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Hi Peter: I have been using the term MPA in this forum in its generic sense (IUCN 1988). It has many forms but the MPAs we help communities set-up are actually marine sanctuaries (Phil. Republic Act 8550 Chap IV, Sec 81), also called no-take zones (Sale et al. 2005). Each area has its nuances...

Hi: ReefCheck does use Filipino biologists to conduct the wider (municipal scale) surveys on ornamental fisheries using MAQTRAC. The community is involved in site selection and other details such as when to dive in a particular site to make sure certain fish are there. This is also where...

Hello Peter, Thanks for the info. Appreciate this very much! Planes & Lecaillon 2001, Coral Reefs 20:211-218, btw is a related article on fish restocking experiments. Rex

Hello, Our preliminary work with ECOCEAN on post-larvae capture, rearing and restocking has shed light on some parameters that improved survivorship of restocked reef fishes. We have used different ages of a batch of reef fishes collected late last year and tested which age would fare best...

Hi all, Here is a bit of a snapshot of the RC involvement in setting up MPAs in the Philippines… Filipino fishers are accustomed to the seas as an open access resource. Heavy fishing pressure coupled with illegal and destructive means of fishing led to the decline of the fisheries. This has...

Hi I'm Rex from the Philippines (RC) working as Rehabilitation Scientist.. I would like to Add to Greg's comments about the Post larvae work, but first I must say that it is all tied together with our Marine Protected areas work in the Philippines. Basically there are many protected areas in...