A hard problem with a soft solution; Catfish farm’s production surges after easy fix
THERE are not enough catfish in the “Catfish Country” of Zarraga, Iloilo, but recent findings in one farm may just be the catalyst that...
Pavia’s first eco-park opens to public
THE public can now visit Pavia, Iloilo’s first-ever eco-park located at the town’s Barangay Balabag following its opening on Friday, Oct. 23.
Barangay Balabag Eco...
Seahorses get second life with SEAFDEC, NegOcc islanders’ help
by Juliana Rose Pagador
THE coral reefs north of Negros Island are once more teeming with seahorses after a seven-year partnership between researchers and the...
Lute turtle rescued in Culasi, hawksbill in Guimaras island
FOR hundreds of years, marine turtles lived in the vast oceans but they coexist with humans in many countries and shores each time they...
WHITE SAND AT MANILA BAY?
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is looking to fill 500 meters of the bay walk on Roxas Boulevard with white sand...
From pollution to profit:Over P3-M of shrimp harvested from a hectare
By Rossea Ledesma
BY RECYCLING excess nutrients that would otherwise have been released to the environment, a shrimp farm harvested almost 13 tons of shrimp...
A new seagrass species thrive in Boracay Island
ADDITIONAL seagrass species in the island of Boracay was recently recorded.
A team of professionals from the Dagatnon Environmental Consulting Services who were tapped by...
Masks made from abaca cut plastic waste brought by COVID-19 – study
ABACA – a fiber from the Philippines used in teabags and banknotes – could replace plastic in millions of face masks and hospital gowns...
Methods how to clean up oil spill
AN EXPLOSION in Power Barge 102 triggered an oil spill in Iloilo Strait last July 3, 2020. It affected coastal areas in Bo. Obrero,...
Inside the quarantine facility for shrimp with a PCR testing lab to keep...
LONG before COVID-19 imposed mandatory quarantine and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing on travellers, a small building in a seaside town has been...