Tañon Strait belongs to the ecoregion with the highest marine diversity in the world (Carpenter & Springer, 2005). Because of its high productivity, the Strait makes it a favorable cetacean habitat. It serves as a feeding, breeding, and nesting ground for marine mammals. It is also known to a diversity of fish, mollusks, and crustaceans.
Recent studies have revealed that high-density microplastics are present in some areas of the Strait. Other anthropogenic impacts on the resources have been observed in the area include limited awareness among local residents, and dolphin and whale watching activities.
Due to these constant threats to Tañon Strait, it has become our mission to effectively conserve and sustainably manage coastal and marine resources and habitats of Tañon Strait using science and evidence-based approaches, participative decision-making and co-management, and active stakeholder collaboration and engagement.
Our natural resources are limited and always in constant threat to human activity. In order to safeguard these resources for the present and future generations, stakeholders' awareness, participation, and cooperation are fundamental in our success in the conservation, protection and sustainable management of Tañon Strait Protected Seascape.
Your assistance is as valuable as gold! Help us in protecting and conserving one of the Philippines’ largest protected seascape.
Check ScheduleThe Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), in cooperation with its partner agencies and stakeholders, conducted activities in line with the TSPS - General Management Plan's (GMP) vision, mission, goals, and objectives. Biophysical assessment, socio-economic assessment and monitoring, management zoning, and information and education campaign are some of the recent and ongoing activities of TSPS.
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