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Many fishing and diving areas across the whole of South East Asia, already severely damaged from the impact of dynamite fishing, have been ruined or totally lost through cyanide fishing. Cyanide concentration slows photosynthesis in zooxanthellae, which results in coral reefs losing colour; it also eliminates one of their major food sources. [1]
Dynamite fishing, cyanide fishing, and bottom trawling are fishing methods that cause extensive damage to coral reefs. [45] These practices are major threats to Philippine marine life and ecosystems. [45] Dynamite fishing, also known as blast fishing and fish bombing, was outlawed in 1932. [46]
Cyanide fishing was thought to be used by perhaps 4,000 individuals as of 2013. [8]: 14 A USAID study estimated that LGUs lost 3,000-9,500 MT of fish to IUU activities each year. [8]: 16 The live fish trade for food sees the use of cyanide fishing to capture fish. [9] It has also had a direct impact on leopard coral grouper populations.
TANZA, Philippines (Reuters) - An oil spill from a marine tanker that capsized off the coast of Manila Bay in the Philippines has reached the shores of a nearby fishing village, threatening the ...
Canada will help the Philippines detect illegal fishing with its satellite surveillance system under a new agreement, Philippine officials said Monday. The arrangement gives the National Coast ...
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines condemned China's "illegal and aggressive actions" in the South China Sea on Saturday, saying its coast guard had fired water cannon at a Philippine fisheries ...
The live fish trade for food sees the use of cyanide fishing to capture fish. [5] It has also had a direct impact on leopard coral grouper populations. This species is slow-growing, and its exploitation has been linked to localized decreases in average body size. [90] The ornamental fish trade also uses cyanide fishing to capture live fish. The ...
The Philippines has protested China's imposition of a unilateral four-month long fishing ban in the South China Sea, its foreign ministry said on Monday. The annual imposition of a fishing ban ...