Tañon Strait

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The southern part of Tañon Strait with Sibulan, Negros Oriental in the background

Tañon Strait (Filipino:Kipot ng Tanon) lies between the islands of Negros and Cebu in the Philippines. The strait connects the Visayan Sea to the Bohol Sea.

The Tañon Strait is known for whale and dolphin watching, with tour boats operating from a wharf in Bais City.

Controversy

On February 7, 2008 the Supreme Court of the Philippines ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Energy to comment on a certiorari petition filed for toothed whales, dolphins, porpoises and other cetacean species in the Tañon Strait to stop oil exploration by Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. Ltd. (JAPEX) in the protected waterway. The strait serves as a marine wildlife reserve that provides grounds for breeding, feeding and resting to 11 species of marine mammals. The court was asked to recognize the petitioners as "Filipino mammals" with constitutional rights.^[1]

References

↑ Inquirer.net, SC asked to intervene on behalf of Tañon Strait sea animals

Coordinates: 10°12′N 123°24′E / 10.200°N 123.400°E / 10.200; 123.400

v t e Seas of the Philippines

Ocean	Pacific Ocean

Sea	Bohol Sea Camotes Sea Celebes Sea Philippine Sea Samar Sea Sibuyan Sea Sulu Sea Visayan Sea South China Sea

Strait	Balabac Strait Cebu Strait Guimaras Strait Iloilo Strait Luzon Strait Mindoro Strait San Bernardino Strait San Juanico Strait Surigao Strait Tablas Strait Tañon Strait

Gulf	Albay Gulf Davao Gulf Lagonoy Gulf Leyte Gulf Lingayen Gulf Moro Gulf Panay Gulf Ragay Gulf

See also: Bodies of water of the Philippines

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