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All Star Philippines Exceptional Marine Biodiversity • Dive the world-renowned Coral Triangle • Reefs built by 574 species of coral • Home to 1,400 types of ﬁsh and pelagics - whale sharks, hammerheads, manta rays • Astounding macro life and muck diving • 6 - 10 night itineraries to: Tubbataha in the Sulu Sea Anilao to Mindoro Strait with Apo Reef - Puerto Galera - Verde Island Anilao - Apo Reef - Coron Visayas - Dumaguete - Bohol - Oslob - Malapascua • 4 dives per day; free nitrox Tubbataha Mindoro Strait Visayas starting from $2,080 starting from $2,480 starting from $2,480 204 Hospital Drive NE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 USA Reservations Ofﬁce: U.S. and Canada: 800.327.9600 E-mail: [email protected] Worldwide: 954.734.7111 Website: AllStarLiveaboards.com Whatsapp: 850.460.5364 The Philippines The Philippines is an archipelago comprised of 7,100 islands scattered over 500 miles in Southeast Asia. The islands are touched by four seas: the Philippine Sea, Celebes Sea, Sulu Sea and South China Sea. Dive highlights include Tubbataha Reef National Park, Apo Reef National Park and nutrient- rich waters that attract pelagics to macro- critters and that support abundant healthy hard and soft corals. A3 A1 The Vessel BRIDGE • 10 retro-chic cabins with memory foam A4 CREW ROOM bedding and private bathrooms A2 • Cabin layouts vary - twin, full and queen beds • Top relaxation deck with chairs and lounges B1 with sun and shade options B2 SALON • Bridge deck - spacious salon with living and CAMERA ROOM GALLEY dining areas and a large TV B3 • Service excellence with crew to guest ratio of 1:1 • 2 custom 26-ft. hard bottom dive tenders for easy diving • Includes all meals, snacks and diving STORE ROOM B C/E C2 C1 ROOM • Departs from: Puerto Princesa, Anilao or Cebu C4 • 24-ft. beam for a stable cruise at 10 knots C3 STORE ROOM A 6/2019.

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Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (As an Extension of the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park)
Asia / Pacific Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (as an extension of the Tubbataha Reef Marine Park) Philippines WORLD HERITAGE NOMINATION – IUCN TECHNICAL EVALUATION TUBBATAHA REEFS NATURAL PARK (PHILIPPINES) ID No. 653 bis Background note: At the time of the inscription of Tubbataha Reef Marine Park in 1993, IUCN recommended that t��o nearb islets �ith important reefs (Jessie Beazle Reef and Bastera Reef) be included in a future extension of the propert. This recommendation �as repeated in the state of conservation report on the propert presented at the�� 2�th Session of the World Heritage Committee in 2005. In August 2006, the State Part extended the National Marine Park to include Jessie Beazle Reef and renamed it the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP). The park’s area �as increased from ��33,200 ha�� to 96,�2�� ha. The ne� boundaries and legal protection do not include Bastera Reef �hich lies in a different municipalit and at a greater distance from both Tubbataha north and south atolls and Jessie Beazle Reef. The present nomination is for an extension to the World Heritage propert to the same boundaries as that of the TRNP. 1. DOCUMENTATION i) Date nomination received by IUCN: 15 March 200�. ii) Additional information officially requested from and provided by the State Party: IUCN requested supplementary information after the first meeting of the World Heritage Panel in December 2008 related to a number of points concerning the management capacit and budget for the propert. The State Part provide a response to IUCN on these points on 30th Januar 2009. iii) IUCN/WCMC Data Sheet: Sourced from nomination document �hich cites 22 references.
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The Marine Protected Area Network of Batangas Province, Philippines: an Outcome-Based Evaluation of Effectiveness and Performance
View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Ritsumeikan Research Repository The Marine Protected Area Network of Batangas Province, Philippines: An Outcome-Based Evaluation of Effectiveness and Performance Dean Rawlins Summary This study looks at the case of four marine protected areas established in two municipalities of Mabini and Tingloy in Batangas Province, Philippines, in order to assess their performance in relation to their initial objectives. It investigates stakeholder perceptions regarding the effectiveness of the MPAs and the current problems facing management of the MPAs. The results highlight issues of equity, lack of community and governmental will and participation, lack of capacity and confidence in management of the local committees and organisations, and difficulties in financing that threaten to jeopardize the protected areas ongoing success. Building governmental support, local capacity building, and a transparent method of financing are seen as key to ensure success in the future. Introduction Over recent years marine protected areas (MPAs) have become a widely-used component of integrated coastal management programmes set up in an attempt to protect, and potentially rehabilitate, coastal ecosystems worldwide. The increasing urgency with which coastal resource management practitioners now view the need to conserve marine resources has led to a surge in the number of MPAs being created and their recognition on an international scale as a viable means to protect resources at the ecosystem level. However, recent experiences in the modern concept of MPA management have brought to light a range of conflicting interests that have impeded the smooth implementation of many projects.
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The Birds of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and World Heritage Site, Palawan Province, Philippines, Including Accounts of Breeding Seabird Population Trends ARNE E
FORKTAIL 32 (2016): 72–85 The birds of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park and World Heritage Site, Palawan province, Philippines, including accounts of breeding seabird population trends ARNE E. JENSEN & ANGELIQUE SONGCO Data on the seabird population of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Palawan province, Philippines, which lies in the Sulu Sea, date back to 1911. However, regular surveys and monitoring began only in 1997 and have resulted in a wealth of new information. An annotated list of the 106 recorded species is presented and changes in the population of the seven breeding seabird species and the factors that influence such changes are discussed. From an estimated 13,500 breeding seabirds in 1981, the population decreased to less than a third of that number in 2003, with the only Philippine population of Masked Booby Sula dactylatra being extirpated in 1995. Thanks to strict enforcement of a no-visitor policy from 1997, the population increased to around 32,300 birds in 2013. The park is the only known breeding area of the subspecies worcesteri of Black Noddy Anous minutus. It hosts the largest breeding colonies of Brown Booby Sula leucogaster, Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii and Brown Noddy A. stolidus, and the second-largest populations of Red-footed Booby Sula sula and Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus, in the Philippine archipelago. Data on other breeding sites of these species in the archipelago are included. Two new species for the Philippines, 14 new species for Palawan province and four globally threatened species, including the Critically Endangered Christmas Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi, together with first Philippine records of Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava tschutschensis and M.
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Summer/Autumn | 2019
Summer/Autumn | 2019 Philippines DIVE ADVENTURE What’s Bubbling ALL NEW Island of the Gods BALI Bula from FIJI Dive in SMALL GROUP TRIPS Philippines Dive Adventure Threshers, rays & critters Earlier this year, client Sara Jenner asked us to design a trip to the Philippines combining rest, relaxation and diving. In this article she describes her adventure to Malapascua and Bohol in search of thresher sharks, critters and pelagics. fter much discussion with my Travel five-minute walk to the dive centre. The with small critters and nudibranchs. Consultant (Cath), I decided on a hotel offered everything I needed plus A twin-centre holiday in the plenty of personal touches. And I can Next stop was Bohol. I stayed at Alona Philippines. I was looking for some highly recommend the ‘overnight oats’ Vida Beach Resort, which is relatively quiet much-needed rest and relaxation in the with frozen banana from the breakfast considering its central location, and the sun, with a good mix of diving (so I could buffet to set you up for the day. dive centre is situated in a lovely peaceful play with my new underwater camera) … Malapascua is famous for its pelagic site. There were plenty of great dives just a most importantly, at an affordable price, thresher sharks, and I made the necessary few hundred metres off the main beach, and the Philippines seemed to tick all these early start to see them three times during with beautiful coral-covered walls teeming boxes. my week-long stay! The diversity of macro with macro life. For bigger pelagic species life was astonishing and makes this an it’s worth heading out to Balicasag Island I started my adventure in Malapascua, ideal place for any keen photographer.
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Achievements in Marine Conservation, I. Marine Parks
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