Environmental groups underwent a workshop on coral reef monitoring processes as part of the preparation for assessment of the full extent of damage brought by the grounding of the US Navy warship in Tubbataha Reef. Seven representatives from the Tubbataha Mangement Office (TMO), World Wide fund for Nature (WWF) and Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP) underwent the workshop training on board the palawan-based WWF research vessel M/Y Navorca. The workshop conducted by marine monitoring group Reef Check International gave lectures on fish plus invertebrate identification, substrate classification and monitoring methods.

Villanueva, R., & Macairan, E. (2013, March 3). Environmental groups undergo seminar on reef monitoring. The Philippine Star, p.8.