Pilot whale found dead in Talisay City shore

Gabriel C. Bonjoc 07/17/2014

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…

Sharks fly no more

07/11/2014

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…

13th PB OKs 22 proposed ordinances on 1st year

Peter L. Romanillos 07/11/2014

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…

Shark meat factory owner insists they didn’t violate local law

Norman V. Mendoza 06/30/2014

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…

Wounded dolphin rescued

06/24/2014

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…

Tasted shark lately?

Norman V. Mendoza 06/18/2014

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…

Truck with 14 cut-up thresher sharks for fishballs, tempura seized

Peter L. Romanillos 06/13/2014

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…

Daanbantayan town mayor irked by video of another shark sale in town’s public market

Marian Z. Codilla, Victor Anthony V. Silva 06/11/2014

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…

Sunfish found dead in Cebu

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera 05/08/2014

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…

Dead juvenile dolphin washed ashore in Mactan

05/07/2014

A juvenile dolphin was spotted washed ashore near a resort in Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City, Tuesday morning. The 2.3-meter long dolphin was found floating a few meters from the shore past 6 a.m. and then on the shore…

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