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conservation and protection of the Visayan Sea, one of the crucial
fishing grounds in the country.
marine sanctuaries all over the Visayan Sea, the conduct of a
five-year marine monitoring study and the conduct of an environmental
compliance audit on all local and national government agencies.
Oposa leads the Visayan Sea Squadron, which groups the Integrated
Bar of the Philippines-Network Environmental Action Team, the Network
of Legal Experts of the Law of Nature Foundation and the governors
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The Visayan Sea is a deep basin rich in nutrients and plankton.
Visayan Sea, an important fishing ground in the Philippines. Through
an aerial survey conducted on Aug.26, Petron Corp. verified the
presence of the slick.
- mother organization of the Visayan Sea Squadron which undertook the
survey - will conduct an environmental compliance audit in selected
areas during the summer:
The
Visayan Sea ecosystem on brink of "collapse" - and what to do about
it?
The Philippine STAR reports survey results indicating that the heart
The Visayan Sea is a sea in the Philippines, surrounded by the islands
of the Visayas, Eastern Visayas and Western Visayas located to the
east and west, while
The Visayan Sea is a small sea within the Philippine archipelago,
surrounded on three sides by the islands of the Visayas.
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Schmidt, a socioeconomist who conducted a study on the Visayan Sea for
the Food and Agriculture Organization.
of the Visayan Sea Squadron (VSS).
Today, not a single coral reef in the Visayan Sea is left untouched as
destructive fishing methods, such as dynamite use, had damaged the
reef formations, Oposa points out.
With declining fish production, the Visayan Sea, which covers 10,000
square kilometers and used to be one of the most productive marine
ecosystems in the Philippines, is in a serious bind.
The Visayan Sea: Wealth of the World
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October 31, 2006
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By Alain Russ Dimzon
The
than 90 percent,” the underwater team of the Visayan Sea Squadron said
in a statement.
The Visayan Sea, which contains some of the richest biodiversities in
the world, is bound by the provinces of Masbate, Leyte, Cebu, Iloilo
and Negros.
Visayan Sea on brink of ‘ecosystem collapse’
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January 28, 2007
The Philippine Star 01/28/2007
A volunteer team
Visayan Sea Expedition
News Article
* April 16 - May 16, 2007
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Visayan Sea Squadron, were one in beseeching those around to
continue what he started.
Visayan Sea, one of the Phillipines most threatenened and
biologically diverse areas, closed to destructive commercial
fishing.
other scientific studies, the Visayan Seas is the richest marine
waters on Earth.
Like anything in abundance, the Visayan Sea has been abused.
Destructive fishing methods, such as the use of explosives and
cyanide, and over-fishing have taken their toll on Visayan Sea.
sail, this time as a volunteer of the Visayan Sea Squadron (VSS).
The Visayan Sea, comprising about one million hectares, is the heart
of the Sulu-Sulawesi Marine Triangle, bounded by Philippines,
Indonesia and Malaysia.
islands surrounding the Visayan Sea, mainly the Samarans (1,488,600 in
1962-1963), Panayans (2,817,300), and Cebuans (the largest Christian
group, 6,529,800).
Examining the nature of Visayan Sea and identifying the options that
could help fishers earn a living
Author(s):
Ferrer, A.J.
The Visayan Sea has been exploited by both municipal and commercial
fishers coming from the area and adjacent regions.
The Visayan Sea in central Philippines covers an area of about 10,000
km2.
Bayate noted the Visayan Sea is a rich fishing ground because of its
generally shallow waters.
meter Visayan Sea, mostly in northern Negros and northern Iloilo and
along municipal waters.
Order 167 to protect the Visayan Sea, one of the richest fishing
grounds in the country.
A group that calls itself the Visayan Sea Squadron is asking the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to give the
Visayan Sea a rest by declaring a "closed season" in that
The letter of the Visayan Sea Squadron legal enforcement team, which
is headed by Gloria Estenzo Ramos, to the DENR and the Department of
Agriculture said that because of the Visayan
the Visayan Sea as a Unesco World Heritage Site for marine
biodiveristy.
the Visayan Sea that has been depleted by a combination of
over-fishing and the use of "destructive illegal means" like cyanide
and blast-fishing.
Visayan Sea close season plan tackled
27/05/2006
© The Visayan Daily Star (Philippines)
Iloilo City - The closed-door "heart-to-heart" dialog among commercial
fishing boat operators and the Visayan Sea Squadron for the proposed
five-year close season declaration over the Visayan Sea raised even
more questions but attempted to reconcile conflicting views between
Antonio Oposa, head of the Visayan Sea Squadron, on Saturday.
The Visayan Sea is a sea in the Philippines, surrounded by the
islands of the Visayas, Eastern Visayas and Western Visayas
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whose mayor, Alfredo Marañon, inspired the Visayan Sea Squadron and
has been a supporter ever since.
The boat will be used for enforcement, but Oposa’s plans are much
bigger.
the vast expanse of the Visayan Sea looking for the crew of a
motorized pumpboat reported missing for the past 10 days now.
Visayan sea searched for boat crew
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November 28, 2009, 8:45pm
ILOILO CITY (PNA) — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has been scouring
This color film documents R/V Alpha Helix Visayan Sea Expedition
undertaken by chief scientist William A. Dunson.
Title:Collection Number:Get Items: Visayan Sea Expedition of the R/V
Alpha Helix, August 21-October 2, 1975 in the Philippine Islands, 1975
Floor 3 ArchivesCollection location Offline.
Visayan Sea Expedition of the R/V Alpha Helix, August 21-October 2,
1975 in the Philippine Islands, 1975 UCSD ArchivesSIO Archives
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portion of the Visayan Sea, within the territorial jurisdiction of
Cebu Province.
The MOA states that the Visayan Sea, covering the seawaters of the
provinces of Cebu, Iloilo, Masbate and Negros Occidental, is
considered by experts and scientists as the richest eco-region in the
around the Visayan Sea between Luzon and Mindanao.
Visayan Sea 2007 Expedition
Environmental Compliance Award (ECA)
Exec.
Visayan Sea Expedition
Petition to Restructure
our Locomotion System
Candles of Hope: The Visayan Sea Story
Philippines and that includes the Visayan Sea, popularly knows as the
"Alaska of the Philippines."
Dr.
The Visayan Sea: wealth of the world
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Central Visayans should have more of that desired awareness to value
and conserve their marine environmental heritage
"The Visayan Sea: The Center of the Center of Marine Biodiversity"
held last July 20, 2007 at the Educational Media Center Conference
Room, Central Philippine University.
declare the Visayan Sea as a Marine Conservation and Heritage Site.
(Dr. Luisito T.
Visayan Sea, the world epicenter for marine biodiversity - American
scientist
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"The world’s largest concentration of marine life is found in the
The Visayan Sea, in the centre of the Philippine archipelago, is so
rich in marine biodiversity that it contains more species of marine
life than even the great
Tony Oposa, Attorney-at-Law: The Visayan Sea squadron has resumed its
operations.
This will be a series of continued enforcement
operations until we eliminate the blast fishing industry.
Visayan Sea - Definition
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The Visayan Sea is a small sea within the Philippine archipelago,
surrounded on three sides by the islands of