Blue and beautiful … The mouth of the Mambulao Bay as viewed from
Baranggay Osmena on the outskirts of Mambulao from where the Calambayungan
Island is seen. This expanse of the deeper portion of the bay is being threatened
by silt and mining waste pollution. Already, the shallower part of the bay close to
the shoreline has been silted up, causing the water to turn brownish. The beach
itself is laced with red mud originating from gold mining quarries and on-going
gold operations outside the poblacion. One recent Balikbayan visitor had noticed
that standing on the Osmena side of the bay and looking straight to the other side
where Bunog Island aka baranggay Pag-asa is located, he noticed that the bay
water on the right of the imaginary line was blueish. However, that portion on the
left of the line stretching towards the shore was brownish despite the clear blue
skies. – Text by AP HERNANDEZ/MWBuzzpic by ARNEL P HERNANDEZ
Struggling for survival … Small fishing boats parked along the
shore at Baranggay Osmena. With their catch dwindling at a faster rate, Mambulao
fishermen are finding it difficult to meet the daily needs of their families because
their fishing grounds at Mambulao Bay no longer host the bountiful fish that used
to thrive there decades ago. Their livelihood is also threatened by commercial
fishing operators that venture into the exclusive municipal fishing zone despite the
presence of Bantay-Dagat, the sea-patrol of the municipal government. – Text by
AP HERNANDEZ/MWBuzzpic by ARNEL P HERNANDEZ
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