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THE Lapu-Lapu City Government will start collecting P100 as environmental fee from all local and foreign tourists wishing to do water sports and recreational activities such as scuba diving, free diving, banana boat riding, jet skiing, sea-walker, parasailing, kayaking, island hopping and other similar activities on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.

THE collection of the P100 environmental fee among waters, coastal resources and dive sites in Lapu-Lapu City may start by January 2024.

Most of the locally caught reef fish sold in Guam is speared by divers operating from small boats in deep water along the island’s protective reefs.

The photograph showed a small, yellow oceanic fish in the belly of a transparent jellyfish with purple tentacles. And because of its unique depiction of marine life, the picture went viral after publications like Science Alert and National Geographic showed the “curious scene.” The photographs made ripples on social media again in 2021 when The Arts, a lifestyle and culture Facebook page, reshared a 2016 article published by the culture website My Modern Met to its Facebook page. At the tim...