Predators now protectors of Tubbataha marine park
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It's been a challenge every step of the way, but the efforts of Tubbataha's warriors have not been for naught. The WWF reports that the hard coral cover of Tubbataha increased from 40 percent in 2004 to 46 percent in 2005, a pretty healthy figure considering the agonizingly slow pace of growth of corals. Fish biomass, or the amount of fish in any given area, also doubled from 166 metric tons per square kilometer in 2004 to 318 metric tons per square kilometer in 2005, according to the WWF.
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Lingao, E., & Espina-Letargo, J. (2010, December 24).Predators now protectors of Tubbataha marine park. Malaya Business Insight, p. B6.
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