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Allowing Coral Reef Fish Stocks Recover Could Feed Millions
Allowing Coral Reef Fish Stocks Recover Could Feed Millions
Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama and collaborators from several other institutions have found that allowing coral reef fish populations to recover could dramatically increase the number of fish servings produced sustainably per year, feeding millions of people.
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Published at 2026-01-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Environment, Fauna and flora, Recreation
Tags: Food, coral, coral reefs, fish, fishing, seafood
Masbate Illegal Fishers Turn Wardens of the Sea
Masbate Illegal Fishers Turn Wardens of the Sea
A six-year fishing ban has done wonders for the 129-hectare Colorada Point Marine Protected Area in Aroroy town in the province of Masbate, Philippines, as corals are thriving and the fish are back with sea turtles, lobsters, giant clams and other creatures.
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Published at 2023-06-01 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Environment, Fauna and flora, People
Tags: Masbate, Point, coral, fish, fishing, gold, marine, mining, reefs
Our Vanishing ‘galunggong’
Our Vanishing ‘galunggong’
Two months ago, I had a Zoom meeting with fisherfolk from Zambales who complained that their fish catch had been dwindling because huge Chinese trawlers have been scooping the fish in their traditional fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, leaving them with smaller fish. Filipino fishermen use only wooden boats with outriggers that are dwarfed by the huge steel-hulled Chinese trawlers
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Published at 2021-07-22 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Fauna and flora, Politics
Tags: Chinese, Duterte, fish, fishermen, fishing
With Growing Pressures, Can the Philippines Sustain Its Marine Reserves?
With Growing Pressures, Can the Philippines Sustain Its Marine Reserves?
In the town of Pilar in the central Philippines, a community of 11,308 residents looks after one of the most successful marine protected areas in the country: the Pilar Municipal Marine Park (PMMP). Established in 2005, the 179-hectare (443-acre) park stands out among the thousands of MPAs in the Philippines, which experts say are only protected on paper.
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Published at 2021-07-04 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Environment, Travel
Tags: Island, System, community, coral, country, fish, fishing, government, marine
A Philippine Community Sees Life-saving Payoffs from Restoring Its Mangroves
A Philippine Community Sees Life-saving Payoffs from Restoring Its Mangroves
The initial 50 hectares has expanded to 220 hectares (544 acres), thanks to both ongoing planting efforts and natural reforestation. The Kalibo mangrove is considered a major tourist attraction; in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mangrove forest registered 38,455 foreign and local tourists, and the Kalibo Save the Mangrove Association (KASAMA), founded by the planters, has received several national awards.
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Published at 2020-11-23 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Environment, Fauna and flora, Stories
Tags: Aklan, DENR, Kalibo, Program, Project, fishing, forest, illegal, mangrove, typhoon
Our Lockdown with Tao and the ‘Lost Boys’ of Palawan
Our Lockdown with Tao and the ‘Lost Boys’ of Palawan
When President Rodrigo Duterte announced the Covid-19 lockdown and enhanced community quarantines, our family was blessed to be in Palawan. From a remote island, we made our way to the Tao Philippines main basecamp. Tao is a community that is addressing all the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Published at 2020-06-16 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Culture, Travel
Tags: Bamboo, Education, Energy, Island, Island, Nature, Palawan, climate, environment, farming, fishing, forest, locals, plastic, women