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Congratulations to the winners ! |
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Team Tri-Lilo
Finished 13:16:20 | Rico Valentin | Franz Baguio | Gerrie Calinawan
The Philippines, being an archipelagic country, is endowed with one of the important resources in the ecosystem, notably the Mangrove Forest, which is an association of different mangroves trees. Today, mangroves of the Philippines are getting scarce. The estimated 400,000 to 500,000 hectares of mangrove forest (Brown and Fischer 1920) left around 139,100 hectares in 1988. Mangrove resources have been continuously depleted in the middle 70’s up to recent years at the annual rate of 5,553 hectares.
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| 2nd Place |
Team Sugbutri
Finished 13:16:21 | Ralphe Arche | Neil Reyes | Lorhiz Echavez
Mangroves are salt-tolerant trees that have adapted to living in salt and brackish water conditions. They vary in size from shrubs to tall trees and are found along sheltered tropical mudflats or wetlands or in association with estuaries and lagoons and may extend inland along rivers, streams and their tributaries. They require slow currents and plenty of fine sediment in which to set their roots.
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| 3rd Place |
Team Linc
Finished 13:21:32 | Joemi Pascasi | Cresencio Vida Jr. | Adolfo Miñoza
The development of mangrove swamps into aquaculture ponds, salt beds, reclamation areas and other agricultural activities has extensively denuded the resource. Logging operations were indiscriminately done over the last few decades. Mangroves trees were cut and concessionaires did not leave on mother trees to replenish the area. Several cases of illegal logging/ cutting occur even in proclaimed mangroves reserves.
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4th Place
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Team Agwanta
Finished Race: 13:33:40 | Alexander Regalado | Vicitiar Tirambulo | Carlo Pacaldo
Mangroves are critical spawning, nursery, feeding and transient shelter areas to hundreds of fish species, crustaceans and invertebrates and support an abundant and productive marine life. Like all other animals, fish, shrimp, crab and other marine life in the sea need a safe place to grow, away from many predators. With their tangled and intricate root systems, mangroves are excellent nurseries, providing safe hiding places for young animals. The muddy waters around them are rich in nutrients from decaying leaves and organic matter produced by the mangroves themselves and also from the sediment that is trapped around the roots. |
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5th Place
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Team Mhantahz
Finished Race: 13:35:18 | Marcial Ferdinand Hermoso | Rico Enriquez | Maana Marie Delfino
Many commercial marine species such as bangus (milkfish) and prawns spend their early life within the mangrove area where they find food and protection from predators. Juveniles of some deep sea fishes also spend some time in the mangroves before moving on to other ecosystems such as sea grasses or coral reefs. |
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6th Place
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Team Umod
Finished Race: 13:53:48 | Chrisjoe Alivio | Dustin Hubahib | Marlou Luceña
Mangroves are also habitats to shore birds, some species of mammals (monkeys, rats, etc.) reptiles and insects. These animals utilize the mangroves as places to roost, breed or take shelter from strong winds or heat of the sun. They also serve as shoreline sentinels and pollution sink aside from being a source of firewood, poles, charcoal, and tannin. |
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7th Place
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Team Eco-courier
Finished Race: 14:34:13 | J.F. Bahamas | Junbe Escopante | Francis Villanobos
Mangrove leaves are a source of food for fish, shrimps and crabs and other marine animals. When a leaf falls, it breaks up and decomposes into smaller pieces, until they become too small to be seen by the naked eye. |
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8th Place
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Sugbu Triathlon 1
Finished Race: 14:40:06 | Meljohn Tezon | Anthony Regis | Gabriel Lamparas
The decomposing plant matter is collectively known as detritus. Detritus is covered with large amount of small organisms which take up the nutrients in the leaves. Individually, these organisms are too small to be of much value to any larger animal, but together they form a coating around leaf particles which many different animals use as food. |
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9th Place
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Team Bangan
Finished Race: 14:46:38 | Dave Sisor | Henry Karl Abella | Dave Chiong
Leaves eaten by animals are not totally digested. They are excreted almost intact, again coated with organisms, and then eaten by marine animals. This process is repeated several times, so that one leaf can literally nourish a juvenile fish for much of its life in the mangrove area. Mangroves contribute about 3.65 tons of litter per hectare per year. One hectare of healthy mangrove ecosystem produces about 1.08 tons of fish per year. |
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10th Place
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Team Joyax
Finished Race: 14:49:49 | Joel B. Carino | Mary Grace L. Ventic | Edison L. Napanta
Mangroves protect coastlines from the onslaught of storms and wave surges. Their crowns, trunks and stems serve as physical barriers that help break the winds and waves, reducing their speed and intensity and subsequently their destructive impact. Scientists say that during such surges, at least 70-90 percent of the energy of wind-generated waves is absorbed, depending on how healthy these ecosystems are and their physical and ecological characteristics. |
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11th Place
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Team BT105.9 Chubby Monsters
Finished Race: 14:56:57 | Paulo Varela | Abner Arrojado Jr. | Felix Pasculado
Mangroves are also capable of absorbing pollutants such as heavy metals and other toxic substances as well as nutrients and suspended matter. Mangroves therefore serve as natural wastewater filters, preventing many land-based and near shore pollutants from reaching deeper waters. |
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12th Place
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Team Emily
Finished Race: 14:58:29 | Emmanuel Agcopra | Emily Antipala | Mike Nazareth
Mangroves protect coastlines from the onslaught of storms and wave surges. Their crowns, trunks and stems serve as physical barriers that help break the winds and waves, reducing their speed and intensity and subsequently their destructive impact. Scientists say that during such surges, at least 70-90 percent of the energy of wind-generated waves is absorbed, depending on how healthy these ecosystems are and their physical and ecological characteristics. |
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13th Place
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COAT - Team Tagay Ta Bai
Finished Race: 15:01:43 | Jake Ave | Ernie Caballero | Jovil Villamor
Mangroves are a good source of wood and timber, nipa shingles for housing materials, firewood and charcoal, and of poles for fish traps. Several mangrove species provide high-quality commercial timber, used for various building materials as well as for fuel. In fact, in the Philippines, mangrove wood has been widely used as fuel for bakeries due to their high heat and charcoal value. |
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14th Place
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Team One-Cebu
Finished Race: 15:02:47 | Val Ferdinand Caro | Andy Pasturan | Steve Jao
As breeding and nursery grounds for many fish species, mangrove areas are sources of wild fry and juvenile fish for the aquaculture/mariculture industry. In addition, mangrove seeds and propagules can be harvested and sold to reforest denuded areas. |
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15th Place
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Habagat - Team Tres Mosquitos
Finished Race: 15:03:42 | Ryan Luig| Roy Doller| Karla Durangparang
Pollution includes all types but especially industrial, untreated or inadequately treated sewage, residential or urban runoff including a mixture of toxics, sedimentation and high nutrient inputs. Trash and other solid wastes are also regarded as pollution. |
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16th Place
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Team Alleria
Finished Race: 15:03:43 | Jamerson Palance | Dean Francis Agan | Bonny Billy Sy
Humans are creating high outputs of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide, leading to global warming and sea water acidification. Reef corals are injured or killed when water temperatures increase above tolerance thresholds and when pH levels are reduced so far that corals cannot create their skeletons. |
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17th Place
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Team Panahik Bukidnon
Finished Race: 15:26:20 | Arman Iliaguiz | Ronan Edho Montero | Raquel Joy Dustome
Over-fishing is defined as harvesting more fish or shellfish than are replaced each year through natural reproduction or artificial stock enhancement. Living coral, fish, algae and other organisms are a sustainable resource when fished or collected at a rate that does not damage the ecosystem. For information about how the marine aquarium trade can be used to promote coral reef conservation |
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18th Place
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Team Pahuwas
Finished Race: 15:21:52 | Emil Cuizon| Ken Alonte| Dingdong Comeras
Destructive fishing is defined as fishing that causes collateral damage such as blast fishing using explosives, chemical fishing using toxic substances such as cyanide, discarding high volumes of by-catch, or trawling in areas where seabed communities can be damaged. |
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19th Place
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Team Pabuto
Finished Race: 15:44:19 | Mark Dexter Fantonial | Jason Lacerna | Melvin Mepieza
Pollution kills coral polyps. Pollution takes on many forms,plastic bags,oil slicks, pesticides,and other chemical metals. Fertilizer runoff of untreated sewage and deforestation introduce added nutrients to the reef. Elevated nutrient levels promote excessive algae growth that overwhelms and smother reefs. |
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20th Place
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Team CVG-Uno
Finished Race: 16:06:07 | Jocel Madea| Lenin Lumagbas| Eunice Jann Abucayon
Global warming causes a rise in water temperature which may cause coral to bleach.Coral bleaching occurs when coral expels its symbiotic zooxanthella, resulting in the coral losing its colouration and eventually dies. |
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DNF
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Team Handuraw
Did not finish race| |Miki Tabada | Andres Primacio III | Bernie Encarges
Destructive fishing is defined as fishing that causes collateral damage such as blast fishing using explosives, chemical fishing using toxic substances such as cyanide, discarding high volumes of by-catch, or trawling in areas where seabed communities can be damaged. |
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DNF
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Team Pura
Did not finish race | Mervil Eyas Patigdas | Hannah Suico Lambarte | Brian Auza Paulino
Divers and boaters can damage reefs by touching, kicking, removing corals, anchoring on reefs and running into them. |
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DNF
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Team Tracks
Did not finish race | Mark Ugbinar | Frederick Pahanonot | Daryll George Dacayana
Poorly planned development on land or in the sea can directly and indirectly damage coral reefs. Direct damage may occur through construction impacts e.g. dredging, removal of coral heads, or construction on the reef or on shore. Runoff and sedimentation caused by construction on land are a major impact on reefs. |
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*Source: FISH (The Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest) Project |
