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Coral Reef Habitat and Associated Reef Fishes in the Kalayaan Island Group, West Philippine Sea

Renalyne P. Acosta, Rene Zaldy Porlaje, Alfonso dela Torre, Roderick Galang, Valeriano Borja, Luz Romena, Elsa F. Furio, Marvin Tobias, Ma. Theresa Mutia · The Philippine Journal of Fisheries, 2025

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Authors: Renalyne P. Acosta (National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Fisheries Building Complex, BPI Compound Visayas Avenue Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City, Philippines, 1128); Rene Zaldy Porlaje (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Central Office, Fisheries Building Complex, BPI Compound Visayas Avenue Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City, Philippines, 1128); Alfonso dela Torre (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-MIMAROPA, Le Grace Building, Sitio Calawang, Brgy. Guinobatan, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro 5200); Roderick Galang (Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-MIMAROPA, Le Grace Building, Sitio Calawang, Brgy. Guinobatan, Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro 5200); Valeriano Borja (National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Fisheries Building Complex, BPI Compound Visayas Avenue Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City, Philippines, 1128); Luz Romena (National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Fisheries Building Complex, BPI Compound Visayas Avenue Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City, Philippines, 1128); Elsa F. Furio (National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Fisheries Building Complex, BPI Compound Visayas Avenue Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City, Philippines, 1128); Marvin Tobias (National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Fisheries Building Complex, BPI Compound Visayas Avenue Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City, Philippines, 1128); Ma. Theresa Mutia (National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Fisheries Building Complex, BPI Compound Visayas Avenue Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City, Philippines, 1128)
Published: Jun 2025
Venue: The Philippine Journal of Fisheries
Publisher: National Fisheries Research and Development Institute
Institution: National Fisheries Research and Development Institute
Source type: Peer-reviewed article
Place of publication: Philippines · Government
Original language: English
Access: Open access
DOI: 10.31398/tpjf/32.1.2023a005
Topics: Marine environment & ecology; Fisheries & fishers
Regions: Spratly Islands
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A 2022 survey examines reef habitats and fish at nine locations within the Kalayaan group of the Spratly Islands, including deeper habitat at Sabina. The authors record 155 fish species from 28 families, moderate to high richness, and especially high coral cover at Sabina.

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