Mayor Nelson Garcia has maintained that marine animals on Tañon Strait are “parasites” and their population should be controlled by killing some of them, shrugging off criticisms from environmentalists. At a summit on environment on Tuesday, Garcia said that dolphins, whales, and sharks should be killed because they caused the decline of fish catch. Gloria Ramos, vice president of Oceana, an international marine conservation organization, said that Garcia was apparently among some individuals who are just not well-informed of the significance of the role of marine animals such as dolphins, whales and sharks.

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