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

Anilao , Batangas

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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