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    Laguindingan Seaport 2016

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    The coral assessment report summarizes a survey of the coral reef area within the proposed site for a new seaport in Alubijid and Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. The survey found that the 17,620 square meter reef area had good coral cover of 57.22%, including species from the Acropora, Pocillopora, Montipora, Favia, Favites, Goniastrea, and Porites genera. The reef also supported seaweeds, seagrasses, sponges, and had 39.66% of its area covered by dead coral with algae. The report concludes that the reef quality at the proposed port site is

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    The coral assessment report summarizes a survey of the coral reef area within the proposed site for a new seaport in Alubijid and Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. The survey found that the 17,620 square meter reef area had good coral cover of 57.22%, including species from the Acropora, Pocillopora, Montipora, Favia, Favites, Goniastrea, and Porites genera. The reef also supported seaweeds, seagrasses, sponges, and had 39.66% of its area covered by dead coral with algae. The report concludes that the reef quality at the proposed port site is

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    The coral assessment report summarizes a survey of the coral reef area within the proposed site for a new seaport in Alubijid and Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. The survey found that the 17,620 square meter reef area had good coral cover of 57.22%, including species from the Acropora, Pocillopora, Montipora, Favia, Favites, Goniastrea, and Porites genera. The reef also supported seaweeds, seagrasses, sponges, and had 39.66% of its area covered by dead coral with algae. The report concludes that the reef quality at the proposed port site is

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    Laguindingan Seaport 2016

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    The coral assessment report summarizes a survey of the coral reef area within the proposed site for a new seaport in Alubijid and Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. The survey found that the 17,620 square meter reef area had good coral cover of 57.22%, including species from the Acropora, Pocillopora, Montipora, Favia, Favites, Goniastrea, and Porites genera. The reef also supported seaweeds, seagrasses, sponges, and had 39.66% of its area covered by dead coral with algae. The report concludes that the reef quality at the proposed port site is

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    CORAL ASSESSMENT REPORT of LGU ALUBIJID / LGU LAGUINDINGAN

    PROPOSED SEAPORT

    Location:
    Brgy Molocboloc, Alubijid and Brgy Moog, Laguindingan
    Misamis Oriental

    Purpose of the Assessment:


    1. Conducted Coral assessment on the proposed seaport at Brgy
    Molocboloc, Alubijid – Brgy Moog, Laguidndingan Area
    2. Determined the extent of coral that will be directly and
    indirectly affected by the construction of seaport.

    Date of Assessment:

    July 5 – 8, 2016

    Divers Involved:

    1. VIANNEY ANTHONY A. GAPUZ, OIC Fisheries Resource Management


    Section
    2. EFIFANIO SALAGUSTE, Technical Diver / Marine Biologists
    3. MARK ANTHONY SIA, Technical Diver
    4. Two divers from Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) – Engr Mark
    Avellana, Llewellyn W. Saavedra

    RESULTS:

    The proposed area for seaport is a coral reef area with good
    coral cover (Figure 1). Adjacent to the proposed seaport is the
    Alubijid Marine Protected Area (MPA) which 500 meters from the said
    area. North of the proposed seaport, about 1,350 meters is the Moog
    MPA of Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental (Fig 2).

    The coral reef area within the proposed seaport has the following
    coordinates:

     Point 1 = 8.603343°N, 124.474710°E


     Point 2 = 8.603145°N, 124.474957°E
     Point 3 = 8.600563°N, 124.471923°E
     Point 4 = 8.598845°N, 124.472481°E
     Point 5 = 8.600840°N, 124.472716°E
    The estimated area of the coral reef area is 17,620 sq m.

    Figure 1. Assessed reef area within the proposed seaport.

    Figure 2. Location and distance of ALubijid Fish Sanctuary and


    Moog Fish Sanctuary relative to the proposed seaport.
    The result of the assessment conducted through photo transect
    showed that the reef area has a good coral cover.

    Components Percentage
    Live Corals 57.22
    Acropora 8.67
    Branching 10.22
    Massive 33.00
    Pavona 2.11
    Other Corals 3.22
    Seaweeds and Seagrasses 2.89 2.89
    Poriferia 0.23 0.23
    ABIOTIC AND DEAD CORALS 39.66
    Dead Corals with Algae 24.22
    Dead Corals 7.89
    Rubbles 2.11
    Sand 5.44

    The descriptive categories of coral reef is based after the study


    by English et. al. (1996), which is shown below:

    Descriptive Categories Percentage of Coral


    Cover
    POOR 0 – 24%
    FAIR 25 – 49%
    GOOD 50 – 74.9%
    EXCELLENT Greater than 75%

    Specifically, the composition of the reef area is as follows:

    Components Percentage
    Live Corals
    Acropora 8.67
    Branching (Pocillopora, 10.22
    Seriatopora, Montipora)
    Massive (Favia, Favites, 33.00
    Goniastrea, Porites)
    Pavona 2.11
    Other Corals (Echinopora, 3.22
    Leptoseris, Heliofunga)

    Seaweeds and Seagrasses 2.89


    Poriferia 0.23

    Dead Corals with Algae 24.22


    Dead Corals 7.89
    Rubbles 2.11
    Sand 5.44

    The photos below shows the coral species (up to Genus name only)
    found within the proposed seaport including their coordinates and
    depth during observation:

    Coordinates: 8.603043222°N, 124.4751304°E


    Depth: 2.5 meters
    Coordinates: 8.603062°N, 124.474854°E Depth: 3 meters
    Coordinates: 8.601421°N, 124.472930°E Depth: 2.5 meters

    Coordinates: 8.601518°N, 124.473039°E Depth: 3 meters

    Coordinates: 8.600896°N, 124.4728°E Depth: 4.5 meters


    Coordinates: 8.601851°N, 124.473109 Depth: 3 meters

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