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The shrimp species farmed include the jumbo tiger shrimp, Indian prawn, Penaeus merguiensis, whiteleg shrimp, Metapenaeus ensis, and the giant freshwater prawn. [4] [10] The jumbo tiger shrimp is a native species, and can be grown in fresh and salty water. [12]: 2 The main crabs farmed are the mudcrabs Scylla serrata and Scylla oceanica.
The celestial monarch is only found in the Philippines.It is threatened by habitat loss. A Philippine eagle at Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City.. There are 714 species of birds in the Philippines, of which 243 are endemic, three have been introduced by humans, and 52 are rare or accidental occurrences.
The following is the list of critically endangered (CR) and endangered (EN) species included in the National List of Threatened Terrestrial Fauna of the Philippines as per DENR Administrative Order 2019-09. [1] The list below currently does not include fauna classified as vulnerable (VU) and other threatened species (OTS).
The animals are not sold openly and some of the buyers are overseas collectors. Most of the individuals were juveniles or young adults. [3] [5] Between 2009 and 2011 this species ranked sixth among the most commonly confiscated species in the Philippines. [15]
Location of the Philippines. The non-marine mollusks of the Philippines are a part of the molluscan fauna of the Philippines (the wildlife of the Philippines). A number of species of non-marine mollusks are found in the wild in the Philippines.
The Philippines lies within the Coral Triangle, and one area, the Verde Island Passage, has the world's highest recorded diversity of marine species. [5]: 8 Reef fish provide between 15 and 30% of municipal fisheries catch, [6]: 65 with some islands relying on reefs for as much as 70% of their catch.
Agusan Marsh is one of the most ecologically significant wetlands in the Philippines. Found in the heart of Mindanao's Agusan Basin, this vast expanse of marsh covers an area roughly the size of Metro Manila. It contains nearly 15% of the nation's fresh water resources in the form of swamp forests.
A population of milkfish from San Jose, Northern Samar, Philippines was found to have concentrations of lead in the meaty part of their bodies. [19] Pollutants have also impacted the aquaculture industry. In an aquaculture system in Butuan, Philippines, 97% of the fish sampled had microplastics in their gastrointestinal tracts. A similar study ...