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Site establishment and baseline activities report of RARE sites. April – May 2011. AGCA MPA. Tinambac , Camarines Sur. Gradual reef slope Area exposed to high energy = low-profile lifeforms of corals Acropora corals mostly branching and tabular
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Site establishment and baseline activities report of RARE sites April – May 2011
AGCA MPA Tinambac, Camarines Sur • Gradual reef slope • Area exposed to high energy = low-profile lifeforms of corals • Acroporacorals mostly branching and tabular • Dead coral with algae, high algal cover as results of bleaching events • Dominant corals • Porites • Favids • Galaxea
AGCA MPA Tinambac, Camarines Sur • Fish abundance low • Large schools of roving parrotfishes and juvenile and adult fusiliers noted • Other observed fish* • Angelfish • Groupers • Surgeonfish *in their optimum sizes
AGCA MPA Tinambac, Camarines Sur
Arbor MPA Boljoon, Cebu • Narrow strip of reef with fair coral cover • Dominant benthos: • Massive, branching Porites • Encrusting and Foliose Montipora and Pavona
Arbor MPA Boljoon, Cebu • Fish abundance high • Dominant fish • Damselfish • Fairy basslets • Other present fish • Parrotfish • Surgeonfish • Fusiliers
Arbor MPA Boljoon, Cebu
Ayoke MPA Cantilan, Surigao del Sur • Sloping fringing reef • Shallow, exposed to strong waves • Dominant corals: • Table and branching Acropora • massive Porites
Ayoke MPA Cantilan, Surigao del Sur • Fish abundance low • Abuntant species • Butterflyfish • Target species: • Parrotfish • Surgeonfish • Breams
Ayoke MPA Cantilan, Surigao del Sur
Hambungan MPA Inabanga, Bohol • On a shoal, gradually sloping with patchy coral cover • Sheltered • Corals in 10-40 ft, better cover in deeper areas • With monospecific stands of Anacropora, abundant Acropora • Fungiids relatively bigger
Hambungan MPA Inabanga, Bohol
Lanuza Marine Park and Sanctuary Lanuza, Surigao del Sur • Spur and groove fringing reef • With strong wave surges, low visibility • Dominant benthos: • Table Acropora • Branching and submassive corals
Lanuza Marine Park and Sanctuary Lanuza, Surigao del Sur • Fish abundance low • Dominant fish: • Butterflyfish • Frequently encountered: • Surgeonfish • Snappers • Fusiliers
Lanuza Marine Park and Sanctuary Lanuza, Surigao del Sur
Mabaw MPA Taloto, Tagbilaran, Bohol • On a Shaol , abrupt slope • Excellent coral cover and diversity • Branching Poritesabundant on slope • Montipora dominant in shallow area • Fish diversity and biomass high
Mabaw MPA Taloto, Tagbilaran, Bohol
Punta MPA San Francisco, Southern Leyte • Partially covered by sand and silt due to landslide • Branching Acropora, foliose Turbinaria, Pavona protruding from sediments • Aggregations of mushroom corals • Remarkably high cover of foliose Montipora outside MPA
Punta MPA San Francisco, Southern Leyte • Fish abundance and diversity exceptionally high • Dominant fish: • Damselfish • Fairy basslets • Target species present: • Parrotfish • Fusiliers • Breams
Punta MPA San Francisco, Southern Leyte
San Pablo MPA Hinunangan, Southern Leyte • Monospecific stands of branching Porites(“Chocolate hills”) • Some are damaged due to anchors • Heliopora very abundant outside MPA • Caulerpaand Sargassumnoted in the sites • Crown-of-thorns Starfish present
San Pablo MPA Hinunangan, Southern Leyte • Fish abundance slightly below average • Dominant fish: • Damselfish • Wrasses
San Pablo MPA Hinunangan, Southern Leyte
Sanipaan, MPA Sanipaan, Samal City • On a Shoal, includes seagrass beds, mangroves • Strong current conditions • Dominant benthos: • Foliose Montipora • Goniopora • Branching Porites • Crown-of-thorns Starfish observed • Sea urchins in shallows
Sanipaan, MPA Sanipaan, Samal City • Fish abundance moderate • Dominant fish: • Damselfish • Wrasses • Special sightings: • Mandarinfish
Sanipaan, MPA Sanipaan, Samal City
Santiago MPA San Francisco , Camotes, Cebu • Covers shallow seagrass area, deeper reef crest and slope • Patchy coral distribution • Dominant benthos: • Branching, Table Acropora • Porites • Favia • Crown-of-thorns Starfish, drupellids present
Santiago MPA San Francisco , Camotes, Cebu • Diverse reef fish community • Dominant fish: • Damselfish • Butterflyfish • Wrasses • Target species present: • Parrotfish • Breams • Soldierfish • Tuskfishes
Santiago MPA San Francisco , Camotes, Cebu
Tamisan MPA Mati, Davao Oriental • Patchy coral cover • Coral growth in large mounts • Monospecific stands of branching Porites(like in Hinunangan, Leyte) • Fish abundance moderate • Schooling Damselfish • Cardinal fish and other small fishes among coral branches
Tamisan MPA Mati, Davao Oriental
Tandayag MPA Amlan, Negros Occidental • Low visibility • Monospecific stands of branching and table Acropora • Massive Porites usually with scarid bitemarks • Other dominant corals: • Pocillopora • Favids (Favidae) • Hook-and-line fishing observed outside MPA
Tandayag MPA Amlan, Negros Occidental • Fish abundance moderately high • Dominant fish: • Parrotfish • Snappers • Surgeonfish • Breams • Schooling Fusiliers
Tandayag MPA Amlan, Negros Occidental
Uba MPA Cortes, Surigao del Sur • Low visibility • Dominant corals: Branching, Table Acropora • Halimeda abundant • MPA includes seagrass area
Uba MPA Cortes, Surigao del Sur • Dominant fish • Damselfish • Butterflyfish • Commercially important species: • Goatfish • Parrotfish • Snappers • Wrasses
Uba MPA Cortes, Surigao del Sur