The Protected Area Management Office (PAMO) under the Office of the City Environment and Natural Resources (OCENR) together with Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Community Environment and Natural Resources Office Zamboanga City (DENR-CENRO ZC) conducted Coral Reef Visualization and Assessment (CorVA) and Biodiversity Monitoring System (BMS) on March 22, 2023 at Great and Litte Sta. Cruz Island Protected Landscape and Seascape, this city. The regular conduct of CorVA and BMS is important to monitor and evaluate ecosystem of coral reefs and other marine resources. 

• Fernandez, 2023

Photo credits to Mr. Rodel Rodriguez and DENR-CENRO ZC