This 7th volume of The Palawan Scientist includes three very informative full research articles and two notes, all dealing on aquatic organisms and habitats.
The first article authored by Ma. Theresa R. Aquino et al. which confirmed the presence of Manta alfredi in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park (TRNP) Cagayancillo, Palawan, Philippines could serve as basis in revising the list of protected species within park and in the Philippines. The second paper, authored by Lucila Garagara et al., which determined the water parameters and bird watching potentials of an abandoned open pit mine in Puerto Princesa City could be used as basis in developing the area as eco-tourism site. In the third paper, Mr. Rodulf Anthony T. Balisco reports that Gracious sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla in Pag-asa Island, West Philippine Sea are underexploited but management measures are needed to avoid overharvesting.
The research notes of Mr. Segundo F. Conales et al. provided data on high density of the giant clam Tridacna crocea in unexploited reefs of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Philippines. And finally, the author of the notes on sizes and abundance of Red Striped sea cucumber Thelenota rubralineata in Cagayancillo, Palawan, suggests that the aesthetic and ecological values of the species could be higher than its dried value thus it could be better to conserve the species for eco-tourism purposes.
Roger G. Dolorosa, PhD
Editor-in-Chief
The Palawan Scientist
https://doi.org/10.69721/TPS.J.2015.07.1.x
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