Sulu Sulawesi Seascape

1. Stronger enforcement pushed for Palawan, Tawi-Tawi waters
(Be Informed/News and Events)

The arrest of nine Chinese nationals for poaching marine turtles in Philippine waters in Balabac, Palawan, last week represents a victory in enforcing fishery laws and protecting the country’s marine ...

2. When a whale drops by for a visit...
(Be Informed/Features)

At around 3 A.M. on December 10, 2009, the town of Nasugbu, Batangas had an unusual visitor: a 29-foot whale stranded in the shallow waters.  Village patrolman Herman Reyes spotted the animal while conducting ...

3. Field Guide to Marine Mammals and Sea Turtles in Palawan
(Publications/Books)

This field guide, produced by the Tubbataha Management Office in partnership with Conservation International-Philippines, aims to equip its users with the knowledge and skills to identify whales, dolphins ...

4. Understanding Our History with Whales
(Be Informed/Features)

... and consequently in the fisheries that tens of millions of people depend on. Marine mammals such as cetaceans – whales, dolphins and porpoises – are key ecological indicators. Their disappearance leads ...

5. Tropical Marine Research for Conservation (TMRC)
(Conservation International/Program Partners)

TMRC is a modest research and conservation outfit conceived to help promote research and conservation of marine mammals and their habitats in the tropical Pacific, particularly ...

6. On the Wings of Conservation in the Cagayan Ridge Marine Biodiversity Conservation Corridor
(Be Informed/Features)

... fish, including 6 species of sharks, 9 species of marine mammals, manta rays and 2 species of sea turtles. Every dive promises an unforgettable encounter with majestic creatures of the sea. But the Tubbataha ...

7. Underwater treasures under threat
(Know the Seascape/The Cagayan Ridge Corridor)

... and meager resources in managing this area, it is difficult to protect habitats (such as coral reefs) and species (such as seabirds, marine turtles and marine mammals) against intruders. Current government ...

8. Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
(Know the Seascape/The Cagayan Ridge Corridor)

... by aggregations of sharks and marine mammals. The islets on the two large atolls are sea turtle nesting sites and serve as important feeding and breeding grounds for seabirds. The inhabited islands are ...

9. Know the Seascape
(Section)

... Corridor, an important passageway of marine life from plankton to fishes, sea turtles and marine mammals, and links the Sulu Sea to the South China Sea.    ...