Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "infestation"

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    • BFAR helps catfish farmers contain bullfrog- infestation 

      Ocampo, Yas D. (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2018, on page B-8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is training a community of catfish (hito) growers fight a bullfrog infestation that has threatened their livelihood for months in the industry town of Los Amigos, this ...

    • BFAR to fight fishpond lice 

      Manuel, Mark Anthony N. (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2013, on page 7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced yesterday the creation of a task force with a p1.2-million fund to eradicate fish and shrimp predators that kill small fish and fingerlings in this coastal ...

    • Chinese turtles infest CL fishponds 

      Regala, Franco G. (Manila Bulletin, February 6, 2013, on page 12)
      Officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 3 expressed alarm on Monday over the proliferation of an invasive species of turtle that now threaten Central Luzon's local fish population ...

    • 'Crown-of-thorns' poses threat to Davao coral reefs 

      Lopez, Alexander D. (Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2015, on page 15)
      Alarmed by reports of the real threat of destruction to coral reefs, authorities in Davao region are now working closely to implement efforts to clear its coastal waters of the sea star (starfish) called crown-of-thorns. ...

    • 'Crown-of-thorns' starfish threatens Sarangani town's marine life 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, June 18, 2022, on page 4)
      An official of the Sarangani Bay Protected Seascape (SBPS) in Sarangani province warned Friday of an impending outbreak of the Crown of Thorns (COTS) starfish in the waters of Glan town. “If not immediately controlled, it ...

    • DA boosts seaweed industry, address 'cocolisap' scourge 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 18, 2016, on page 17)
      The national government through the Department of Agriculture (DA) has extended P10.67 million worth of assistance to strengthen the carrageenan industry in the Zamboanga peninsula. Piñol also awarded 50 fiberglass bancas, ...

    • Gov't addresses bay's knife fish' infestation 

      De Vera, Ellalyn B. (Manila Bulletin, June 25, 2013, on page B-8)
      The population of invasive species called "knife fish" in the Laguna de Bay has reached 10,000 kilograms, prompting national and local agencies and private companies to intensify effort to contain the infestation. " For ...

    • Pilot scale seedstock production of delicacy soft-shell crabs now in Iloilo 

      Aguiba, Melody M. (Manila Bulletin, January 1, 2015, on page B-2)
      A pilot scale seedstock production of the delicacy softshell crabs in Tigbauan, Iloilo looks forward to improved Philippine crab revenue which has been depressed in many decades. The pilot site is located at the Southeast ...

    • Warning out on coral-eating starfish in Samal's Talicud Island 

      Ocampo, Yas (Manila Bulletin, May 17, 2018, on page B-8)
      Researchers at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) here said they were studying the sporadic appearance of the Crown of Thorns starfish, which has threatened coral reefs in Talicud Island in Samal. ...