July 20, 2016 , on page B7)Republic Chemical Industries Inc. (RCI), maker of Pioneer Epoxy, and its affiliate Pioneer Adhesive Foundation Inc. (PAFI), have recently conducted community relations and environmental efforts last July 15-17, 2016 in ... -
Reef fisheries of the Spratlys, West Philippine Sea
(Malaya,September 24, 2015 , on page B5)Nañola et al. in 1997 reported 248 species from 1991 to 1996 in the Kalayaan Group of Islands (KIG). The larger species had an average standing stock or biomass of 114 metric tons per km2. But the Joint Oceanographic and ... -
Salvage ship prepares to work
(Malaya,February 19, 2013 , on page B2)Crane ship Jacson 25 is expected to be back at the Tubbataha Reef this morning after loading in Puerto Princesa City equipment and personnel needed for salvage operations for the grounded USS Guardian, said Commodore Enrico ... -
Scientists alarmed over China island in disputed sea
(Malaya,July 7, 2015 , on page B5)Concern is mounting among some scientists that China’s reclamation work in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea has done severe harm to one of the most important coral reef systems in Southeast Asia. ... -
Tubbataha divers prepare to assess grounding damage
(Malaya,March 22, 2013 , on page A11)One in every four known marine species call coral reefs home. Endlessly seeding the vast oceans with fish and invertebrate spawn, these sunken oases provide food and livelihoods for a billion people in Asia alone. forty ... -
Typhoons and coral reef fisheries
(Malaya,April 11, 2014 , on page B5)The trend for typhoons to hit the lower latitudes of the country in recent times has serious implications on reef fisheries. This question is being asked because most of the best coral reefs are situated in the southern ... -
US ship salvage team still looking for break in weather
(Malaya,February 18, 2013 , on page B6)Salvage operations for the US Navy ship that ran aground at the world heritage site Tubbataha Reef in Palawan were again hampered by inclement weather. A large cane ship, Jascon 25, arrived as expected Saturday night at ... -
US throws in more money to 'soften' Tubbataha damage
(Malaya,February 4, 2013 , on page B6)The United States yesterday committed to giving P4.1 million to support coral restoration efforts of the Philippine government following the January 17 grounding of the USS Guardian minesweeper at the Tubbataha Reef off ... -
What the Chinese ship did in Benham Rise
(Malaya,April 3, 2017 , on page B4)China did not deny it saying their “vessels for marine research did sail across relevant waters to the northeast of Luzon, the Philippines last year, exercising navigation freedoms and the right to innocent passage only, ... -
What's going on in Benham Rise?
(Malaya,January 29, 2018 , on page B5)The decision of the Duterte government to allow Chinese scientists to do research in Benham Rise, renamed Philippine Rise, a 13-million-hectare undersea region off the provinces of Isabela and Aurora has generated heated ...