Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "Marine fish"
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Another 'butanding' released in Batangas
(The Philippine Star,August 11, 2013 , on page 7)Another juvenile whale shark, locally known as butanding, that had been stranded at the pier of the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) in Mabini town here was set free by government workers and civilian volunteers. Bureau ... -
Aussie surfer killed in shark attack
(The Philippine Star,June 8, 2020 , on page 11)A 60-year-old surfer was attacked and killed by a 10-foot great white shark off the coast of northern New South Wales state yesterday, officials said. The man received a bite to the back of his thigh and was brought to the ... -
Aussie towns evacuated amid floods from cyclone philippine star
(The Philippine Star,April 1, 2017 , on page 12)Communities along Australia’s east coast have been evacuated as floodwaters sparked by the remnants of a powerful cyclone poured into roads and threatened to inundate homes across the region. The region has been subjected ... -
Australia hatches first IVF shark
(The Philippine Star,March 13, 2014 , on page A-21)Australia has successfully hatched its first shark born via artificial insemination with hopes that the development can ultimately be used to help breed threatened species, an aquarium said yesterday. Sea Life Melbourne ... -
'Be nice to sharks'
(The Philippine Star,March 10, 2013 , on page 14)The most recent shows that globally, on average, 38 million sharks are traded annually for their fins. Although some international fisheries organizations have banned shark fining, regulating trade of shark fins and other ... -
BFAR probes whale shark's death in Cagayan
(The Philippine Star,October 14, 2014 , on page 5)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is investigating the cause of death of a butanding (whale shark) that washed ashore in the Port of San Vicente in Sta. Ana, Cagayan last Sunday. BFAR regional director ... -
BFAR team makes global headlines in fish culturing
(The Philippine Star,June 2, 2019 , on page B4)Globally, the culture of carnivorous marine finfish and crustaceans receives the most interest from constitutional investors, with species groups like sea bass, salmon and shrimp showing double-digit growth rates. These ... -
Dead butanding recovered in Navotas
(The Philippine Star,August 18, 2018 , on page 14)The carcass of a whale shark, locally known as “butanding,” washed ashore near the Navotas Fish Port Complex before dawn yesterday. The whale shark was at least 15 feet long and weighed more than 3,000 kilos, according to ... -
Divers spot giant white shark off Hawaii coast
(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 ... -
‘Eco-terrorism victimizes butanding’
(The Philippine Star,January 27, 2016 , on page 13)The New York-based Royal Carribean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) launched last Monday a global partnership with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-Philippines to promote what they chose to support as the most environmentally sustainable ... -
Gov't workers, volunteers rescue stranded butanding
(The Philippine Star,August 10, 2013 , on page 14)Government workers and civilian volunteers joined hands to set free last Thursday a juvenile whale shark, locally known as butanding, that had been stranded at the pier of the Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) in Mabini, ... -
Great white shark kills US woman in rare attack
(The Philippine Star,July 30, 2020 , on page 8)A woman from New York was killed in a rare shark attack off the coast of Maine, local authorities confirmed on Tuesday, identifying the victim as 63-year-old Julie Dimperio Holowach. The shark, which was later confirmed ... -
Healers of Tubbataha
(The Philippine Star,June 8, 2013 , on page 2)Convict Surgeonfish swim around Tubbataha Reef's South Atoll, which was damaged by ship grounding this year. In celebration of World Oceans Day today, the Worlds Wide Fund for Nature-Philippines released this photo to show ... -
Huge potentials of siganid cited
(The Philippine Star,September 5, 2010 , on page 1)In the recently concluded National Conference and Workshop on the Biology and Culture of Siganids at the Mindanao State University in Naawan, Misamis Oriental, the promising commercial potential of siganid or rabbit fish ... -
Japan to resume commercial whaling, but not in Antarctic
(The Philippine Star,December 27, 2018 , on page 15)Japan announced yesterday it is leaving the International Whaling Commission to resume hunting the animals for commercial use, but said it will no longer go to the Antarctic for its much-criticized annual killings of ... -
Man dies after shark attack off Cape Cod
(The Philippine Star,September 17, 2018 , on page 17)A man was bitten by a shark Saturday in the water off a Cape Cod beach and died later at a hospital, becoming the state’s first shark attack fatality in more than 80 years. The 26-year-old man from Revere succumbed to his ... -
New whale sharks counted in Donsol
(The Philippine Star,September 6, 2019 , on page E6)One hundred and four new whale shark individuals have been identified in Ticao Pass off the coast of Donsol between January and June 2019, according to a report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Philippines. Whale ... -
Oslob shark tourism cited by National Geographic
(The Philippine Star,September 2, 2018 , on page 1-7)National Geographic has cited Oslob in Cebu for its shark tourism industry, describing it as a booming business despite its effects on wildlife still being debated on. “In the Philippines, whale shark tourism is a booming ... -
Oslob shark tourism needs sustainable model, says study
(The Philippine Star,December 13, 2018 , on page B11)A sustainable model for shark tourism needs to be implemented in Tan-awan, Oslob in Cebu as it is leading to the degradation of the local coral reef ecosystem,a collaborative research by the University of Hong Kong (HKU), ... -
Phl named one of the 5 champions for migratory species
(The Philippine Star,October 26, 2017 , on page B5)The Philippines has been named as one of the five “migratory species champions” in the world for its exemplary contribution in the global effort to protect migratory animals, particularly the whale shark or butanding, the ...