Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "overfishing"
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Cutting fisheries subsidies crucial for oceans and for development
(BusinessWorld,June 13, 2019 , on page S1/7)Recent studies on the health of our oceans offer irrefutable evidence that something very disturbing is taking place and that the threat to marine life has never been graver. The evidence has never been more compelling ... -
DA plans to restock lakes, rivers with fingerlings
(BusinessWorld,April 25, 2017 , on page S1/4)The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched a program to stock fingerlings of indigenous and non-invasive fish species in major river basins and lakes over the next five years. The Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (BASIL) ... -
Davao plans for stronger fishery law enforcement
(BusinessWorld,December 1, 2015 , on page S1/4)The City Agriculturist Office (CAO) is seeking a P3-million budget to strengthen the implementation of national and local fishery laws intended to protect marine and coastal resources. The project will involve closer ... -
'Dead zone' in Arabian Sea raises climate change fears
(BusinessWorld,July 18, 2018 , on page S2/8)In the waters of the Arabian Sea, a vast “dead zone” the size of Scotland is expanding and scientists say climate change may be to blame. In his lab in Abu Dhabi, Zouhair Lachkar is laboring over a colorful computer model ... -
Finance dep’t reiterates fears about fish prices, supply driving inflation
(BusinessWorld,August 16, 2018 , on page S1/4)The government is “very concerned” about the rising price of fish amid declining production over the past five years, raising the risk of reduced access to and higher prices for a type of food deemed to be a key source of ... -
Fisheries experts meet in Geneva on marine SDG
(BusinessWorld,October 1, 2015 , on page S1/8)Leading experts in sustainable fisheries met in Geneva on Sept. 29, the first meeting at this level since the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) last Friday, the UN Conference on Trade and ... -
Global marine populations halved since 1970, WWF says
(BusinessWorld,September 17, 2015 , on page S1/5)Populations of marine mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish have dropped by about half in the past four decades, with fish critical to human food suffering some of the greatest declines, WWF warned Wednesday. In a new report, ... -
How we'll eat fish in the future
(BusinessWorld,June 1, 2017 , on page 8/S1)Now, entrepreneurs, investors, and some environmentalists are beginning to coalesce around aquaculture as a potential long-term solution to the depletion of the oceans and the world's increasing appetite for this healthy ... -
In the name of conservation: Eavesdropping on fish sex
(BusinessWorld,June 16, 2017 , on page 6/S3)Scientists recently unveiled a unique new method for counting stocks of threatened fish — eavesdropping on their love calls when the fish gather in massive mating throngs. Using underwater microphones and mathematical ... -
Palawan held up as model for fishing in Negros-Cebu strait
(BusinessWorld,January 15, 2018 , on page S1/5)Non-governmental organization Oceana Philippines is pushing for the monitoring of all commercial fishing vessels in the provinces along the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS), covering the body of water between Negros ... -
Philippine fisheries dying
(BusinessWorld,June 19, 2018 , on page S1/6)Philippine fishery production declined between 2010 and 2017. As a result, since 2010, the contribution of a fishery to agriculture growth has been negative. Caught fish retail prices increased faster in Metro Manila: ... -
Philippines expresses concern about China ships moored at reef
(BusinessWorld,March 22, 2021 , on page S1/10)The Philippine government said it was concerned that more than 200 Chinese militia vessels had been moored at a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. The Chinese vessels massed at Whitsun Reef showed no actual ... -
PHL proposes scheme to cap fisheries subsidies
(BusinessWorld,April 2, 2019 , on page S1/3)The Philippines has proposed to the World Trade Organization (WTO) a scheme to cap monetary subsidies for fisheries which offers more flexibility for developing and least-developed member groups. The Philippines, along ... -
Plenty of fish in the sea? maybe not, says study
(BusinessWorld,January 21, 2016 , on page S1/5)The global fisheries catch has been underestimated by more than half since 1950, with tens of millions of tonnes unreported every year, said a study yesterday, warning that stocks may be running low. About 109 million ... -
Protecting the Coral Triangle a top priority
(BusinessWorld,January 20, 2010 , on page S1/1-S1/3)Protecting the biodiversity-rich Coral Triangle needs the combined efforts of the government and private sector, and should be a top priority if the region wants to sustain the area's vast fishery resource, experts yesterday ... -
Protecting the ocean could boost economy by $900B, says WWF
(BusinessWorld,June 5, 2015 , on page S1/9)More than $920 billion could be generated by 2050 and 180,000 jobs created by expanding the ocean's protected zones, according to a study published on Thursday by conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). "Every ... -
Save our fish
(Business World,February 9, 2017 , on page S2/9)After a year-long joint effort amongst a group of hotels, restaurants, retailers, and NGOs, the campaign for sustainable seafood still has a long way to go. Vince Cinches, the Greenpeace Philippines Oceans Campaigner for ... -
'Sea of Life' conservation project launched
(BusinessWorld,August 14, 2018 , on page S2/8)Vibrant, abundant and teeming with life, this is how most divers and marine conservationists would describe Philippine's oceans and marine life. The country's coral reef area is so biodiverse that it is considered as the ... -
Sharks, manta rays win global trade protection
(BusinessWorld,March 16, 2013 , on page S3/9)Several shark species and the manta ray won international trade protection on Monday in a move hailed by conservationists as a breakthrough in efforts to save them from being wiped out by over fishing. The deal at a major ... -
Starfish threatens famed coral reefs
(BusinessWorld,June 7, 2013 , on page S3/9)A coral-killing starfish has begun infesting a channel of water in the Philippines famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world, the government said Friday. The appearance of the crown-of-thorns ...