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Seahorse Sites in the Philippines

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• Kingdom: Animalia

• Phylum: Chordata

• Class: Actinopterygii

• Order: Syngnathiformes

• Family: Syngnathidae

• Genus: Hippocampus

Cuvier, 1816

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• Danajon Bank: Handumon,Buenavista, Carlos P. Garcia, Getafe, Handumon, Talibon, Suba, Ubay and Tubigon villages, Bohol

• Anilao, Batangas

• Malapascua Island, Northern Cebu

Seahorse Sites

Common seahorse, Hippocampus taeniopterus, Malapascua, Northern Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea

Active Players of the Seahorse Trade in the Philippines

•Bohol, Zamboanga, Cebu, Palawan




Philippine Luminous Seahorse Sanctuary

• Getafe, Jandayan Island off Bohol is a marine sanctuary since 1995 to luminous seahorses swimming among corals in the dark waters.

• On Dec. 9, 2007, the sanctuary was awarded the most outstanding marine protected area (MPA) in the Philippines by the MPA Support Network (MSN) a multisectoral alliance of organizations seeking to protect the marine environment.







Handumon Marine Sanctuary

• The 50-hectare Handumon marine sanctuary is part of a large barrier reef in the waters of Bohol, teeming with fish, seashells and thick mangroves.

• The Haribon Foundation set up Project Seahorse Foundation in Handumon to protect seahorses.




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