LRCP Project Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (LRCP) is a collaborative project to protect the coral reefs of Sogod Bay, providing training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated programme to develop local capacity and ensure the long-term protection and sustainable use of marine resources throughout the region. Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is working at the invitation of and in partnership with the Provincial Government of Southern Leyte (PGSL). CCC provides the resources to help sustain livelihoods and alleviate poverty through the protection, restoration and management of coral reefs and tropical forests. Latest News CCC welcomes Charles Eve, Scuba Instructor Since first diving back in 2008 in a little inland quarry and deciding it was his passion, Charles has endeavoured to gain experience across the world. He got his first taste of conservation in the Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa, where he quickly decided sharing this knowledge would be his goal. His professional career began in Indonesia where he worked for several months, becoming a Divemaster, whilst also building artificial reefs. He then headed off to Australia’s east coast to become an instructor, and then a Master Scuba Diver Trainer. His passion for the largest Whale shark to the smallest Nudibranch has found him joining CCC to help preserve them all for those who love and need the ocean. Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (LRCP) Monthly Project Update July 2016 Location: Napantao Dive Resort, Napantao, San Francisco, Southern Leyte Project Scientist: Darienne Lancaster [email protected]Contents Latest news Story of the Month Educational & Community Projects Survey Update Marine Scholarship News Marine Creature of the month
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LRCP Project Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (LRCP) is a
collaborative project to protect the coral reefs of Sogod Bay, providing
training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as
part of an integrated programme to develop local capacity and
ensure the long-term protection and sustainable use of marine
resources throughout the region. Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is
working at the invitation of and in partnership with the Provincial
Government of Southern Leyte (PGSL). CCC provides the resources to
help sustain livelihoods and alleviate poverty through the protection,
restoration and management of coral reefs and tropical forests.
Latest News CCC welcomes Charles Eve, Scuba Instructor
Since first diving back in 2008 in a little inland quarry and
deciding it was his passion, Charles has endeavoured to gain
experience across the world. He got his first taste of conservation in the
Indian Ocean off the coast of South Africa, where he quickly decided
sharing this knowledge would be his goal. His professional career
began in Indonesia where he worked for several months, becoming a
Divemaster, whilst also building artificial reefs. He then headed off to
Australia’s east coast to become an instructor, and then a Master
Scuba Diver Trainer. His passion for the largest Whale shark to the
smallest Nudibranch has found him joining CCC to help preserve them
all for those who love and need the ocean.
Southern Leyte Coral Reef
Conservation Project (LRCP)
Monthly Project Update
July 2016
Location: Napantao Dive Resort, Napantao, San Francisco,
We completed our survey of the proposed Cuasi MPA site. This is now the second Protected
Area Management Enhancement (PAME) Project proposed MPA site that Coral Cay Conservation
has successfully surveyed. PAME proposes to create between 12 and 20 new MPAs by the end of
2016. Cuasi was a beautiful site with a wide diversity of corals, invertebrates, and fishes.
The Coral Cay survey team is still working on our third PAME sites at Dinahugan in Padre Burgos.
This site is dominated by sand, but it has numerous invertebrates like feather stars and fire urchins,
and many small patches of healthy coral. Hawksbill sea turtles also frequent the area. However,
this site also has a large number of Crown of Thorns starfish, which can voraciously predate healthy
coral.
Scientific reports from all of CCC’s sites around the world are available on our website at http://www.coralcay.org/science-research/scientific-reports
Photos from Dinahugan proposed MPA in Padre Burgos.