Sunday, October 21, 2012

The Island That Vanishes: Sanipaan Shoal

Vanishing Island
Vanishing Island of Samal
Sanipaan Shoal, Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte

This is probably one of my most favorite places in Davao. I fell in love with this island when I first went here last 2008 for a laboratory field work in Botany. Indeed, the island (technically, it's a shoal) vanishes when the tide is high.

Today, a number of organizations, mostly from schools and NGOs have successfully conducted mangrove planting activities within the shoal. That activity will surely restore the once rich marine biodiversity.

Gosh, I really miss going to the beach.

(This post is just part of my postcard series)

7 comments:

  1. OT: Hindi na tayo natuloy-tuloy! :)) mukhang kitakits na lang tayo sa Wordcamp Weekend :)

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  2. good to know mas maraming ng mangroves sa Vanishing island. i miss this place!

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  3. OMG! Every corner of that photo screams 'paradise'!

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  4. I'm dreaming of the day when a bridge finally connects Samal island to the mainland. That way it's easier and quicker to explore outlying areas the island. Would love to see that shoal one day!

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  5. Astig ganda? Pwede ba maligo dyan or para sa mga researchers lang yang place?

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