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    • China says Philippine vessel 'illegally' landed on disputed atoll 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, February 4, 2024, on page 4)
      China said on Saturday a small civilian vessel from the Philippines had "illegally placed itself on the beach" of an atoll in the South China Sea that both countries claim. The vessel, which landed on the Spratly Islands ...

    • China ramps up patrols in Taiwan after fishermen's death 

      (The Philippine Star, February 19, 2024, on page 9)
      China is stepping up patrols in the waters off the coast of Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago, days after two of its fishermen drowned while being chased by the Taiwanese coast guard, which accused the boat of trespassing. The ...

    • Retail price of galunggong down by P50/kilo 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, March 4, 2024, on page 2)
      The retail price of round scad or galunggong has gone down by P50 per kilo with the peak fishing season, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said yesterday. In a radio interview, BFAR spokesperson Nazario Briguera ...

    • DENR alarmed by 82% drop in Phl crocodile population 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, March 8, 2024, on page 1)
      The population of Philippine crocodiles has declined by 82 percent, according to Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). “The Philippine crocodile, Mindorensis, ...

    • MNLF community gets agri-aqua livelihood aid 

      Villeza, Mark Ernest (The Philippine Star, March 7, 2024, on page 9)
      A peace and development community (PDC) of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in this city has received assistance to boost its agri-aqua livelihood. Barangay Diocolano Tamontaka V received a backhoe during a turnover ...

    • Missing fisherman rescued off Pangasinan 

      Ramirez, Cesar; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, March 12, 2024, on page 8)
      A fisherman who was reported missing for three days was rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the waters off this town on Sunday. The PCG-North Western Luzon district said Dexter Abalos, 32, of Barangay Aloleng, ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 03, Series of 2023, 25 January 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, January 27, 2023, on page B4)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Panay, President Roxas, and Pilar in Capiz; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 02, Series of 2023, 16 January 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, January 18, 2023, on page B5)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Panay, President Roxas, and and Pilar in Capiz; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in ...

    • DOT: LGUs affected by oil spill to get aid 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, April 14, 2023, on page 9)
      Towns in Oriental Mindoro where tourist sites were affected by the oil spill from the sunken tanker Princess Empress will receive assistance from the Department of Tourism (DOT). In a meeting with concerned local chief ...

    • Empress oil leak slows down 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Cariaso, Bella; Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, April 13, 2023, on page 8)
      There is “good progress” in the response to the oil spill from the sunken tanker Princess Empress following bagging operations conducted by remotely operated vehicles from Japan and the United States, according to the ...

    • Angat dam's water level down 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, April 10, 2023, on page 10)
      The water level in Angat Dam has dropped to below 200 meters amid the dry season, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. PAGASA said as of 6 a.m. yesterday, the dam’s ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 10, Series of 2023, 05 April 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, April 9, 2023, on page B3)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; San Pedro Bay in Samar; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur are still positive for Paralytic ...

    • DBP to finance P7-B aquaculture project 

      Simeon, Loiuse Maureen (The Philippine Star, April 14, 2023, on page B4)
      The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) will fund some P7 billion worth of aquaculture projects through the local unit of a Thai agricultural company. The state-run DBP said it inked an agreement with Charoen Pokphand ...

    • Beijing illegally orders arrest of foreign fishermen in SCS 

      Bondoc, Jarius (The Philippine Star, May 22, 2024, on page 9)
      Beijing continues to defy world law. It authorized the China Coast Guard to detain foreigners in the international South China Sea that it falsely claims to own. Detention for interrogation can last 60 days – without trial. ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 10, Series of 2024,17 May 2024 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, May 19, 2024, on page B5)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and coastal waters of San Benito in Surigao del Norte are ...

    • Boat capsizes off El Nido; 20 rescued 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, December 20, 2023, on page 8)
      Twenty people were rescued when a motorized boat capsized in the waters off El Nido in Palawan on Sunday. Sixteen passengers, a tour guide, a boat master and two crewmen were on board the M/B Wave Uno when the accident ...

    • Marcos distributes aid to El Niño-hit farmers in south 

      Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, May 24, 2024, on page 4)
      President Marcos was in Tawi-Tawi and Maguindanao del Sur yesterday to distribute aid to farmers and fisherfolk as part of his visits to provinces hardest hit by the El Niño phenomenon, which has so far left 374 areas in ...

    • Palawan fishers anxious about China's threat to arrest 'trespassers' 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, May 24, 2024, on page 5)
      Palawan-based fishers have expressed fear of getting picked up at sea by the Chinese coast guard and detained for 60 days once Beijing’s new maritime regulation takes effect on June 15. In a radio interview, Puerto Princesa ...

    • UN inspectors test Fukushima fish 

      (The Philippine Star, October 20, 2023, on page A14)
      UN inspectors took samples from a fish market near the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Thursday following the release of wastewater from the wrecked facility in August. China and Russia have banned Japanese seafood imports ...

    • Another deadly maritime accident 

      (The Philippine Star, March 31, 2023, on page 8)
      As the country braces for heightened travel on all forms of mass transportation for the Holy Week break, tragedy struck an inter-island ferry in Mindanao. The death toll as of last night from a ferry that was engulfed by ...