![]() ![]() The study aims to determine if the abundance and distribution of large marine vertebrates in the Bohol Sea changed in the long-term. Through a multidisciplinary approach, this study uses a combination of ethnographic and historical research methods, together with biological data, from published and unpublished sources. It focuses on the fishing communities of southern Bohol, Camiguin and Southern Leyte in the Central Visayas, who are known to hunt these large marine vertebrates, and aims to describe the characteristics and trace the evolution of these fisheries. This study aims to determine the extent of the fisheries for whales, dolphins, whale sharks and manta rays in the Bohol Sea from the 19th century to recent times. Similarly, it discusses how the Bohol Sea and the large marine vertebrates shaped the lives of the coastal peoples living around it. It is the story of the changes in the Bohol Sea and how the communities who depended on it affected these changes. ![]() These ‘big fishes’ are the large marine vertebrates, namely whales, dolphins, whale sharks and manta rays. This is a study of the history of interactions of the fishers of the Bohol Sea with the ‘big fishes’ living within it. It is also one of the primary fishing grounds in the Central Visayas. The Bohol Sea in the Philippines has a high biodiversity of large marine vertebrates. ![]()
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