Fish 'spillover' seen as NegOr town's marine reserves thrive
MARINE RESERVE. Fish are thriving in this undated photograph of a Marine Protected Area in Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental. The town now has 10 no-take marine reserves to allow fisheries to recoup, even as signs of spillover have been reported in recent months. (Photo courtesy of Wilbert Partosa/Zamboangita Coastal Resource Management Office) DUMAGUETE CITY - Marine protected areas (MPAs) in the municipality of Zamboanguita in Negros Oriental are thriving, with some of them already showing signs of "spillover" a few years after they were identified as fish sanctuaries. Wilbert Partosa,...