Moalboal lies in the waters of the Tañon Strait, which is a NIPAS (National Integrated Protected Areas System) declared protected area. Moalboal has four locally-declared and managed marine sanctuaries which implement a user-fee system that generates income for the local communities. Expedition Location The 2013 Saving Philippine Reefs expedition was […]
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Tubbataha Reef Natural Park declared a World Heritage Site in 1994, lies in the global center of marine biodiversity. The two atoll reefs that form Tubbataha are the best regional example of a well-protected, no fishing, marine park that contains a very diverse and abundant array of fish, corals and […]
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The Calamian Islands represent one of the most biodiverse rich groups of islands in the Philippines owing to the incredible range of islands, shorelines, habitats, geologic structures, oceanographic currents and interfaces with offshore systems in the South China Sea and the northern Sulu Sea. Coral reef and sea grass beds […]
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Known as the ‘Island Born of Fire’, Camiguin Island has developed into a resource base for ecotourism and conservation education. With 31 MPA’s in the area it is linking conservation with economics through increasing the visibility of unique biodiversity species through marine protected area establishment and management. Expedition Location Camiguin […]
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Uniting Cebu coasts through coastal resource adaptive participatory approaches for full marine ecosystems representation and wise management of coastal and marine environment in Southeast and Southwest Cebu coasts The Project Degradation and marine habitat loss are two of the pressing problems of the Philippines. The Visayan region of the Philippines […]
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A primary strategy used to protect coral reefs and associated systems is to design, plan, implement and track monitor marine protected areas (MPAs). Collecting data that measures the effectiveness of MPA’s is crucial to improve planning and management, and to educate stakeholders, government officials, and practitioners of marine resource management. […]
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Australia Date: April 2025 Progress: In Progress An Australian first, the portal will serve as a centralised platform repository of tools and resources to create an empowered and ocean-literate society The Project Surprisingly the ocean and marine environment is not well understood by the majority of us. Our health is […]
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Australia Date: April 2025 Progress: In Progress Australia’s first national Ocean Literacy Survey The Project This project will conduct Australia’s first national ocean literacy (OL) survey, establishing critical baseline data on how Australians understand, value, and engage with the ocean. Despite over 87% of Australians living near the coast, Australia […]
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Australia Date: December 2024 Progress: Complete Ocean literacy is defined as “an understanding of the ocean’s influence on you and your influence on the ocean”. An ocean literate person is able to understand the importance of the ocean for humankind, is able to communicate about the ocean in a meaningfully […]
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