Actual deployment and planting of coral fragments in coral nursery units with the support of local fisherfolks in Barangay Tungib-Lipata, Buenavista, Marinduque CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
TO rejuvenate marine life in the waters off Marinduque, a province-wide coral restoration project was initiated by the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), through the DoST-Mimaropa regional office, poised to help local fisherfolks secure their livelihood.
The project to restore the coral reefs in the said area is implemented in collaboration with the provincial government of Marinduque, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, other local government units (LGUs) and local fisherfolk groups. The project started off with the deployment of the coral transplantation technology off the coast of Buenavista, Marinduque. This is the first large-scale restoration effort in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) region that seeks to reverse reef degradation and improve the productivity of marine resources.