Support For The Coral Triangle Initiative
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in region eleven supports the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) following the call of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on all people "men and women from all walks of life and organizations, public, private and governmental" to fully support the CTI and the universal effort of making the "world a better place."
BFAR XI Director George Campeon admitted that the illegal and overfishing and proliferation of wastes in the ocean and the seas are major causes that affect our corals and marine resources and biodiversity.
The Coral Triangle covers a vast expanse of ocean totaling 5.7 million square kilometers of the sea and six countries including the Philippines, the Solomon islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste.
