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Rescued whale released into the sea
Authorities released into the sea an injured pygmy sperm whale hours after it was rescued Thursday afternoon near a power barge in Maco town in Compostela Valley. Officials from Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
- May 25, 2014
Benham Rise 2: Plans A to H
We identified the most experienced divers among us who would dive to the site first; we assigned who would lay out the fifty-meter long transect line along which all the fish and coral surveys would be done; and we delegated ...
- October 2, 2014
Young sea cow rescued in Quezon
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has rescued a neonate male dugong (sea cow) that got stranded in the waters of Barangay Binulasan in Infanta, Quezon. A team from the Biodiversity Management Bureau ...
- January 12, 2014
BFAR lifts shellfish ban in Bataan
A shellfish ban imposed in Bataan for almost 10 months was lifted yesterday by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. BFAR issued the latest shellfish bulletin after successive laboratory tests on sunset shells or ...
- August 19, 2014
BFAR: C. Valley losing P150 M worth of fish annually due to poaching
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Cagayan Valley, one of the country's major sources of saltwater fish, is losing about ₱150 million worth of fish annually due to poaching, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...
- January 22, 2014
Phl hosts 5th World Ecotourism Conference
Marine ecotourism will be at the centerpiece of this year’s 5th World Ecotourism Conference to be held on Feb. 20-22 in Cebu. With the theme, "Marine and Coastal Ecotourism: Oceans of Uncertainties, Waves of Opportunities," ...
- February 17, 2014
BFAR probes whale shark's death in Cagayan
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 ...
- October 14, 2014
MSI beyond 40 — Charting new waters
The UP Marine Science Institute recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with the theme "MSI beyond 40 - Charting new waters." The weeklong celebration was an auspicious occasion to look back at the challenges, lessons ...
- April 17, 2014
US awaits Phl request for compensation for reef damage
The US government is waiting for a request from Manila for compensation after a UD warship ran aground and damaged Tubbataha Reef in Sulu Sea on Jan. 17 last year, America's top diplomat in Manila said yesterday. The USS ...
- January 15, 2014
2 Pangasinan towns still under red tide alert
There's no feasting yet on shellfish from the coastal water of Bolinao Anda towns in Pangasinan as the red tide plague still up there, according to the latest advisory from the Bureau of fisheries and aquatic resources ...
- March 22, 2014