The Philippines on Thursday said it has started marine research in Sandy Cay over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to record its biodiversity and help ensure food security.
The Philippines on Thursday said it has started marine research in Sandy Cay over the West Philippine Sea to record its biodiversity and help ensure food security.In a press conference, Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela said scientists will make an assessment on Sandy Cay 1, 2, 3, and 4.
“Expected objectives would be, from the biological perspective and research perspective, to find out what sort of corals, fish, invertebrates can be found, what reef biodiversity are found underwater and what is the status of this biodiversity today,” Anticamara said.“We kind of expect, because the island is offshore, that it will be healthy. There will be a lot of fish and corals,” he added.
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