Talk:Pescador Island

Pescador Island:

District: Basdiot, Moalboal, Cebu Distance: 4km from Panagsama Beach Travel Time: 10min by banca boat GPS Coordinates: N.09° 55.302' E.123° 20.617' Is south entry point N.09° 55.410' E.123° 20.641' Is east entry point Composition: North and west deep wall, steep slope in the south. The Cathedral in northwest. Snorkeling: Excellent Experience: Open Water Diver Visibility: 10-30m Current: 0-3 knots Interesting depth: 7-20m Marine life: 450 spieces of hard coral, pyramid butterflyfish, tuna, nudibranches, snake eel, frog fish, barracuda and whitetipped reef shark.

Pescador Island is a small volcanic island in the Tañon Straight, 3km of the western coast of Cebu Island in the Philippines. Like a pillar, Pescador Island rises from the ocean floor. A dive spot of very high quality with beautiful coral walls, fish and more. The list is long and you have the chance to experience it all at Pescador Island. It is under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Moalboal, Cebu. The marine habitat around the island is a marine reserve; protected by the Moalboal Municipal Water User's Fee System for 2006. In accordance with Resolution No. 044-2006.

All proceeds from sales of the entrance tags and tickets are managed by the Municipality of Moalboal and Moalboal Dive Center Association (MDCA) and government officials and villagers from the Municipality of Moalboal. The Municipality of Moalboal and Moalboal Dive Center Association (MDCA) and government officials and villagers from the Municipality of Moalboal will utilize these funds to finance a number of high priority conservation programs in the Municipality, including patrols and enforcement to abolish destructive fishing, village improvement programs within the Municipality, collection and disposal of plastic and other wastes entering the Municipality waters, marine conservation education of village children and adults, and reef and mangrove rehabilitation.

The waters of Moalboal Marine Park are extremely deep (600 m in Tañon Straight), clear (up to 35-40 m visibility), refreshing in temperature (27-29 C) and harbor some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world. Pick any of group of interest - corals, fish, or sponges - and the number of families, genera or species is bound to be astonishingly high. Although the exact number of fish species is unknown, it may be slightly higher than in the Indonesia, where 2,500 species, or nearly 70% of all fish species known to the Indo-western Pacific, are found. In the Phillippine and Moalboal waters, you can find more than 2500 species of fish. CNIDARIA (Corals, Hydroids, Jellyfish) This is a large group of over 10,000 species, found on shores, reefs, and oceans of the world. After the arthropods, the phylum Mollusca contains the greatest number of described living species (100,000), plus an addition of 60,000 known fossil species. PORIFERA (Sponges) Over 10,000 species have been described from the world's seas. ALGAE (Seaweeds) There are only a few groups of marine plants but they are nevertheless very varied. Apart from a small number of flowering plants (seagrasses and mangroves), marine vegetation of the coral reefs consists of a variety of algae or seaweeds.

We greatly appreciate your support and cooperation with this entrance fee system. Conservation of Municipality of Moalboal spectacular marine habitats requires funding, and your entrance fee is a valuable contribution to saving Moalboal reefs. Torleif67 00:03, 28 March 2007 (UTC).