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Tañon Strait
Tañon Strait lies between the islands of Negros and Cebu in the Philippines. The strait connects the Visayan Sea to the Bohol Sea.The Tañon Strait is known for whale and dolphin watching, with tour boats operating from a wharf in Bais City.- Controversy :...
, a few kilometres from the western coast of the island of Cebu
Cebu
Cebu is a province in the Philippines, consisting of Cebu Island and 167 surrounding islands. It is located to the east of Negros, to the west of Leyte and Bohol islands...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It is governed by the municipality of Moalboal, Cebu
Moalboal, Cebu
Moalboal is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 27,398 people....
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It is an island were fishermen spear fish exhaustively the entire reef. All proceeds from sales of the entrance tags and tickets are managed by the Municipality of Moalboal and Moalboal Dive Center Association (MDCA) and government officials and villagers from the Municipality of Moalboal. The Municipality of Moalboal and Moalboal Dive Center Association (MDCA) and government officials and villagers from the Municipality of Moalboal will utilize these funds to finance a number of high priority conservation programs in the Municipality, including patrols and enforcement to abolish destructive fishing, village improvement programs within the Municipality, collection and disposal of plastic and other wastes entering the Municipality waters, marine conservation education of village children and adults and reef and mangrove rehabilitation.
The waters of Moalboal Marine Park are extremely deep and possessed humid temperatures and the harbor are some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world http://www.oneocean.org/flash/philippine_biodiversity.html. Although the exact number of fish species is unknown, it may be slightly higher than in http://www.fishbase.org, where 2,500 species or nearly 70% of all fish species known in the Philippines are found. In the Philippine and Moalboal waters one can find more than 2,500 species of fish. The island itself has a lighthouse and access steps on the north and east sides.