The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 7 has called anew for the continued protection and preservation of the 3,441-hectare mangrove plantations within the Getafe Mangroves Swamp Forest Reserve and Wilderness Area (GMSFRWA) in this town. "Mangroves offers shelter for local and migratory wildlife and serve as roosting and foraging grounds, thus, we need to vigorously protect them," said DENR 7 Regional Executive Director Dr. Isabelo R. Montejo. Montejo said mangroves provide nursery grounds for fish, prawns and crabs, and support fisheries production in coastal waters.

Indino, P. J. (2012, October 24). DENR seeks mangrove plantations protection. Manila Bulletin, p. 14.