Recent content by Reef Check Scientist Phil

Hi to all, Yes, Reef Check also involves the fishermen during the surveys. In fact, during the community entry, a resource monitoring training is usually conducted for ornamental collectors and even other stakeholders like the people’s organization's, the village council's and the local...

Hi to all, In Batasan Island and nearby reefs, the collectors collect more than 60 fish species. But as I said, they concentrate only on a few species. There are more orders on these few species. Traditionally these few species also constitute a major part of the collection. But surveys...

Hi to all, As mentioned, one of the strategies in making areas sustainable is developing and implementing management plans (e.g. catch limits, rehabilitation activities and no-take marine protected areas). Catch records are also being tracked to infer trends in stock abundance especially of...

Hi to all, I am just adding to answers whether areas in the Philippines are still sustainable with regards to aquarium trade. Reef Check is using several strategies to make the trade in these areas sustainable by: (1) establishing new marine protected areas and/or supporting and improving...

Hi to all, It has been heartening to get some positive comments from this forum about our work in Reef Check. I am including some preliminary results of MAQTRAC surveys we have done so far for those who are interested. This is just one of the areas that Reef Check has done some work on top of...

Hi to all, There have been numerous questions on what Reef Check does in the project of transforming the aquarium trade. There were also questions on how much survey has been done by Reef Check so far. First of all, we in Reef Check have had a lot of survey experience in both Philippines and...

Hi to all, First, let me introduce myself more. I am Filipino and I grew up in Mindanao (although my parents are from Bohol in the Visayas region). I studied and worked in the University of the Philippines and did my master's degree in Sydney, Australia. Right now, I am the Reef Check Chief...