The Sangkalikasan Producers Cooperative (SPC) in cooperation with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has scheduled the month of November for a massive manual gathering of the crown of thorns.
The crown of thorns belongs to a star fish specie that feeds on corals in this resort island.
In a phone interview, Virna Salac of the DOST Central Office said that the November event will also be supported by the Boracay Association of Divers, Globe Telecom and volunteers coming from the Universities of Bohol, Pangasinan and in Mindanao.
The SPC came up with the November plan after conducting consultations together with the DOST Officials in Central Office Wednesday.
"Currently, the problem of crown of thorns in Boracay is manageable. The DOST is supporting the SPC on their thrust as we do not want the problem (crown of thorns) to reach an alarming level," said Salac.
The DOST has earlier tapped the services of the SPC with its series of 'Filipinovation' projects all over the country.
"While right now, the SPC plans to collect the crown of thorns manually, the DOST is studying available scientific means on how to eradicate the problem of crown on thorns," said Salac.
The SPC earlier maintained that they should help in eradicating the problem on crown of thorns visibly seen in Boracay underwater in order to protect the coral reefs.
The coral reefs served as a habitat of marine lives especially on this resort island.
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