MWWP a nonprofit conservation organization which aims to foster a better appreciation of the marine environment and its ecological processes in the Philippines
"Given the vast profits to be made by cutting corners, is it any wonder that this industry keeps driving fish populations – and the living systems they support – into collapse?" https://t.co/T290lt7b3F
Hawksbill turtle hatchlings were let go by the Office of the PAMB-SBPS at Ladol Beach Resort, Brgy. Ladol, Alabel, Sarangani Province this morning. https://t.co/zDrDj973IS
"The issue I would like to address is not that people keep saying 1/1,000 instead of the more correct 1.5 or 0.6 or whatever the value could be. It is not about the exact number and it is not about being pedantic." https://t.co/bm0w4z105K
"The insides of the dolphin looked relatively healthy, and I was beginning to wonder what caused its death as there are no signs of foul play either, even on the externalities. Then we opened the stomach and found it empty." https://t.co/HjgZwaf8tb
"We’ve also wreaked havoc on the oceans, having brought industrial fishing to over half of their surface area. A third of fish stocks are... https://t.co/wnEMHvyqJP
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"The world can reverse this biodiversity crisis, but doing so will require proactive environmental policies, the sustainable production of food and other resources and a concerted effort to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions." https://t.co/9gD0cqxumD
"The Tagging of Pacific Predators data allows us to see how sooty shearwaters fly long haul from the Aleutian Islands in the northern Pacific... https://t.co/HdXOv8fGSw
"A 2017 study found that species around the world are experiencing a "biological annihilation" and that our current mass extinction episode has proceeded further than most assume." https://t.co/WkoJJsqQcz
"The species is rarely spotted by humans and fewer than 100 specimens have been observed or caught since it was first reported in 1976. The region along the Kuroshio Current, including Taiwan, Japan and the Philippines, is where the megamouth shark... https://t.co/aFg8VGm8jZ
"There are hundreds of species of sharks, and for most of them, in most of the world, humans are a far greater threat to sharks than the other way around. That’s why Anna Oposa... https://t.co/ZnEzWzwcr1
"According to Desiree Abitria, Donsol tourism officer, April and May are the peak months for whale shark interaction in the town. Unlike last year, tourist arrival this season is better … sightings have been high almost every day since February.” https://t.co/qEanQrZUrs
"We need to build biodiversity considerations into trade and infrastructure decisions, the way that health or human rights are built into every aspect of social and economic decision-making.” https://t.co/qC59jkJHVt