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There was a short period of commercial whaling in the Philippines from 1981 to 1986. Philippine whalers fished within Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) but it was reported that they also hunted Bryde whales in international waters. [1] The Philippines was also a member of the International Whaling Commission from 1981 to 1988.
Curculigo capitulata is a tuberous evergreen herb with thick rhizomes and thin stolons. In adverse conditions, the rhizomes may remain dormant for a long time. The leaves are palm-like, which is why the plant is more known as palm grass. Usually, 4-7 leaves [6] [7] are held on 30–80 cm long stalks.
Zoysia matrella (L.) Merr., commonly known as Manila grass, is a species of mat-forming, perennial grass native to temperate coastal southeastern Asia and northern Australasia, from southern Japan (Ryukyu Islands), Taiwan, and southern China (Guangdong, Hainan) south through Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines to northern Australia (northeast Queensland), and west to the Cocos ...
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Marine mammals are a food source in many countries around the world. Historically, they were hunted by coastal people, and in the case of aboriginal whaling, still are. This sort of subsistence hunting was on a small scale and produced only localised effects. Dolphin drive hunting continues in this vein, from the South Pacific to the North ...
June 26, 2024 at 7:57 AM. (Reuters) -Haleon will sell its nicotine replacement therapy business outside the U.S. to a unit of India's Dr. Reddy's for 500 million pounds ($632.55 million), the ...
A whale louse is a crustacean of the family Cyamidae. Despite the name, it is not a true louse (which are insects ), but rather is related to the skeleton shrimp, most species of which are found in shallower waters. Whale lice are external parasites, found in skin lesions, genital folds, nostrils and eyes of marine mammals of the order Cetacea.
August 6, 2024 at 5:56 PM. The surfing competition is making waves at the 2024 Summer Olympics. During the Aug. 5 women’s shortboard semifinal match between Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb and ...