Training participants simulate underwater crime scene investigation by locating, identifying, documenting, and collecting pieces of evidence. The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), recently trained Philippine government partners in coral reef crime scene investigation and law enforcement. Under USAID’s Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans, and Landscapes (SIBOL) project, 27 representatives from agencies such as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) participated in the training that focused on environmental law enforcement issues like coral reef crime scene investigation, marine wildlife crime forensics, oil spills, and marine and coastal pollution.

U.S. trains PHL partners in underwater crime scene investigation and law enforcement. (2022, July 8). Daily Guardian, p. 8.