Colorful images of sharks and dolphins are splashed on walls seen by passersby by in the heart of Mandaue City. The shapes, influenced by the Japanese art of folding paper – Origami – were painted by two…
Cebu province may be the first to set up a “shark sanctuary” in the waters off Daanbantayan town if provincial legislators build on the momentum of the first Shark Summit which ended yesterday. The idea was discussed…
An international environmental protection activist group has brought to Cebu City a photo exhibit on the critical role sharks play in the ecosystem. Greenpeace has put on display 12 photographs of sharks captured by world- renowned and…
A short-finned pilot whale was discovered washed up on the shores of Dumlog, Talisay City, Wednesday evening. Aldrin Castillo, a 24-year-old resident of barangay Dumlog reported his discovery to the Fisheries Sea Ecological Care (FISECA). The juvenile…
Public awareness of the need to conserve the ocean’s apex predator – the sharks – was heightened when its slaughter and consumption was exposed in Cebu lately. Several restaurants responded by removing shark’s fin soup from their…
Measures to protect Cebu’s natural resources and to ensure transparency in future land deals were among the notable ordinances passed by the 13th Provincial Board (PB). A total of 22 ordinances were passed during the year. Thirteen…
The owner of a shark meat processing factory located in sitio Suba Masulog in barangay Suba-basbas, Lapu-Lapu City said he didn’t violate any law by receiving imported gummy shark meat from Australia. “We asked the Bureau of…
A dolphin was rescued by Bantay Dagat members after it got stranded along the coast of the South Road Properties (SRP) Kawit Island yesterday afternoon. The dolphin was rescued at 4 pm yesterday by Antonio Tahir, Bantay…
During the past five years, Tirso’s Fish Product in Lapu-Lapu City has been buying and processing a variety of fish – including shark meat – for fish balls, squid balls and seafood tempura. A female manager yesterday…
Are you fond of street food like fried fish balls and seafood tempura? If so, chances are, you’ve tasted shark meat. A truck containing chopped bodies of at least 14 thresher sharks was apprehended Wednesday night in…
A female vendor holds up a juvenile shark, offering it for P200 in the wet market of Daanbantayan town, north Cebu. In the background, another female vendor walks by carrying a bamboo shark less than three feet…
Local bystanders in Toledo City found a dying sunfish that beached along the coast this morning. PO1 Rogelio Gutang said they received a report on the creature’s presence at 10 a.m. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic…
