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U.S. Ambassador Kenney Visits U.S.-Supported Environment Programs on Coron Island

U.S. Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney visited Coron Island, Palawan, on June 8 to tour U.S. Government-supported programs to protect the environment and secure development and livelihood opportunities for residents. Pictured above, Ambassador Kenney and USAID/Philippines Environment Office Chief Daniel Moore witness the safe and sustainable collection of ornamental fish by certified Marine Aquarium Council collectors in Palawan.
Ambassador Kenney and USAID/Philippines Environment Office Chief Daniel Moore watch ornamental fish collectors work in the waters off of Coron Island. These collectors have all been certified by the Marine Aquarium Council and use only the environmentally friendly barrier-net fish collection method. USAID's Transforming the Marine Aquarium Trade (TMAT) project trains fish collectors to switch to non-destructive methods that sustain their livelihoods and protect the environment.
Marine Aquarium Council-certified collectors Melchor Layson (left) and Floresto Macmac demonstrate to Ambassador Kenney the proper handling and packing of ornamental fish being prepared for shipment, which includes pumping oxygen into the bags carrying the fish. This reduces fish mortality during shipment.
Ambassador Kenney poses with MAC Palawan Area Manager Jeremias Bacones, FISH Palawan Coordinator Romy Cabungcal, and DENR OIC-CENRO Brenda Ermita during a visit to Coron Island, Palawan on June 8 to tour American Government-supported programs for to protect the environment Iloilo and secure development and livelihood for residents.
At an event for the Tangay y ang Laud Calamian (Calamianes, I Love the Ocean) movement on Coron Island, Ambassador Kenney and Calamianes local government leaders recite the "Ocean Creed," led by grade school student Lorilyn Fordelon. The "I Love the Ocean" program draws attention to coastal-marine issues and helps teach schoolchildren about environmental awareness.
On Coron Island, Ambassador Kenney distributes prizes to grade-school winners of the On the Spot Painting Contest with the theme "Our Sea, Our Life." The children are all participants of the Tangay y ang Laud Calamian (Calamianes, I Love the Ocean) movement to learn about environmental protection.
FISH Chief of Party Gerry Silvestre orients Ambassador Kenney, Mayor Eva de Jesus, and USAID Environmental Director Daniel Moore on marine sanctuaries and the biophysical map of the Calamianes during the Ambassador's June 8 visit to Coron Island, Palawan to tour American Government-supported programs for to protect the environment Iloilo and secure development and livelihood for residents.
The American people are helping protect the environment and citizen's livelihoods through its marine sanctuary program. Pictured above, USAID Environmental Director Daniel Moore and members of the Balisungan Minorities Multipurpose Cooperative inaugurate the Balisungan Marine Sanctuary in Coron. The sanctuary allows the growth, maturation and spawning of fish and other marine organisms that can contribute to stable and sustained recruitment and repopulation of fish stocks in the adjacent areas.

Last Update :: 06/06/2007

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