Great stuff...Good for Rey to take the initiative to carve out some space for the coral restoration, and future divers and tourists. I think I'll need to check this place out when I'm in Dumaguette in March. Do you know what the local dive shop will charge for a day or a dive? I got re-certified back in November here in California, but had to cancel my trip this year due to the Covid-19. Hopefully I can get there next year...
Karl Enzmann, Absolutely. they are really doing a great job there. I can't remember what they charge for dives there but it is a very good price. I have another video featuring Napaling Point and I think it lists the dive price. It really is one of my favorite dive spots anywhere in the world and I have been to many. Good Luck!
It's not mostly mechanical damage though. The water pollution is destroying these reefs. Too many people , no sewage treatment and a 'who cares' attitude among the locals. Anything goes for a few pesos today.
The fishermen are really bitter and confrontational in that area. They have been fishing there for generations and if they aren't incorporated into the income stream from tourism, there is just going to be more trouble. Look at what happened in nearby coastal Negros: The government mandated that all ocean front resorts establish and maintain protected reef zones, so they by and large did. The fishermen came along and just cast their nets inside the roped off zones to spite the largely foreign-owned sanctuaries. The resort owners complained to the authorities and as usual, the cops sided with the Filipino local fishermen. In the end, no more zones and reef destruction continued unabated. Another issue is amateur divers. It doesn't take much to smash into a reef and panicking and then kicking like mad to get away from these menacing looking sharp corals, which are in fact pretty harmless and very fragile. I wish I was optimistic but they have their work cut out for them. Water pollution is the worst threat. The problem is the virus that is humanity.
Joe Gancher, I agree with your assessment. Some of the dive shops are really making efforts with the local fishermen to try to help train them as guides and work them into the tourism system. It's a difficult situation.
@@LivingOverseasTV I don't know what they can train them as. You are not talking great starting material. These guys, GOD bless them, are pretty simple. They are certainly not planners or thinking about the future. Nobody will ever change that. I'm in Canada and it's not really different from rehab of street people. I hate say it this way, but you can't make a race horse out of a jackass. I was on the Boulevard in Dumaguete one evening and there was a group of children from a church who had just finished their meals and were down at the water seeing who could throw their styrofoam trays the farthest into the ocean. The Minister just sat smiling and watching. I asked him "Are you not going to do anything ?" and he just gave me the 'F-off and go back to your country foreigner' look. I'm sort of hopeful this Covid mutates and wipes out most or all of humanity, that's how much faith I have left.
I love what they are doing with Bohol sea creatures, incredible job, thank you!
Lulu Velasco, Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!
This is worth to view and to subscribe
Maganda ang Pilipinas ko, Thanks for watching!!!
Woow soo natures under water we can be experience if we visits...thanks for this video.
Thanks for visiting
Great information! Good to see the locals are working to conserve this natural resource!
Yes they are!
Give credit to the foreign conservationists too.
Thank u czeck Volunters To help recover bohol corals coz of bad fisherman who damage nature!🤗💪❤🙏🇵🇭
Great work after three weeks. U should release video at least once a week
Thanks Rashid. I'm going to try to get videos out faster.
Beautiful
YdaRay, Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. It's the best place for snorkeling that I have found. Amazing.
Very nice place
Nice place to go
It sure is
wow amazing
bouy Mel, Thanks for watching I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Wow
amazing
Glad you think so!
Thank God it's in Philippines, not in the South China Sea.
Gotobun in Girl's Frontline, Yes, the West Philippine Sea! :)
Great stuff...Good for Rey to take the initiative to carve out some space for the coral restoration, and future divers and tourists. I think I'll need to check this place out when I'm in Dumaguette in March. Do you know what the local dive shop will charge for a day or a dive? I got re-certified back in November here in California, but had to cancel my trip this year due to the Covid-19. Hopefully I can get there next year...
Karl Enzmann, Absolutely. they are really doing a great job there. I can't remember what they charge for dives there but it is a very good price. I have another video featuring Napaling Point and I think it lists the dive price. It really is one of my favorite dive spots anywhere in the world and I have been to many. Good Luck!
You're better off going to Apo if you are visiting Dumaguete. Better protected. More to see. Stay in Dauin.
nice meeting you jim, its me jhay r
SAGOY Gomez, Jhay R, It was good meeting you too!!!
我就是在napalin學習的自由潛水
Awesome!
It's not mostly mechanical damage though. The water pollution is destroying these reefs. Too many people , no sewage treatment and a 'who cares' attitude among the locals. Anything goes for a few pesos today.
The fishermen are really bitter and confrontational in that area. They have been fishing there for generations and if they aren't incorporated into the income stream from tourism, there is just going to be more trouble. Look at what happened in nearby coastal Negros: The government mandated that all ocean front resorts establish and maintain protected reef zones, so they by and large did. The fishermen came along and just cast their nets inside the roped off zones to spite the largely foreign-owned sanctuaries. The resort owners complained to the authorities and as usual, the cops sided with the Filipino local fishermen. In the end, no more zones and reef destruction continued unabated. Another issue is amateur divers. It doesn't take much to smash into a reef and panicking and then kicking like mad to get away from these menacing looking sharp corals, which are in fact pretty harmless and very fragile. I wish I was optimistic but they have their work cut out for them. Water pollution is the worst threat. The problem is the virus that is humanity.
Joe Gancher, I agree with your assessment. Some of the dive shops are really making efforts with the local fishermen to try to help train them as guides and work them into the tourism system. It's a difficult situation.
@@LivingOverseasTV I don't know what they can train them as. You are not talking great starting material. These guys, GOD bless them, are pretty simple. They are certainly not planners or thinking about the future. Nobody will ever change that. I'm in Canada and it's not really different from rehab of street people. I hate say it this way, but you can't make a race horse out of a jackass. I was on the Boulevard in Dumaguete one evening and there was a group of children from a church who had just finished their meals and were down at the water seeing who could throw their styrofoam trays the farthest into the ocean. The Minister just sat smiling and watching. I asked him "Are you not going to do anything ?" and he just gave me the 'F-off and go back to your country foreigner' look. I'm sort of hopeful this Covid mutates and wipes out most or all of humanity, that's how much faith I have left.