A View Of The New Marine Protected Area (IMAGE)

California Academy of Sciences

A View Of The New Marine Protected Area

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The Municipality of Tingloy on Maricaban Island in Batangas Province recently designated 22.01 hectares (54.4 acres) of thriving coral reef habitat as a marine protected area (MPA), only the second MPA to be established in the municipality.

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© Joal Ascalon / SEA Institute - VIP

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