The day hasn’t dawned yet but 45-year-old Ery Cordova already paddles his fishing boat, not to catch fish but to look for their water’s constant visitors—the whale sharks. When he spots a sliver of whale sharks, he paddles back to their community in Barangay Son-ok so that tourists and tour guides are alerted and organize a fleet of bancas to the site.

Rich marine biodiversity sustains S. Leyte fisherfolk. (2023, February 19). Business Mirror, p. A7.