The Philippines is the center of marine biodiversity in the world, and the February 28 Oriental Mindoro oil spill occurred smack in the heart of the country’s richest fishing and aquatic area. READ:
The Philippines is the center of marine biodiversity in the world, and the February 28 Oriental Mindoro oil spill occurred smack in the heart of the country’s richest fishing and aquatic area.
Loyzaga said the oil spill would have “vast implications” not only for the country, but for the world.The Philippine Coast Guard said black, foul-smelling sludge has reached the shores of eight of Oriental Mindoro’s 13 municipalities: Naujan, Pola, Pinamalayan, Gloria, Bansud, Bongabong, Roxas, and Mansalay.
Around 5 pm on the same day, the Coast Guard district in Western Visayas said officials had called an emergency meeting after a report from their station in Semirara Caluya indicated sighting of an “undertermined quantity of oil probably coming from MT Empress.”had started to leak after a spill of the vessel’s diesel fuel.
The province has around 2,392 hectares of mangroves, 4,537 hectares of coral reefs, and 1,196 hectares of seagrass habitats.A separate report by the provincial agriculture office said that the province’s fisheries production from January to October 2019 was recorded at 7,301.12 metric tons. After decades of struggle to establish marine protected areas where human activities are strictly managed to protect the environment, commercial maritime traffic caused one of the most serious threats to the country’s marine economy.
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