Some of the oil slick in the waters off Oriental Mindoro could end up in the Verde Island Passage (VIP) by March 16, putting marine biodiversity and other endangered and threatened species in the area at risk.
The UPMSI earlier projected that the oil spill could reach the Cuyo Island and then the northern Palawan mainland by Sunday., but it is yet to be known the extent of possible damage in the Verde Island Passage. The VIP is situated between the provinces of Batangas and Mindoro, where many ferries cross.
"The VIP is also home to endangered and threatened species, including the critically endangered hawksbill turtle, whale sharks, manta rays, dugongs, humphead wrasses, giant groupers, and giant clams," the UPMSI added.
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