Now showing items 1-7 of 7

    • BFAR destroys infected white shrimps 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, April 13, 2005, on page A-27)
      About 1,100 pieces of imported white shrimps known as "Peneaus vannamei," costing $35 each, will be "destroyed" today, following a recommendation by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ...
    • China gives 'gentle reminder' to Phi, warns small nations 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2015, on page 2)
      China gave the Philippines a “gentle reminder” last Tuesday that Beijing will not bully small countries but warned these nations not to make trouble willfully and endlessly. “Here is a gentle reminder to the Philippines: ...
    • Commentary: Save our seas 

      Claparols, Antonio (The Philippine Star, February 7, 2019, on page B6)
      For once, leave politics out of this issue and make the facts speak for themselves. The coral colonies in the South China Sea are the richest and most diverse in the world. Any harm that goes to the coral colonies of the ...
    • Divers spot giant white shark off Hawaii coast 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, January 19, 2019, on page 12)
      An enormous great white shark — believed to be one of the biggest on record — has been spotted off the coast of Hawaii by divers who took a swim with the predator. The 20-foot (six-meter) female shark — bearing similar ...
    • Gazmin, US counterpart agree to hold meeting over sea row 

      Laude, Jaime; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, May 29, 2015, on page 14)
      Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and his US counterpart Ashton Carter have agreed to hold a “2 plus 2” meeting on exploring ways to peacefully resolve the South China Sea row. “Secretaries Carter and Gazmin agreed to hold, ...
    • 'Ghostlike' octopus found in Pacific may belong to new species 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, March 7, 2016, on page A-25)
      An underwater research craft has spotted a "ghostlike" octopus that appears to belong to a previously unknown species on the ocean floor near Hawaii, a discovery that highlights how little is known about the deep sea, a ...
    • Military leaders in Hawaii to discuss amphibious skills 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, May 20, 2015, on page 6)
      Amphibious military capabilities are on the agenda as the US Marine Corps and Navy host defense leaders from around the Pacific in Hawaii this week. Japan’s forces are in between: It has been training soldiers in amphibious ...