Tañon Strait Protected Seascape

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Tañon Strait Protected Seascape is a major marine protected area in the Philippines known for its rich biodiversity, including whales, dolphins, and important coastal and marine ecosystems.

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Tañon Strait Protected Seascape canonical 4

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ramsar site ⓘ
marine protected area ⓘ
protected seascape ⓘ
between Cebu Island ⓘ
Negros Island ⓘ
bodyOfWater Tañon Strait ⓘ
conservationObjective protection of cetaceans ⓘ
protection of marine biodiversity ⓘ
sustainable use of marine resources ⓘ
containsSpecies commercially important fish species ⓘ
dolphins ⓘ
sea turtles ⓘ
various coral species ⓘ
whales ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
designation Marine Protected Area ⓘ
Protected Seascape ⓘ
Ramsar Wetland of International Importance ⓘ
ecosystemType coastal ecosystem ⓘ
coral reef ecosystem ⓘ
mangrove forests ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ
seagrass beds ⓘ
governingBody Department of Environment and Natural Resources ⓘ
Protected Area Management Board of Tañon Strait ⓘ
hasManagementPlan yes ⓘ
IUCNCategory VI ⓘ
knownFor dolphin watching ⓘ
rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
whale watching ⓘ
legalBasis Expanded NIPAS Act ⓘ
National Integrated Protected Areas System Act ⓘ
Republic Act No. 11038 ⓘ
Republic Act No. 7586 ⓘ
legalStatus protected area under Philippine law ⓘ
locatedIn Central Philippines ⓘ
Tañon Strait ⓘ
Visayas ⓘ
mainThreat habitat degradation ⓘ
illegal fishing ⓘ
overfishing ⓘ
pollution ⓘ
mainUse ecotourism ⓘ
small-scale fisheries ⓘ
nearestCity Cebu City ⓘ
linked to: Cebu

Dumaguete City ⓘ
linked to: Dumaguete
partOf Sulu Sea biogeographic region ⓘ
RamsarDesignationYear 2011 ⓘ
RamsarSiteNumber 2091 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tañon Strait → designation → Tañon Strait Protected Seascape ⓘ
Bais → marineArea → Tañon Strait Protected Seascape ⓘ
Visayan Sea region → connectedTo → Tañon Strait Protected Seascape ⓘ
Manjuyod Sandbar → hasNearbyAttraction → Tañon Strait Protected Seascape ⓘ