Life on Guimaras waters

In the shallow bays of Sibunag and Nueva Valencia, families tie seaweed seedlings to long lines and harvest every six to eight weeks. The dried seaweed becomes carrageenan used around the world.

Milkfish (bangus) fry are raised in hatcheries and coastal ponds before being sold to fish farms across Panay and Negros.

Mud crabs and blue swimming crabs are caught in the mangroves and coastal waters, a mainstay of seaside restaurants.

Small-scale fishers still head out in bangka outriggers before dawn, using simple hook-and-line methods that protect fish stocks.

This protected area off Nueva Valencia shelters coral reefs, seagrass beds and mangroves, and hosts a marine research station of the University of the Philippines Visayas.