According to the Philippine Association of Marine Science, 15 percent of the Philippines' 2 million square kilometers (772,000 sq. miles) of maritime waters are municipal waters.

Finally, a marine sanctuary extending 500 m offshore was established, policed by village women who took eagle-eyed pride in enforcing the no-fishing ban. “Poachers got shot at,” deadpans a ...

Of the Philippines' more than 2 million square km (772,000 square miles) of marine waters, 15% are classified as municipal waters, while commercial fishing vessels are allowed to fish within 84% ...

Over 270 participants from government, academe, and civil society join the hybrid Mindanao Forum organized by the Philippine ...

Investigators said divers were unable to remove a huge anchor still blocking sunlight from corals near Thitu Island in the ...

Citations: Carpenter, K.E., Springer, V.G. The center of the center of marine shore fish biodiversity: the Philippine Islands. Environ Biol Fish 72, 467–480 (2005 ...

Established largely through local government initiatives and maintained through the blood, sweat and tears of local coastal communities, these undersea enclaves are scattered throughout the ...

Of the Philippines' more than 2 million square km (772,000 square miles) of marine waters, 15% are classified as municipal waters, while commercial fishing vessels are allowed to fish within 84% ...