'Month of the Ocean' dive boosts reef protection in Zambales town

SAN ANTONIO, Zambales — As part of the annual Month of the Ocean celebration, divers from government environmental offices and local tourism authorities in this province removed coral-eating starfish and abandoned fishing gear from a giant clam sanctuary within Masinloc Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape. The underwater conservation activity on Tuesday, May 12, was conducted at the four-hectare Taklobo Farm by personnel from the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office-Masinloc, the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office-Zambales, the Municipal Environment and Natural Resources Office-Masinloc, and the Masinloc Tourism Office. During the dive, the team collected and removed 17 crown-of-thorns […]... Keep on reading: 'Month of the Ocean' dive boosts reef protection in Zambales town

Original source: Philippine Daily Inquirer