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    • Shellfish ban up in 10 VisMin areas 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, October 1, 2024, on page 11)
      Ten bodies of water in the Visayas and Mindanao remain affected by the paralytic shellfish poison or red tide toxin, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. The BFAR said a shellfish ban has been imposed ...

    • Malaysia ready to negotiate with China on SCS 

      (The Philippine Star, April 4, 2023, on page 9)
      Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday that Malaysia was prepared to negotiate the South China Sea dispute with Beijing to safeguard the country’s energy exploration efforts. China claims sovereignty over almost the ...

    • Low oxygen levels behind fish deah in Aussie river 

      (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2023, on page 11)
      Low levels of oxygen in Australia's second longest river were to blame for a mass fish die-off recently in a remote part of New South Wales state, environmental authorities said. Thousands of dead fish have been found this ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 23, Series of 2021, 02 August 2021 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, August 3, 2021, on page B5)
      Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Dauis and ...

    • 'Chinese ships go away perhaps to avoid confrontation' 

      Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, July 21, 2021, on page 2)
      It is now easier to drive away Chinese vessels from the West Philippine Sea because China is avoiding confrontations in the area. President Duterte, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and presidential spokesman Harry Roque ...

    • More Pinoys support Marcos policies on WPS 

      Mateo, Janvic; Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, December 29, 2023, on page 5)
      With rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea following aggressive and dangerous maneuvers by the Chinese coast guard and militia vessels, more Filipinos now say that they support the Philippine government’s policies and ...

    • PCG: China's bullying in WPS undermines int'l law 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, October 3, 2024, on page 2)
      Letting China sustain its aggression in the West Philippine Sea would make other countries doubt the strength of international law currently being asserted by the Philippines, Commodore Jay Tarriela of the Philippine Coast ...

    • Vietnam condemns China's 'brutal behavior' in fisher attack 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, October 4, 2024, on page 10)
      Vietnam's foreign ministry condemned on Wednesday China's "brutal behavior" during a violent attack on Vietnamese fishers in the disputed South China Sea. The 10 fishermen were reportedly beaten with iron bars and robbed ...

    • Phl condemns China attack of Vietnam fishermen 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, October 6, 2024, on page 4)
      The Philippines on Friday denounced China’s alleged assault of Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, where Manila and Beijing are also locked in violent confrontations that have led to fears of armed conflict. Vietnam ...

    • BFAR suspends ludong fishing 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, October 3, 2024, on page 9)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has declared a closed fishing season for ludong or President’s fish, to save the country’s “most expensive fish” from extinction. The ban against catching ludong or banak ...

    • China vessels intercept PCG ships in Ayungin 

      Ong, Ghio; Clapano, Jose Rodel (The Philippine Star, July 9, 2024, on page 1)
      Chinese coast guard and militia ships reportedly blocked two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships on patrol in Ayungin Shoal and forced them out of the area, according to a defense and maritime security expert tracking the ...

    • 65 pilot whales die in Scottish mass stranding 

      (The Philippine Star, July 13, 2024, on page 9)
      At least 65 long-finned pilot whales have died after being stranded on an island off the north coast of Scotland, a rescue charity said on Thursday, in one of the largest mass strandings in Britain in recent times. The ...

    • Fish unloading in ports down by 24% in Feb 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, March 25, 2023, on page B5)
      Fish unloaded in the country’s regional fish ports (RFPs) fell in February with some ports affected by unfavorable weather conditions. Based on the latest data from the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA), ...

    • 'Oil spill dispersants pose risks to human health' 

      Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, April 4, 2023, on page 8)
      The chemical-based dispersants being used to clean the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro pose risks to public health, an official of the Climate Change Commission (CCC) warned yesterday. “Aside from harming marine flora and ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 09, Series of 2023, 22 March 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, March 24, 2023, on page B4)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur are still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) ...

    • Phl, China vessels collide off Ayungin 

      Servallos, Neil Jayson; Ronda, Rainier Allan; Felipe, Cecille; Jaymalin, Mayen; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, October 23, 2023, on page 1)
      Chinese vessels executing “dangerous blocking maneuvers” collided with Philippine boats en route to deliver supplies to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, according to the National Task Force for the West Philippine ...

    • Korean coast guard joining oil spill cleanup 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Punongbayan, Michael; Servallos, Neil Jayson; Cariaso, Bella; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, March 25, 2023, on page 1)
      A Korean Coast Guard team will arrive in the Philippines on Monday to help in ongoing efforts to contain the massive oil spill from the sunken motor tanker in waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. At the same time, the ...

    • 'Explore joint WPS exploration with other countries' 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, April 4, 2023, on page 3)
      The Philippine government must open its doors to other countries in holding talks for possible joint exploration of resources in the West Philippine Sea, Sen. Grace Poe said yesterday. Poe made the statement following calls ...

    • Davao Oriental sea mishap: 2 dead, 7 missing 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, June 24, 2023, on page 10)
      The body of another crewmember of a fishing boat that sank off the coast of Davao Oriental on Thursday was recovered yesterday, bringing the death toll to two. Seven fishermen remain missing, the Philippine Coast Guard ...

    • Phl ships, fighters jets patrol Benham Rise 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, June 23, 2023, on page 2)
      Bell CariasoShips from the Philippine Navy and aircraft including FA-50 fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force are now being utilized to patrol the country’s territorial waters in Benham Rise. These joint patrol activities, ...