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Shelter from the storm: Coastal greenbelts of mangroves and beach forests
A school module published in 2009 — the Mangrove Resource and Instruction for Elementary Grades — already differentiated storm surges from tsunamis. Funded by P1 million from my Pew Fellowship grant to cover module writing, ...
- December 19, 2013
Petron claims responsibility, apologizes for oil spill
Petron Corp. is taking responsibility for the massive oil spill in Rosario, Cavite last week. In a statement, Petron president Lubin Nepomuceno yesterday said the company also apologized for the damage caused by the oil ...
- August 13, 2013
BFAR Administrative, Circular No. 248, Series of 2013, Subject: Size regulation for sea cucumber collection and trade
Whereas, the alarming rate of the sea cucumber exploitation for the meat trade, the recent discovery of their potential medical and pharmaceutical applications and the recognition of their ecological importance became ...
- December 4, 2013
BFAR warns vs jellyfish attack in Bataan
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has warned the public against possible jellyfish attacks in the waters of Bataan. In a report here, Danny Abrera, BFAR- Bataan head, said the black jellyfish are common in the ...
- March 12, 2013
Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 05, Series of 2013, 06 March 2013
Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureu of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and Murcielagos Bay in Zamboanga ...
- March 7, 2013
Stranded dolphin rescued in Cagayan
A stranded dolphin has been rescued by fishermen off Cagayan's northern coast. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office in Tuguegarao City said the Fraser's dolphin (Lagenodelphis hosei), measuring ...
- March 3, 2013
Another 'butanding' released in Batangas
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 ...
- August 11, 2013
Group commits $1.8 M to conserve Cagayan eel
An international conservationist group has committed $1.8 million to save the endangered eel species of Cagayan province from extinction. The Philippine Information Agency regional office in Tuguegarao City said the funds, ...
- June 4, 2013
Red tide alert up in E. Samar bay
Beware of shellfish taken from Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar. This, after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) found red tide microorganisms in the bay, prompting a ban on the harvesting and selling of ...
- June 7, 2013
Massive oil spill hits Manila Bay
A huge oil spill shut down parts of Metro Manila's vital fishing industry yesterday, jeopardizing the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people living along Manila Bay's diesel coated coast. Dead fish floated on the water ...
- August 10, 2013