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WWF CT Business Summit Photo Exhibition in Manila

Posted by Stella Chiu-Freund in Bali, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Coral reefs, Coral Triangle, Donsol, Ecotourism, El Nido Marine Protected Area & Resort, Fisheries, Indonesia, Jamursbamedi, Kei Island - Moluccas, Komodo, Kudat, Live Reef Fish Trade, Malampaya Sound, Malaysia, Marine conservation, Marine Protected Areas (MPA), Moluccas, North Sulawesi, Philippines, Pollution, Raja Ampat, Roxas / Taytay Pearl Farm, Scuba Diving, Semporna, Sipadan, Mabul, Tubbataha Reefs and Bird Island, Tuna, Turtle Islands, Sandakan, Turtles, Wakatobi South Sulawesi on February 5, 2010

19 – 20 January 2010 Sometime early November last year, we got an email from Dr. Lida Pet-Soede, WWF Coral Triangle Programme Leader to discuss an idea of having a photo exhibition of our expedition in Manila during the first WWF Coral Triangle Business Summit in January 2010. We knew this was going to be […]

Singapore Slideshow!

Posted by Stella Chiu-Freund in Bali, Coral reefs, Coral Triangle, Donsol, El Nido Marine Protected Area & Resort, Fisheries, Indonesia, Jamursbamedi, Komodo, Kudat, Live Reef Fish Trade, Malampaya Sound, Malaysia, Marine conservation, Marine Protected Areas (MPA), North Sulawesi, Philippines, Roxas / Taytay Pearl Farm, Scuba Diving, Semporna, Sipadan, Mabul, Tubbataha Reefs and Bird Island, Tuna, Turtle Islands, Sandakan on October 26, 2009

If you happen to be in Singapore on October 27 with nothing to do at 7 pm, join us at the Botanical Gardens, as we shall be presenting our expedition so far through a 40-minute slideshow. Here’s WWF Singapore’s leaflet-invitation to announce the event!

Aerials, Slash and Burn, Seaweed Farming, and Pearl Farmers After Office Hours

Posted by Stella Chiu-Freund in Climate Change, Coral reefs, Coral Triangle, Marine conservation, Marine Protected Areas (MPA), Philippines, Roxas / Taytay Pearl Farm on May 26, 2009

11 – 15 May 2009 N11 08.170 E119 39.287 Our pilot was none other than Jewelmer’s boss JB, as Jacques Branellec is fondly called. Upon hearing of approaching bad weather in the coming days, he immediately offered to fly us around the pearl farm and neighboring islands. He had the two back doors of the […]

The Magic of Pearls

Posted by Stella Chiu-Freund in Coral Triangle, Marine conservation, Marine Protected Areas (MPA), Philippines, Roxas / Taytay Pearl Farm on May 26, 2009

11 – 15 May 2009 N11 08.170 E119 39.287 When we saw mariculture listed amongst the subjects WWF wished us to document, my first thought was Jewelmer. For many years, we have longed to photograph a pearl farm to see how the famed South Sea Pearls came to be. An organic jewel made by a […]

Live Reef Fish Trade

Posted by Stella Chiu-Freund in Coral reefs, Coral Triangle, Marine conservation, Philippines, Roxas / Taytay Pearl Farm on May 21, 2009

2 – 4 May 2009 N10 48.790 E119 37.216 The need or want to consume live reef fish is enormous for a Chinese. I talk from experience as I am Cantonese and have uncles and cousins who own Chinese restaurants in Manila. Growing up, every lauriat or Chinese feast attended was a full meal of at least […]

Life in a Fishing Village

Posted by Stella Chiu-Freund in Climate Change, Coral reefs, Coral Triangle, Marine conservation, Marine Protected Areas (MPA), Philippines, Roxas / Taytay Pearl Farm on April 30, 2009

27/28 April 2009 N10 16.195 E119 29.038 We spent an enlightening day and night on Green Island, Palawan. About 2,000 people, children included, live there. There are 360 households, and if you do the math, that’s about an average of 5.5 people per household. One family has 14 children! You could walk this small, elongated fishing village […]

Roxas Fisheries

Posted by Stella Chiu-Freund in Coral Triangle, Marine conservation, Philippines, Roxas / Taytay Pearl Farm on April 26, 2009

26 April 2009 N10 18.839 E119 22.725 Many thanks to Boy Bonoan and Ofie Rondina of the Palawan Provincial Government, our land transport to Northern Palawan was all organized. Once in Roxas, a scenic two-hour coastal ride north from Puerto Princesa, our guide Albert Ladica met us at our Pension. Albert is the Fisheries Technician […]