1. Seahorse Sites in the
Philippines
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2. Seahorse
Hippocampus
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Actinopterygii
• Order: Syngnathiformes
• Family: Syngnathidae
• Genus: Hippocampus
Cuvier, 1816
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse

3. Seahorse Sites
• Danajon Bank:
Handumon,Buenavis
ta, Carlos P. Garcia,
Getafe, Handumon,
Talibon, Suba, Ubay
and Tubigon
villages, Bohol
• Anilao, Batangas
• Malapascua Island,
Northern Cebu Common seahorse, Hippocampus taeniopterus,
Malapascua, Northern Cebu, Philippines, Visayan Sea

4. Active Players of the Seahorse Trade in the
Philippines
• Bohol,
Zamboanga,
Cebu, Palawan
Anilao , Batangas

5. Philippine Luminous Seahorse Sanctuary
• Getafe, Jandayan Island off Bohol is a marine
sanctuary since 1995 to luminous seahorses
swimming among corals in the dark waters.
• On Dec. 9, 2007, the sanctuary was awarded
the most outstanding marine protected area
(MPA) in the Philippines by the MPA Support
Network (MSN) a multisectoral alliance of
organizations seeking to protect the marine
environment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse

6. Handumon Marine Sanctuary
• The 50-hectare Handumon marine
sanctuary is part of a large barrier reef
in the waters of Bohol, teeming with
fish, seashells and thick mangroves.
• The Haribon Foundation set up Project
Seahorse Foundation in Handumon to
protect seahorses.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse