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The Sagay Marine Reserve is a
protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...
in the Philippines, located in
Sagay, Negros Occidental Sagay, officially the City of Sagay (; ; ), is a component city in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 148,894 people. Etymology The name of the city comes from the semi-spher ...
. It was established in 1999 to protect marine life in Carbin and Maca reefs. It is the largest marine reserve in the Philippines, covering an area of .


History


2024 molasses spill

On August 7, 2024,
molasses Molasses () is a viscous byproduct, principally obtained from the refining of sugarcane or sugar beet juice into sugar. Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, the method of extraction, and the age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is usuall ...
from MT ''Mary Queen of Charity'', a ship that was carrying over 300 metric tons of the syrup, leaked into the waters off Sagay Feeder Port, causing a water discoloration within the marine reserve.


See also

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List of protected areas of the Philippines A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
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Honolulu molasses spill In September 2013, 1,400 tons of molasses spilled into Honolulu Harbor. The spill was discovered on 9 September 2013. It was caused by a faulty pipe that malfunctioned while the molasses was being loaded onto a ship, for which the shipping company ...


References

{{Protected areas in the Negros Island Region Protected areas established in 1999 Marine reserves of the Philippines Geography of Negros Occidental Tourist attractions in Negros Occidental 1999 establishments in the Philippines