Tañon Strait celebrates 19th year as protected area
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Tañon Strait, a 161-kilometer strip which separates the islands of Cebu and Negros, is celebrating nearly two decades as a protected area. It is host to 62 percent of the country's coral species, plus 14 species of whales and dolphins. Declared as the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS) by then-president Fidel Ramos on May 27, 1998, the area provides seafood and jobs for 42 towns, cities and municipalities.
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Tañon Strait celebrates 19th year as protected area. (2017, June 11). Panay News, p. 12.
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Protected areas; Seafood; Livelihoods; Commercial fishing; Fishers; Surveillance and enforcement; Marine resources; Governments; Illegal fishing; Sustainable fishing; Fishery management; Fishery regulations; Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR); Oceana Philippines; Rare Philippines; Bantay Dagat; Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA); Ramos, Fidel; Salomon, Mary Ann; Davide, Hilario III; Ramos, Gloria Estenzo
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