Davao Gulf Explained

Davao Gulf
Etymology:Davao
Location:Mindanao Island
Pushpin Map:Mindanao#Philippines
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:6.5°N 125.9763°W
Type:Gulf

Davao Gulf is a gulf situated in the southeastern portion of Mindanao in the Philippines.[1] It has an area of 5200km2 or about 520,000 hectares.[2] Davao Gulf cuts into the island of Mindanao from the Philippine Sea.[3] It is surrounded by all five provinces in the Davao Region.[4] The largest island in the gulf is Samal Island. Davao City, on the Gulf's west coast, is the largest and busiest port on the gulf.[5] The Bagobo and the Kaagan / Kalagan, who are the indigenous Lumad tribes endemic to Davao, are known inhabitants of the said gulf.[6]

Wildlife

The gulf water is regarded as one of the most diverse cetacean habitats in the nation, being home to at least 10 species of toothed whales and dolphins such as sperm whales and beaked whales.[7] Also, whale sharks and sea cows are seen frequently.[8] [9] Furthermore, several ecological phenomena have been observed in Davao Gulf such as a previously unknown predator of the crown-of-thorns starfish, new species records, and new species discoveries underlining the uniqueness of the marine resources in Davao Gulf.[10] [11] [12] [13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saving Mermaids in the Davao Gulf. January 1, 2021. wwf.panda.org.
  2. Web site: Lacorte . Germelina . Davao chamber hosts concert to save sea turtles . . August 20, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100822210227/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view/20100820-287881/Davao-chamber-hosts-concert-to-save-sea-turtles . August 22, 2010 .
  3. Web site: Protecting the Davao Gulf. January 1, 2021.
  4. Web site: Protecting the Davao Gulf. January 1, 2021.
  5. Web site: Saving Mermaids in the Davao Gulf. January 1, 2021. wwf.panda.org.
  6. Web site: Saving Mermaids in the Davao Gulf. January 1, 2021. wwf.panda.org.
  7. Web site: Davao Gulf, PH. January 1, 2021. iNaturalist. en.
  8. Web site: Davao Gulf, PH. January 1, 2021. iNaturalist. en.
  9. Web site: eyot in the Davao Gulf. January 1, 2021. wwf.panda.org.
  10. Bos A.R.. G.S. Gumanao. F.N. Salac. 2008. A newly discovered predator of the crown-of-thorns starfish. Coral Reefs. 27. 3. 581. 10.1007/s00338-008-0364-9. 2008CorRe..27..581B. 34920961.
  11. Ocaña O.. J.C. den Hartog. A. Brito. A.R. Bos. 2010. On Pseudocorynactis species and another related genus from the Indo-Pacific (Anthozoa: Corallimorphidae). Revista de la Academia Canaria de Ciencias. XXI. 3–4. 9–34.
  12. Bos A.R.. H.M. Smits. 2013. First Record of the dottyback Manonichthys alleni (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae) from the Philippines. Marine Biodiversity Records. 6. e61. 10.1017/s1755267213000365.
  13. Bos A.R.. 2014. Upeneus nigromarginatus, a new species of goatfish (Perciformes: Mullidae) from the Philippines. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 62. 745–753.

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