Community Day at Andulay
We stood around a feast of seafood, noodles, curries and rice, and smiled at each other as Neil, the president of the Fisherman’s Association of Andulay, explained to us the rule of sharing this [...]
Crown of Thorn removal in Andulay
Two weeks ago MCP celebrated Earth Day by removing two predators of hard corals- Crown of Thorns (COT) sea stars and Drupella snails. These predators are generally healthy for the biodiversity of [...]
Crown of thorn starfish removal in Siquijor
With a group of volunteers we went to Siquijor where we removed 1300 Crown-of-Thorns Starfish (from now on COTs, the name is way too long) in 4 dives. COTs eat coral and if they occur in normal [...]