Fish 'spillover' seen as NegOr town's marine reserves thrive

Fish 'spillover' seen as NegOr town's marine reserves thrive

By Mary Judaline Partlow

Source: pna

6/17/2022

Credit: Wilbert Partosa/Zamboangita Coastal Resource Management Office

Marine protected areas (MPAs) in the municipality of Zamboanguita in Negros Oriental are thriving, with some of them already showing signs of "spillover" a few years after they were identified as fish sanctuaries.

Wilbert Partosa, officer-in-charge of the town’s Coastal Resource Management Office, said in a phone interview Friday there are 10 MPAs spread out in different villages, some of them sharing boundaries.