Declare Visayan Sea as marine reserve-guvs
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Governors in the Visayas will ask the incoming administration to proclaim the Visayan Sea a marine reserve. According to Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr., the declaration will further protect and preserve the rich fishing ground.
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Declare Visayan Sea as marine reserve-guvs. (2016, June 2). The Daily Guardian, pp. 2, 7.
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Nature conservation; Marine ecology; Biodiversity; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR); Visayan Sea National Marine Reserve; National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS); Defensor, Arthur Sr.; Marañon, Alfredo; Aparri, Remia; Oposa, Antonio; Davide, Hilario III; Kho, Antonio; Duterte, Rodrigo; Aquino, Benigno III; Perez, Asis; Piñol, Emmanuel; Iloilo
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