Mga

Parke sa Dagat
Tubbataha at iba pa
1.Marine Natural Park
2. N 8° 57’ 11.88” E 119° 52’ 03.36”

3. 33, 200 Ektarya

4. UNESCO World Heritage Site,

FIR
ST
1993
5. Tubbataha is a Samal word

5
150 KM
130 KM

T
North Atoll
South Atoll
Jessie Beazley
Isang araw...

SULU SEA
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP)

The Coral Triangle

Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP)
615 species of fish
359 species of corals
(about half of all coral species in the world)
11 species of sharks
12 species of dolphins and whales
Over 100 species of birds
10,000 hectares of corals
TNRP

359 species of corals 615 species of

(about half of all coral fish
species in the world)
Ang Dagat...
-Philippine geog background-
-stress on the seas- 12 species of
dolphins and whales
11 species of
sharks

Over 100 species of

birds
Ang Dagat...
-Philippine geog background-
-stress on the seas-

10,000 hectares of
corals
100 m perpendicular wall
 In 2007, the University of the Philippines in the Visayas
conducted a study on the distribution and dispersal of fish
larvae in the Sulu Sea. The study revealed that Tubbataha
Reefs, Jessie Beazley and Cagayancillo are major sources
of coral and fish larvae, seeding the greater Sulu Sea.
CYCLES Inaccesibility
PRESERVED
Monsoon
Cycles preserved

Thanks to geography!
 Fishermen from southern and central Philippines once fished
with absolutely no regard of the severe
impact of their methods on the marine life

Turbulent dynamite fishing and other destructive fishing methods severely

damaged the cover of living coral to the point that in 1989 a study
Existence showed that the coral in the outer reefs had decreased by 25
percent.

It was once severely threatened by the establishment of a large

seaweed farm in one of the islets in its vicinity,
taking advantage of the sheltered reefs of its atoll system.

ETC.
18-5-500-95-85-1998-10
Management and Protection
TPAMB/ Tubbataha Protected Area Management Board
-multi sector body that formulates policy for Tubbataha.

The Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) - based in

Puerto Princesa City - serves as the TPAMB's executive arm,
carrying out day-to-day park management.
CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT
to effectively conserve and protect the marine and
terrestrial resources of TRNP for the long term.
This will require prudent the use of human and other
resources to maximize scarce financial assets by a
competent organization that practices the principles of
adaptive management.
CONSERVATION AWARENESS
This program aims to promote awareness, generate
support and achieve voluntary compliance with
regulations. It seeks to foster a holistic view of the
park ecosystem as an interrelated and interdependent
system, and thus engender a sense of stewardship
towards the marine environment.
ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH AND MONITORING
A regular, uninterrupted monitoring regime is required
to provide understanding of biological resources and ecological
processes and their interrelationships. Dependable
scientific assessments provide inputs for anticipating
potential problems and serve as a basis for decision-making.

SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Funding
Tourism and donations

Clip: SISID
CLIMATE CHANGE
Questions?
Naming Nemo!