SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL CAY CONSERVATION PROJECT - MONTHLY UPDATE MARCH 2008
Added to website: 30 March 2008
Illegal destructive fishing practices continue to be a major threat to coral reefs throughout the Philippines, including dynamite fishing, sodium cyanide, fine-mesh nets and many others. As well as the direct impacts of depleting already critical fish stocks, these practices result in direct physical damage to the reef itself and can cause corals to become overgrown with macro-algae and become more susceptible to disease. Thankfully the reefs…
