Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "algal blooms"

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    • Algae scourge triggers hunt for culprit 

      Reyes, Lina Sagaral (BusinessWorld, September 20, 1999, on page 14)
      For five years now, between the months of June and August, an iridescent tangle of green algae has been showing up in the shallow waters off Macajalar Bay, 30 kilometers west of Cagayan de Oro City. At first, residents of ...

    • Ecological time bomb ticks at Macajalar Bay ... everyone in the area points to everyone else as the culprit 

      Reyes, Lina Sagaral (BusinessWorld, September 21, 1999, on page 15)
      A palpable gloom hangs over this coastal community in Northern Mindanao, where a murky green growth in the waters has been an unwelcome annual visitor since 1994. Smelly and ever-spreading, the green blight that appears ...

    • Fisherfolk affected by red tide given alternative livelihood 

      Padillo, Maya M. (BusinessWorld, April 11, 2019, on page S1/10)
      Fisherfolk dependent on shellfish gathering in the two Davao Region areas affected by red tide have been given alternative livelihood options, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). Balite Bay ...

    • Fisheries industry expected to grow 5% 

      Morales, Neil Jerome C. (BusinessWorld, January 20, 2010, on page S1/6)
      The fisheries sector is seen to grow by at least 5% this year amid increased presence of pelagic fish on the eastern side of the country as a result of El Niño. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is ...

    • Red tide recurs in Eastern Samar 

      Arinto, Reyan L. (BusinessWorld, May 28, 2013, on page SI/11)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) yesterday reported the recurrence of red tide in Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar. Juan D. Albalejado, Jr., BFAR-8 regional director, said laboratory tests conducted last ...

    • Whale poo could help seas absorb CO2, say scientists 

      Askin, Pauline (BusinessWorld, April 30, 2010, on page S3/9)
      Whale droppings have emerged as a natural ocean fertilizer which could help combat global warming by allowing the Southern Ocean to absorb more carbon dioxide, Australian scientists have found. New research from the ...

    • When Boracay Island regains its charm 

      Ferrolino, Mark Louis F. (BusinessWorld, October 26, 2018, on page S2/12)
      The world-famous Boracay Island has started to regain its natural beauty after a six-month cleaned up and environmental restoration. Starting today, October 26, tourists all over the globe can once again enjoy the island’s ...