{"id":11314,"date":"2019-09-25T09:31:03","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T09:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/?p=11314"},"modified":"2024-01-09T06:54:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T06:54:17","slug":"guide-marine-sanctuaries-in-cebu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/guide-marine-sanctuaries-in-cebu\/","title":{"rendered":"GUIDE: Marine Sanctuaries in Cebu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Economic development must work\nhand-in-hand with environmental preservation so as to sustain the beautiful and\nrich ecosystem of Cebu. Hence the need to protect the marine sanctuaries in the\nprovice. These marine sanctuaries are protected areas with resources including\ncoral reefs and marine creatures. The main goal of protecting these marine\nsanctuaries in Cebu is to sustain the abundance of the ocean and provide a\nsecure habitat for species which are already close to extinction. These places\nalso serve as perfect venue for scientists to study and research possible\nincome-generating means through responsible tourism and sustainable fishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here are some of the renowned Marine Sanctuaries in Cebu:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li> <strong>Nalusuan<\/strong> <strong>Island Marine Sanctuary<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Carl-Angeluh-Del-Castillo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11335\"\/><figcaption>Photo by Carl Angeluh Del Castillo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nalusuan Island Marine Sanctuary is a beautiful dive site and marine sanctuary which boasts with astounding coral formation and reef fishes that inhabits its shoal located seventeen kilometers away from Mactan, Cebu. It is breathtaking habitat of soft and hard corals, sponges, and coralline algae can be found in the seabed. Nalusuan Marine Sanctuary is strictly protected from fishermen so that the stingrays, barracudas, sea turtles, sweetlips, snappers, groupers and all other reef fishes will not be threatened. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"http:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/mactan-island-hopping-tours-guide\/\">Quick Guide to Mactan\u2019s Island Hopping Tours<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Hilutungan Island Marine Sanctuary<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13887125_1162176613839115_7995083509839985567_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13887125_1162176613839115_7995083509839985567_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13887125_1162176613839115_7995083509839985567_n-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13887125_1162176613839115_7995083509839985567_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13887125_1162176613839115_7995083509839985567_n-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13887125_1162176613839115_7995083509839985567_n-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13887125_1162176613839115_7995083509839985567_n-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/13887125_1162176613839115_7995083509839985567_n-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According\nto the locals, Hilutungan Island Marine Sanctuary is the oldest marine life\nprotected area in Cebu. For this reason, many tourists and divers kept on\ncoming back to this island to experience diving and snorkeling with the best\ncollection of marine species underwater like damselfish, clownfish, parrot\nfish, batfish, ghost pipefish, and many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Shangri-La\u2019s\nMactan Resort and Spa Marine Sanctuary<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70182199_2565326176857478_6811002963843088384_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70182199_2565326176857478_6811002963843088384_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70182199_2565326176857478_6811002963843088384_n-350x201.jpg 350w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70182199_2565326176857478_6811002963843088384_n-768x441.jpg 768w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70182199_2565326176857478_6811002963843088384_n-696x399.jpg 696w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/70182199_2565326176857478_6811002963843088384_n-732x420.jpg 732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Admin Meming<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/LogoLicious_20180324_091134-696x418-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/LogoLicious_20180324_091134-696x418-1.jpg 696w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/LogoLicious_20180324_091134-696x418-1-350x210.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Admin Revy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside from its famed white sand beach and pristine waters, Shangri-La\u2019s Mactan Resort and Spa also now hosts a marine sanctuary that would allows guests to swim along with schools of tropical fishes. It was officially opened on February 1, 2007 as part of the resort\u2019s corporate social responsibility. Giant clams from Palawan can also be found in Shangri-La\u2019s Marine Sanctuary which were confiscated by the Philippine government from poachers. There are over 160 species of marine animals, including the 70 giant clams, butterfly fish, clownfish, sweetlips, banner fish and wrasses, that can be found in the six-hectare marine sanctuary.<br><br><strong>READ: <a href=\"http:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/shangri-las-mactan-resort-spa-one-best-resorts-world\/\">Shangri-La\u2019s Mactan Resort &amp; Spa \u2013 One of the Best Resorts in the World<\/a><\/strong><br><strong>ALSO READ: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/shangri-la-mactan-resort-review\/\"><strong>Shangri-La Mactan Resort Ultimate Review by a Local Family&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Talima\nMarine Sanctuary<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Talima\nMarine Sanctuary is a favorite diving spot among scuba divers and free divers.\nIt is a coral slope inhabited by beautiful corals and varied species of fishes like pipefish,\nfrogfish, sea horses, and sea turtles. Deeper along the slopes of Talima Marine\nSanctuary, one will find great number of species of corals that range from\ntable corals, sea fan corals, Neptune cup, and so forth. To keep Talima Marine\nSanctuary clean and protected, Bantay Dagat personnel closely monitor the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>San\nVicente Marine Sanctuary<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18623207_1457128167677290_3233304950064399143_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18623207_1457128167677290_3233304950064399143_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18623207_1457128167677290_3233304950064399143_o-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18623207_1457128167677290_3233304950064399143_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18623207_1457128167677290_3233304950064399143_o-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18623207_1457128167677290_3233304950064399143_o-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18623207_1457128167677290_3233304950064399143_o-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18623207_1457128167677290_3233304950064399143_o-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18623207_1457128167677290_3233304950064399143_o-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/18623207_1457128167677290_3233304950064399143_o.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Photo by Jane Meh <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another marine sanctuary located belonging to Olanggo Group of Islands, is San Vicente Marine Sanctuary. It is both an eco-tourism destination and marine life conservation area that is considered as one with the most extensive reef collection in the region. Aside from marine creatures, San Vicente Marine Sanctuary also a host to beautiful sand beaches, mangrove forest, and salt marsh grass around Olanggo Island. To maintain the bounty of its marine life diversity, Bantay-dagat keeps watch among visitors and fishermen in the sanctuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"http:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/ultimate-ferry-guide-to-cebu-islands\/\">Ultimate Ferry Guide to Cebu\u2019s Islands<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Sumilon\nIsland Marine Sanctuary<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Vergil-Carlo-Apas.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Vergil-Carlo-Apas.jpg 960w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Vergil-Carlo-Apas-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Vergil-Carlo-Apas-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Vergil-Carlo-Apas-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Vergil-Carlo-Apas-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Vergil-Carlo-Apas-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Vergil-Carlo-Apas-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by Vergil Carlo Apas <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unknown\nto many, Bluewater Sumilon Island Resort hosts the first marine protected area\nin the Philippines. It was established in 1974 under the guidance of Siliman\nUnviersity Marine Reserve. Aside from its pristine white sand beaches and\nshifting sandbars, black tip sharks are also occasionally seen in the\nsanctuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&nbsp;<strong>Capitancillo Marine Sanctuary<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/@davedk2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/@davedk2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/@davedk2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/@davedk2-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/queencitycebu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/@davedk2-420x420.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Photo by  @davedk2 (IG)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This\nmystical islet towered with a solar-powered lighthouse is one familiar island\nhopping destination among visitors exploring around Bogo City, Cebu.\nCapitancillo Island Marine Sanctuary features three dive sites \u2013 Nu\u00f1ez\nShoal, the Ormoc Shoal and the southwest wall of the islet itself. Aside from\nthe variety of fish species found in the area, it has also a bountiful\ncollection of oft corals, black corals, and gorgonian sea fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Colase\nMarine Sanctuary<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Aside\nfrom its gorgeous collection of waterfalls, Samboan, Cebu is also a home to one\nof the most diverse and well-maintained marine sanctuaries in the province.\nHowever, compared to other marine sanctuaries, Colase Marine Sanctuary\u2019s\nshoreline is made up of pebbles, rocks, and washed-up corals. Nonetheless, the\nundisturbed marine collection of the sanctuary makes it one of the best places\nfor snorkeling and diving. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Arbor\nMarine Sanctuary<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Little\nis known about Arbor Marine Sanctuary in Boljoon, Cebu. It was a project\nestablished in 2002 by the local government to protect and maintain the marine\nand aquatic resources of the marine life in Southern Cebu. According to\nreports, after the establishment and close monitoring of Bantay Dagat team, the\nhealth of the corals in the area have gone better and biomass and variety of\nfishes also began to grow in numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you been to these marine sanctuaries in\nCebu? What\u2019s you most favorite? What\u2019s next on your list\nto discover?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>REFERENCES:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-divescotty\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.divescotty.com\/scuba-diving\/nalusuan-marine-sanctuary.php\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttp:\/\/www.shangri-la.com\/cebu\/mactanresort\/press-room\/press-releases\/the-marine-sanctuary-at-shangri-las-mactan-resort-and-spa-cebu\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-lonelyplanet\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.lonelyplanet.com\/philippines\/attractions\/sumilon-island-marine-sanctuary\/a\/poi-sig\/1577301\/357304\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Economic development must work hand-in-hand with environmental preservation so as to sustain the beautiful and rich ecosystem of Cebu. Hence the need to protect the marine sanctuaries in the provice. These marine sanctuaries are protected areas with resources including coral reefs and marine creatures. 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