The Department of Science and Technology has collaborated with the provincial government of Marinduque, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), local government units and their fisherfolk to deploy coral transplantation technology off the coast of Buenavista, Marinduque, the DOST said in a news release. This is the first large-scale restoration effort in the Mimaropa region that seeks to reverse reef degradation and improve the productivity of marine resources. Ten coral nursery units (CNUs) were placed in the Marine Protected Areas of Tungib-Lipata in Buenavista on June 10 and 11, while another 10 CNUs were established in Poctoy, Torrijos, on June 22 and 23.

Coral restoration in Marinduque begins. (2021, June 27). Business Mirror, p. A7.