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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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SeahorseHippocampus
• 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
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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.
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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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