The DENR, along with the UP Marine Science Institute, have begun disaster forensics of the oil spill from the tanker MT Princess Empress that sunk off Naujan, Mindoro, on Feb. 28. | janebautistaINQ krixiasINQ /PDI
On Saturday, oil was found in one of the islands of Caluya, Antique, which is in the Tablas Strait separating Mindoro, the Romblon islands, and Panay, only 18 nautical miles from the tourist island of Boracay in Aklan. But the PCG in the Western Visayas region noted that there were no indications of an oil spill in Boracay as of Sunday.
However, the spill has already affected many towns in the eastern seaboard of Mindoro facing the Tablas Strait and marine scientists were concerned over the potential effect on hectares of coral reefs in Bulalacao and Caluya. Of this, at least 11,000 hectares are found in the Cuyo Islands, less than 60 nautical miles from the Caluya Islands.Critical are the protected reefs in Bulalacao, which cover 1,100 hectares; as well as the seagrass beds in the coastal barangays of Pola, Mansalay, and Bulalacao.
The undersecretaries said the DENR was coordinating the Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of the Interior and Local Government, and Department of Labor and Employment to finalize arrangements for aid to local communities.Oceana, an ocean conservation group, aquatic pollution could have a serious impact on fishing which would affect food prices.
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