Ticao Pass Explained

Ticao Pass
Etymology:Ticao Island
Pushpin Map:Luzon mainland#Philippines
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:12.6167°N 171°W
Type:strait

Ticao Pass is the strait that separates Ticao Island from the Bicol Peninsula in the Philippines.[1] It connects the Burias Pass in the north with the Samar Sea in the south.

Along with the Burias Pass, the waters of the Ticao Pass are proposed to become a Marine Protected Area. It is home to a large marine diversity, but it also suffers from massive overfishing and poaching, as well as destructive blast fishing.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographical Names: Ticao Pass: Philippines . Geographic.org . 16 August 2016.
  2. Web site: Danny O. Calleja . Proposed declaration of Ticao-Burias Pass as protected seascape excites stakeholders . pnabicol.blogspot.ca . Philippines News Agency . 16 August 2016 . Legazpi City . October 5, 2015.