Based on the initial findings, the DENR said approximately 591 hectares of coral reefs, 1,626 hectares of mangroves and 362 hectares of seagrass or seaweeds can be potentially affected.
The DENR added that the coastal areas of town in Pola,to the oil spill, are the most affected as of Friday, March 3.
Meanwhile, the University of the Philippines- Diliman College of Science Marine Science Institute released a statement saying the oil spill may eventually affect 24,000 hectares of coral reef —one and a half times the area of Quezon City. "The oil has reportedly reached the shores of the coastal towns of Naujan, Pola, and Pinamalayan. With the direction of the wind and the waves, the oil might reach the southern tip of Mindoro in a matter of days," said UPD-CS MSI in a statement released Friday.
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