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Iyo Ang Dagat (The Sea is Yours) wins $15,000 Impact Grant funding at the Jackson Wild Earth Alliance Impact Pitch

LAMAVE’s documentary film and impact campaign “Iyo Ang Dagat” (The Sea is Yours) came in second, winning $15,000 in impact funding at the Jackson Wild Earth Alliance Impact Pitch at this years Jackson Wild Summit. The funding will be used to expand our impact campaign in Palawan, Philippines.

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Our film Iyo Ang Dagat selected as a finalists for the Jackson Wild X Earth Alliance Impact Pitch!

We are thrilled to announce that Iyo Ang Dagat (The Sea is Yours) has been selected as one of five finalists for the Jackson Wild X Earth Alliance Impact Pitch at this year's Jackson Wild Summit between September 29 - October 3.

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Film screening event brings Iyo Ang Dagat and Dahican to the big screen in Palawan

People from all walks of life made it out to attend a film screening event at SM Cinema Puerto Princesa last Friday, July 18. The special event was co-sponsored by LAMAVE, Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines (MWWP), Save Philippine Seas (SPS) and the Blue Capacity Collective and was part of this years Shark Conservation Week.

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LAMAVE LAUNCHES IMPACT MEDIA CAMPAIGN WITH FIRST DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AT PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY

University students and faculty members were among the audience of the first screening of “IYO ANG DAGAT” (The Sea is Yours), a documentary film that looks at the relationship between people and sharks in Palawan, Philippines.

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Two Brothers, One Mission: Protecting Whale Sharks in Pintuyan, Southern Leyte

Ery and Raul Cordova, brothers who grew up along the coast of Pintuyan, Southern Leyte, have spent over a decade working with and protecting the whale sharks that frequent their local waters. Having spent their entire lives by the ocean—near one of the largest whale shark aggregation sites in the Philippines—the brothers grew up alongside the world's largest shark. They found their passion for conservation, inspired by the awe-inspiring presence of these gentle giants.

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A decade of LAMAVE research shapes IUCN Important Shark and Ray Areas in the Philippines

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Ten years of research by the Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) has supported the delineation of six of the eleven “Important Shark and Ray Areas” (ISRA) identified in the Philippines as part of global efforts to map out critical habitats for sharks, rays, and chimaeras around the world. 

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Next phase of Global FinPrint seeks to improve protection of reef sharks worldwide

SARASOTA – Dec. 6, 2023 – With reef shark populations in crisis, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and partners from across the globe are updating the seminal shark survey, Global FinPrint, and applying their findings to the design of new marine protected areas (MPAs).

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