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    The fight to rehabilitate Philippine coral reefs

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    Date
    February 11, 2010
    Author
    Yan, Gregg
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    MS20100211_D7
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    Through my foggy mask, I make out my dive buddy giving the go signal. I back-roll, in-gloriously, into the turquoise waters in northern Batangas in the Philippines. Scant seconds pass as I find my bearings, but soon the scene unfolds: a pulsating shoal of blue-green chromis, interspersed with a few ubiquitous sergeant majors, hail us to Poseidon's realm.
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    Yan, G. (2010, February 11). The fight to rehabilitate Philippine coral reefs. Manila Standard, p. D7.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/8196
    Subject
    Environmental restoration; Coral reefs; Coral reef restoration; Coral reef conservation; Protected areas; Sanctuaries; Livelihoods; Reefs; Sea grass; Fishers; Biodiversity; Environmental protection; World Wildlife Fund; Silliman University; Philippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research & Development; Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); Department of Science and Technology (DOST); Department of Agriculture (DA); Pagaduan, Paolo; Veron, Charlie; Palma, Joel; Alcala, Angel; Villaluna, Adelito; Tan, Lory
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