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    • ₱ 6.8-M loss in Taal fishkill 

      Manalo, Lyka (Manila Bulletin, February 4, 2019, on page 14)
      The municipal­ity of Talisay, Batangas reported that fish cage owners lost more than P6.8 million after the upwelling of sulfur in Taal Lake killed bangus and tilapia last Jan. 29 and 30. In a press briefing here Friday, ...
    • Fish kill rooted in volcanism 

      Zafaralla, Macrina Tamayo (Manila Bulletin, July 24, 2011, on page 11)
      Taal Lake, a caldera, has an ecology that is closely linked to its cradling Taal volcano, one of the 16 volcanoes of the world that erupts every 10 years. We've been studying this lake since 1989. I propose a paradigm to ...
    • Heed the world-wide call vs plastic pollution 

      (Manila Bulletin, May 13, 2018, on page 10)
      The Philippines joined a worldwide call to end plastic pollution as it marked this April the first anniversary of its accession to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The country became the 138th state party to the Paris ...
    • Stinky seaweed 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, May 31, 2018, on page B-9)
      The French government is preparing a plan to deal with a new invasion of stinky seaweed that is covering the beaches of some its islands in the Caribbean, causing health problems for residents and threatening key fishing ...
    • Sulphur-powered giant shipworm unearthed in Sultan Kudarat 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, April 20, 2017, on page 1-6)
      An enormous black worm that lives in the mud of the sea floor and survives on the remnants of noxious gases digested by bacteria has been unveiled by scientists for the first time. The slimy giant shipworm can grow up to ...