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Country Profile: Philippines |
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Marine Issues/Fisheries
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| Title: |
Mother Jones Action Atlas - Philippines Summary |
| Resource Type: |
Article |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Abstract: |
A "comprehensive look at the state of the world's reefs that
shows what you can do to help". produced by the magazine
Mother Jones. The Philippines Summary states:
"Coral reefs are declining all over this vast archipelago due to
widespread blast, cyanide, and net fishing, sedimentation,
inshore construction, and eutrophication (overnutrition that favors
corals' competitors). Overfishing is decimating fish populations,
while mangrove destruction, upland deforestation, and poor
agricultural practices have sent large sediment loads washing
onto corals, damaging or killing reefs; 30 percent of Philippine
reefs are reportedly dead, another 39 percent dying. The
Philippines is also a major exporter of coral for displays and
aquariums, although such export is illegal under Philippine law
and the 1975 Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species (CITES).
The news isn't all bad: Establishment of the Sumilon Island
marine reserve has resulted in a marked comeback of fish in
adjacent areas. Enforcement in general is spotty, however. The
Philippines arrested 22 Chinese fishermen in January 1998 after
catching them gathering corals and turtles off the western
Philippine province of Zambales, saying their boats contained
rare corals and dynamite; in April the government announced it
would release 20 of the 51 Chinese fishermen it has arrested in a
wave of navy patrols, including some from the January incident.
Some observers speculate that rather than being strictly
concerned with coral reefs, the Philippine government is merely
jousting with China" |
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| Title: |
Philippines National Report on Wetlands |
| Resource Type: |
Report |
| Resource Language(s): |
English |
| Abstract: |
Report addresses Implementation of the Ramsar
Convention in general, and of the Ramsar Strategic Plan
1997-2002 in particular, during the period since the National
Reports were prepared in 1995 for Ramsar COP6. |
| Affiliation: |
7th Meeting of Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) |
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