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The Philippines is an archipelago comprised of more
than 7,000 islands. It's tropical climate combined with 27,000
kilometers of coastlines have given it one of the world's most
beautiful coral reefs. This underwater paradise has a total area of
27,340 square miles, and houses over 400 species of corals, at least
5,000 species of shells and more than 2,000 species of fishes. Many
of these species are endemic to the Philippines.
Hundreds of thousands
of fisher folks have lived along the Philippine coastlines for
generations, and are dependent upon the sea as their sole source of
livelihood through fishing. |
