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Pescador Island is an island located in the Tañon Strait, a few kilometres from the western coast of the island of Cebu in the Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Moalboal. The island derives its name from the Philippines' Spanish colonial heritage and the abundance of fish living on the surrounding coral reef, and the many fishermen that fish them ("pescador" translates from Spanish to "fisherman"). The rich marine life also attracts recreational divers from the many dive operations in nearby Panagsama.

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  • La isla Pescador​ es una isla situada en el , a pocos kilómetros de la costa occidental de la isla de Cebú, en Filipinas. Esta administrada por el municipio de , parte de Cebú.​ Es una isla cuyos pescadores trabajan en sus arrecifes. Todas las ganancias de las ventas de los boletos de entrada están gestionados por la Municipalidad de Moalboal, por la Asociación central de Buceo de Moalboal y por funcionarios del gobierno y los pobladores de la localidad de Moalboal. Las aguas del son muy profundas, poseen temperaturas húmedas y sus costas tienen algunos de los más altos niveles de biodiversidad en el mundo.​ Aunque el número exacto de especies de peces se desconoce, puede ser un poco más alto que 2500 especies​ o casi el 70% de todas las especies de peces conocidas en Filipinas. La isla tiene un faro y escalones de acceso en los lados norte y este. (es)
  • Pescador Island is an island located in the Tañon Strait, a few kilometres from the western coast of the island of Cebu in the Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Moalboal. The island derives its name from the Philippines' Spanish colonial heritage and the abundance of fish living on the surrounding coral reef, and the many fishermen that fish them ("pescador" translates from Spanish to "fisherman"). The rich marine life also attracts recreational divers from the many dive operations in nearby Panagsama. The underwater composition of the Pescador island reef is a sandy slope covered with soft coral from 5–10 metres (15–35 ft), followed by a wall covered with hard corals dropping down to about 40 metres (130 ft). On the west side of the island, an open-top underwater cave nicknamed 'the Cathedral' can be found. Most recreational dive tours start at the island's south end, and let the divers drift with the current either along the east or the west side of the island. Visibility conditions vary, but the current in the Tañon Strait pushes in clear water that often allows visibility up to 40 metres (130 ft). The island itself has a lighthouse and access steps on the north and east sides. The warm waters of the Philippines harbour a very rich marine life, with over 2,500 species of fish, and many of these are also found around Pescador island, contributing to the island being so popular with recreational divers. A rather more unusual part of the Pescador island biodiversity is the large school of sardines that have made the relative sanctuary of the reef its home. After an earthquake in February 2012, the school left the island, affecting the population of larger predatory fish. However, in May 2013 the school returned and so did the bigger fish. Sightings of sharks have also been reported. In 1990, the Sangguniang Bayan of Moalboal has declared Pescador Island as a marine park and fish sanctuary. Since it is a marine park, dive shops are required to pay a fee for each diver they bring to the island. Proceeds from entrance fees are managed by the Municipality of Moalboal and Moalboal Dive Center Association (MDCA) towards the finance of a number of conservation programs in the municipality. These programs include patrols and enforcement to abolish destructive fishing, village improvement programs, collection and disposal of plastic and other wastes entering the local waters, marine conservation education of village children and adults, and reef and mangrove rehabilitation. (en)
  • Pescador is een klein eiland in de Filipijnse provincie Cebu, dat deel uitmaakt van de centraal gelegen Visayas-eilandengroep. Het eiland is ongeveer 100 meter lang, en de lichtbegroeide rots steekt zo'n zes meter boven zeeniveau uit. De rots, die deel uitmaakt van de gemeente Moalboal, is onbewoond. Pescador ligt op ongeveer twee kilometer ten westen van Cebu in de Straat Tañon. De zee tussen de twee eilanden bereikt een maximale diepte van zo'n 300 meter. De wateren rond het eiland zijn aangewezen als zeereservaat. Riffen en vele vissoorten maken het tot een geliefde duiklocatie. (nl)
  • 佩斯卡多爾島是菲律賓的島嶼,位於宿霧島以西2公里的塔尼翁海峽,屬於維薩亞斯群島的一部分,由宿霧省負責管轄,長約100米,最高點海拔高度6米。 (zh)
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  • Pescador is een klein eiland in de Filipijnse provincie Cebu, dat deel uitmaakt van de centraal gelegen Visayas-eilandengroep. Het eiland is ongeveer 100 meter lang, en de lichtbegroeide rots steekt zo'n zes meter boven zeeniveau uit. De rots, die deel uitmaakt van de gemeente Moalboal, is onbewoond. Pescador ligt op ongeveer twee kilometer ten westen van Cebu in de Straat Tañon. De zee tussen de twee eilanden bereikt een maximale diepte van zo'n 300 meter. De wateren rond het eiland zijn aangewezen als zeereservaat. Riffen en vele vissoorten maken het tot een geliefde duiklocatie. (nl)
  • 佩斯卡多爾島是菲律賓的島嶼,位於宿霧島以西2公里的塔尼翁海峽,屬於維薩亞斯群島的一部分,由宿霧省負責管轄,長約100米,最高點海拔高度6米。 (zh)
  • La isla Pescador​ es una isla situada en el , a pocos kilómetros de la costa occidental de la isla de Cebú, en Filipinas. Esta administrada por el municipio de , parte de Cebú.​ Es una isla cuyos pescadores trabajan en sus arrecifes. Todas las ganancias de las ventas de los boletos de entrada están gestionados por la Municipalidad de Moalboal, por la Asociación central de Buceo de Moalboal y por funcionarios del gobierno y los pobladores de la localidad de Moalboal. (es)
  • Pescador Island is an island located in the Tañon Strait, a few kilometres from the western coast of the island of Cebu in the Philippines. It is part of the municipality of Moalboal. The island derives its name from the Philippines' Spanish colonial heritage and the abundance of fish living on the surrounding coral reef, and the many fishermen that fish them ("pescador" translates from Spanish to "fisherman"). The rich marine life also attracts recreational divers from the many dive operations in nearby Panagsama. (en)
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  • Pescador (eiland) (nl)
  • 佩斯卡多爾島 (zh)
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