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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:51:49 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/"><rss:title>Marine Life - Latest</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-GB</dc:language><dc:date>2010-03-10T13:51:49Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/bangus-or-milkfish-cultivation-systems-in-the-philippines.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/seahorses-exploited-overfished-for-international-trade.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/popular-tuna-are-over-fished-in-danger-of-extinction.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/thousands-of-endangered-turtles-rescued-at-philippines-hatch.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/cultivating-groupers-in-fish-farms-ends-dynamite-and-cyanide.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/cultivating-mangrove-snappers-averts-destruction-of-mangrove.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/reviving-bangus-farms-and-fishing-industry-hit-by-typhoons.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/farming-of-sea-cucumbers-for-environmentally-friendly-indust.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/seaweed-versatile-marine-resource-for-food-animal-feeds-fert.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/seabass-hatcheries-sprout-easing-its-cultivation.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/bangus-or-milkfish-cultivation-systems-in-the-philippines.html"><rss:title>Bangus or Milkfish Cultivation Systems in the Philippines</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/bangus-or-milkfish-cultivation-systems-in-the-philippines.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-12T09:07:19Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[“The backbone of Philippine aquaculture” is how bangus farming has been regarded by most fishery experts.  Although commercial production of bangus dates back more than a century ago, it was only in recent years that significant growth of the industry was realized.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/seahorses-exploited-overfished-for-international-trade.html"><rss:title>Seahorses Exploited, Overfished for International Trade</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/seahorses-exploited-overfished-for-international-trade.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-27T16:48:35Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[While nobody knows how many seahorses swim the world’s waters, they have been overfished, forcing the World Conservation Union to list 32 seahorse species as “threatened.” An estimated 20 million seahorses are taken from the wild each year, according to Project Seahorse.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/popular-tuna-are-over-fished-in-danger-of-extinction.html"><rss:title>Popular tuna are over-fished, in danger of extinction</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/popular-tuna-are-over-fished-in-danger-of-extinction.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-12-11T02:34:53Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The important species among the big tunas - from yellowfin to bigeye - are caught using commercial fishing boats with purse seines and ring nets. Small fishermen catch these species using hook and line. And they are all being overfished.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/thousands-of-endangered-turtles-rescued-at-philippines-hatch.html"><rss:title>Thousands of Endangered Turtles Rescued at Philippines Hatchery</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/thousands-of-endangered-turtles-rescued-at-philippines-hatch.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-10-21T13:54:14Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[fdfsfds]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/cultivating-groupers-in-fish-farms-ends-dynamite-and-cyanide.html"><rss:title>Cultivating Groupers in Fish Farms Ends Dynamite and Cyanide Fishing</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/cultivating-groupers-in-fish-farms-ends-dynamite-and-cyanide.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery Web Editor</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-09-17T12:05:24Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Use of dynamite and cynanide fishing has led groupers to overharvesting  with 20 of the world’s 162 known species threatened with extinction according to a survey conducted by Conservation International (CI). Averting the threat, FHI offers cultivating groupers in fish farms that not only ensures increased grouper population but also non-pollution of the ocean waters.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/cultivating-mangrove-snappers-averts-destruction-of-mangrove.html"><rss:title>Cultivating Mangrove Snappers Averts Destruction of Mangroves</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/cultivating-mangrove-snappers-averts-destruction-of-mangrove.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery Web Editor</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-09-14T02:19:48Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Unknown to most, mangrove snappers can be reared in captivity.  In fact, it is one of the promising high-value finfish species for culturing in seacages, such as those in the mariculture parks being developed by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in different parts of the Philippines.If in the past fingerlings of mangrove snappers are available only from the wild, such is not the case anymore.  Mangrove snapper fingerlings are available throughout the year from hatcheries owned by the Finfish Hatcheries, Inc.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/reviving-bangus-farms-and-fishing-industry-hit-by-typhoons.html"><rss:title>Reviving Bangus Farms and Fishing Industry Hit by Typhoons</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/reviving-bangus-farms-and-fishing-industry-hit-by-typhoons.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery Web Editor</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-09-10T01:15:13Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[The Philippines is one of the top bangus producers in the world, along with Indonesia and Taiwan with around 55% share of the world bangus production. From 210,882 metric tons in 1990, bangus production went up to 360,018 metric tons in 2004.  Based on current trends (at 11 percent annual growth), the PCAMRD is expecting bangus production to ascend to 451,000 metric tons in 2010. Typhoons which hit the country annually manage to destroy bangus farms calling for a joint effort of government and non-government entities to revive the bangus industry that suffered a devastation last May.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/farming-of-sea-cucumbers-for-environmentally-friendly-indust.html"><rss:title>Farming of Sea Cucumbers For Environmentally Friendly Industry</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/farming-of-sea-cucumbers-for-environmentally-friendly-indust.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery Web Editor</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-08-27T04:40:54Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[sea farming of sea cucumbers “can be a profitable and environmentally-friendly livelihood industry for coastal communities.” The PCAMRD, a line agency of the Department of Science and Technology, is supporting such kind of projects.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/seaweed-versatile-marine-resource-for-food-animal-feeds-fert.html"><rss:title>Seaweed, Versatile Marine Resource for Food, Animal Feeds, Fertilizers, Medicine</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/seaweed-versatile-marine-resource-for-food-animal-feeds-fert.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery Web Editor</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-08-19T12:28:49Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that seaweed farming is presently limited to a few countries in East Asia making it a high value crop with a high demand in the world market. Philippines, home to 390 species of seaweeds, have identified the numerous varieties as having economic value as food, animal feeds, fertilizers, diet supplement, medicines, and raw materials for industrial products.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/seabass-hatcheries-sprout-easing-its-cultivation.html"><rss:title>Seabass Hatcheries Sprout, Easing its Cultivation</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.gaiadiscovery.com/marine-life-latest/seabass-hatcheries-sprout-easing-its-cultivation.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Gaia Discovery Web Editor</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-08-17T16:33:20Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Seabass is raised in aquaculture in Australia, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and the United States. With mariculture parks set up by BFAR around the country, “seabass will be the next big thing in the aquaculture industry,” foresees Bocaya.]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>