Following China’s claim to parts of the West Philippine Sea, Chinese fishermen have been long reported of exploiting the natural resources of the Philippine waters. There are even reports that Chinese fishermen and coast guards are harassing Filipino fishermen by taking their catches and disallowing them to enter the fishing grounds. There is a long…
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A-B-Seas 2019 Schedules And More!
Are you interested in marine conservation but wondering how and where to start? Do you want to start learning how you can help in protecting our oceans? Well, Save Philippine Seas has something that’s just right for you – the A-B-Seas. The following are information to this year’s A-B-Seas events. First, What is the A-B-Seas?…
Barely Alive
A poem by Hans Kristofer Luke Mariano “Do you know how many times you have killed me? Do you know how many times you’ve slit my throat yet I still kept on saying all of my unacknowledged feelings inside me even if each word means I’d be inflicted with great excruciating pain? Do you know…
Philippines’ Top Exported Live Aquatic Animals in 2017
Charybdis feriata (Crucifix Crab) [1] Especially important in markets in East Asia, where it commands substantially higher premium prices being sold for USD 8.00 to USD 15.00 per kilogram. Occurs at depths from 30 to 60 m. It is distributed in subtropical and tropical climates. It is also usually found in shallow sandy or rocky…
My mother is fighting for Mother Nature in the Battle against Plastic Pollution
Majority of people from the past generations are accustomed to using materials that they don’t know can harm the environment. One of these materials is plastic that is now exploited across the globe in different sorts of designs and uses. But due to the unmonitored and excessive use of plastics for the past long decades,…
Ilocos Norte
Bantay Abot Cave, a hill at Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte with a hole in the middle (top row; middle row – middle photo). Ilocos Norte’s Saud Beach (middle row – far left and far right photos; bottom row). Cape Bojeador Lighthouse also known as Burgos Lighthouse at Burgos, Ilocos Norte (top row; left to right); Bangui Wind Farm…
Overfishing: The Exportation Trade of Philippine “Ornamental Fishes”
Above-written is a Filipino folk song about a fisherman named Felimon/Pilemon who once went fishing to the ocean and was able to catch only a small fish called Tambasakan (a Visayan local name for goby/mudskipper fish). He sold the fish to the market but the fish is awfully cheap that from the money he got…
The Mummy Burial Caves of Benguet
In nature, caves are usually used as shelters by many living creatures. True cave dwellers such as bats, insects, rare fishes, and salamanders are adapted to living in the cave. The most outstanding evolutionary manifestation of these animals is their ability to adjust to the darkness of the caves. Other creatures that have been recorded…
L I F E
Even at present time, identifying the true definition of life has been a very difficult task. But for scientists especially biologists, life is a quality for beings capable of metabolism, growth, and reproduction. These living beings are what we call as organisms. A human being is an organism. So is a mouse, a fish, a…
