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Samal Island
Mariculture Park
The first of its kind in the Philippines. An industrial park on sea.
Named among Asia’s best projects. A project worth emulating by other
local government units. The Samal Island Mariculture Park. Located
in sitio Leydao, Kaputian District, in the storm-sheltered Island
Garden City of Samal, this 224-hectare facility, which was formally
inaugurated last August 2001, has been conceptualized by the local
government in cooperation with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources and the Souitheast Asian Development Center.
Igacos
Mangrovetum
The IGaCoS mangrovetum is a field laboratory focused on the study
and conservation of mangroves. The project is located in Bgy. San
Isidro in IGACOS’s Babak District. It takes only 10 minutes from
Davao City by ferryboat; the mangrovetum is at least another 45
minutes overland from the Babak pier.
There
were only 11 true mangrove species and 20 mangrove associates in the
area when the project started. Today, the count is up to 27 true
mangroves and 23 mangrove associates – and increasing. The DENR
technicians maintaining the mangrovetum are determined to propagate
all of the 47 true mangrove species known to occur in the
Philippines. There are five people’s organizations under the Coastal
Environment Conservationists of Samal, Inc. (CECSI) who are helping
them, providing the extra manpower needed in the project.
Aundanao Fish
Sanctuary
Barangay Aundanao is located on the eastern coast of the Island
Garden City of Samal (IGaCoS). Like most coastal areas, Aundanao’s
fish and marine resources were heavily depleted due illegal
practices of fishing and other destructive means of catching and
extracting marine resources. In response to the situation, the
barangay and the city government declare the coastal waters of
Aundanao as a fish sanctuary. To date, Barangay Aundanao can now
serve as a role model for other coastal communities, as well as a
tourism destination.
The fish sanctuary, being located near a renowned beach area of
Samal Island, has also provided an additional opportunity for the
integration of tourism attractions. Aundanao is now a tourist and
educational destination. A number of LGUs, institutions and families
have visited the fish sanctuary to learn from the experience of
Aundanao, relax and enjoy the beautiful underwater scenery and the
white sand beach.
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