Tubbataha Reef Marine Park

Philippines / Cagayan Valley / Sanchez-Mira /
 nature conservation park / area, interesting place, invisible, UNESCO World Heritage Site, marine park
Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, Barangay Magsaysay, Cagayancillo, Palawan

see: whc.unesco.org/en/list/653

The name 'Tubbataha' is a Samal word for "long reef exposed at low tide". Samals are seafaring people of the Sulu Sea. Cagayanen people who are more geographically associated with Tubbataha Reefs referred the Park as 'gusong'.
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is home to some of the most beautiful coral reefs in the world. Rising from the volcanic depths of the Sulu Sea in the western Philippines, these magnificent atolls encompass an astonishing diversity of marine life.

The park is an underwater sanctuary where nature can thrive. Tubbataha is the Philippines' only marine natural Park and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a place of global importance, being preserved for generations to come.

From majestic whale sharks to elusive seahorses - Tubbataha supports an unparalleled variety of marine creatures. Colourful reef fish crowd corals growing in the shallows while sharks and manta rays haunt the steep drop offs to the open sea.

A team of rangers are stationed on the reef year-round and, from March until June, divers visit Tubbataha to experience the wonders of this unique underwater world.

Source: www.tubbatahareef.org/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubbataha_Reef
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Coordinates:   8°52'3"N   119°54'9"E

Comments

  • Chinese fishing ship wrecked here on April 7, 2013, proposedly performing geologic research
  • On 8 April 2013, a Chinese fishing vessel with hull number 63168 ran aground some 1.1 nautical miles east of the Tubbataha Reef ranger station. The fishing vessel had 12 crew members and are suspected of illegal fishing
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