- Tañon Strait
Tañon Strait lies between the islands of
Negros and Cebu in thePhilippines . Thestrait connects theVisayan Sea to theBohol Sea .On
February 7 ,2008 theSupreme Court of the Philippines ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Energy to comment on a certiorari petition filed fortoothed whales ,dolphins ,porpoises and othercetacean species in the Tañon Strait to stopoil exploration by Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (Japex) in the protectedwaterway . Thestrait is a marine wildlife reserve, breeding, feeding and resting ground for 11 of the 25 marine mammals. The court was asked to recognize the petitioners as "Filipino mammals" with constitutional rights. [ [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/regions/view/20080209-117818/SC-asked-to-intervene-on-behalf-of-Taon-Strait-sea-animals Inquirer.net, SC asked to intervene on behalf of Tañon Strait sea animals] ]The Tañon Strait is known for whale and dolphin watching. There are so many boats operating for dolphin watching from the wharf of Bais City.
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