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- Iloilo prov'l gov't aims to replicate Ajuy marine practicesCavañas, Mary Joy (Panay News, Inc., 2023-09-29)The provincial government is considering replicating the municipality of Ajuy’s best practices in marine conservation and coastal protection throughout the rest of Iloilo. The town recently placed first runner-up in the Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan (MMK) Awards organized by the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. As a result, it secured fisheries livelihood projects worth P18 million. “We aim to encourage and inspire other municipalities to participate in the upcoming MMK awards. I am confident that our fellow communities are already engaged in initiatives to protect our seas and coasts,” said Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.
- Carles forms country's biggest task force vs IUU fishingSornito, Ime (Panay News, Inc., 2023-02-21)To curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the local government unit (LGU) of Carles organized the largest Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) in the country. A kick off ceremony for the IATF was held on Feb. 13 at Bancal Port in Carles. “We cannot (eliminate IUU fishing) alone. Now, we see that our cries for help have been heard,” said Vice Mayor Arnold T. Betita II.
- Marilao River gets 8K mangrove shootsReyes, Jonas (Concept & Information Group, Inc., 2022-05-28)Around 60 local fisherfolk along with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Luzon (BFAR3) and the local government unit here planted 8,000 mangrove shoots at the Marilao River. BFAR3 regional director Wilfredo Cruz revealed that the planting of 8,000 mangrove shoots is to improve the water quality of the Marilao River, adding that the mangrove propagules were planted in Barangay Nagbalon. Nagbalon Creek, a minor water channel of the said river, will have mangroves across the earthworks and will cover a hectare of mangrove rehabilitated area.
- US trains PH partners in underwater law enforcement(The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2022-07-10)The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAid), recently trained Philippine government partners in coral reef crime scene investigation and law enforcement. Under USAid's Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans, and Landscapes (Sibol) project, 27 representatives from agencies such as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) participated in the training that focused on environmental law enforcement issues like coral reef crime scene investigation, marine wildlife crime forensics, oil spills, and marine and coastal pollution.
- Tubbataha reef salvageTubeza, Philip (Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc., 2013-03-31)The salvage team working on the USS Guardian, which ran aground in Tubbataha Reef, removed the warship’s last remaining section early Saturday afternoon after being stuck on the Unesco World Heritage site for more than 10 weeks, a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official said. PCG Palawan District chief Commodore Enrico Efren Evangelista said the stern of the 68-meter US mine countermeasures ship was lifted off the reef at around 2 p.m. The US warship hit the upper side of the South Atoll, one of the two main atolls comprising the Tubbataha Reefs, at dawn on Jan. 17 while it was on its way to Indonesia.
- How to rehab Manila Bay- earth lawyer OposaBondoc, Jarius (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2019-01-18)Twenty years ago this month a band of law students and conscientious citizens filed an ambitious lawsuit to make the government clean up Manila Bay. At the time, Jan. 1999, people already were complaining about the stench, litter, and color of the water. For water to be swimmable, bacteria level must be no more than 100 units per cubic meter, says environment lawyer Tony Oposa. Yet Manila Bay bacteria back then was already an alarming one million units per cubic meter.
- New hatchery for sea cucumber at SEAFDEC(TNT Publishing, Inc., 2010-05-14)At the price of $180 to 250 per kilogram (Php 12,000 per kg) of dried sea cucumber in the United States, sea cucumber are good bets for fish farmers wanting to find the new gold in aquaculture. This has driven South East Asian Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) Aquaculture Department, the research centre based in Iloilo, to develop the hatchery, nursery and grow-out technologies of the sea cucumber Holothuria scabra so that overexploitation of the wild fisheries on which the sea cucumber trade depends will cease or be minimized. Aquaculture can take the pressure off wild stock, enabling it to recover and allowing sustainable management plans to be put in place by local government units and people’s organizations in sea cucumber-rich areas.
- Cavite takes action against water pollutionGiron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation, 2017-02-16)Local government authorities in this city have started efforts to clean rivers in the lowland and upland districts of the province following reports that some tributaries are contaminated by waste and toxic chemicals. River dredging and clearing operations were relaunched in Bacoor District in January as a course of action against floods and pollution in the area. During the launch, waste traps were installed along waterways bounding several barangays (villages) in the district.
- UI law students to help protect Visayan Sea(Panay News, Inc., 2018-03-15)Students of the University of Iloilo's (UI) College of Law volunteered to help preserve the Visayan Sea. The college’s In Solidum Student Council presented to Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. a manifesto offering support and help to the provincial government that has made it a priority to combat illegal fishing most especially in the waters of northern Iloilo. These waters are part of the Visayan Sea.
- PH sets commitments for ocean protection(The Manila Times Publishing Corporation, 2017-05-24)Non-governmental organizations and environmental groups in the Philippines, with the support of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and other agencies, have set voluntary commitments to protect ocean ecosystems in line with the United Nations’ call for concrete action to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14: Life Below Water.