Sulubaaï Foundation

Sulubaaï Foundation Coral reefs and mangroves are particularly targeted. It is a private initiative funded by eco-tourism.

Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation is a Philippine-based non-profit organization dedicated to conserve, protect, and restore the marine resources of Palawan for the benefits of local population. Sulubaaï Environmental Foundation is a Philippine-based non-profit organization dedicated to conserve, protect, and restore the natural resources of Palawan through environmentally sustainable practices and

active ecosystems restoration. In 2011, Sulubaaï Environment Foundation was born out of a common love for the ocean and desire to help the local communities of Palawan. We decided to implement the first project site on Pangatalan Island. At that time, we found the island in various states of damage – trees were cut, mangroves thinned, sand on the main beach was sold, and coral reefs were severely destroyed. Our first task was to prevent further damages : replant thousands of plants and collect seeds around the island for mangrove regrowth. In 2016, we added a new dimension to the project and started to focus our efforts on 45 hectares of Co-Managed Marine Protected Area (MPA) surrounding Pangatalan island. We started protecting, surveying and restoring marine ecosystems. Our projects include: coral reef restoration, mangrove regrowth, re-vegetation, education and eco-tourism. Our goal is to develop and implement sustainable ways on and around Pangatalan Island. We try to be as much as we can impact free on the environment and we financially support our projects through eco-tourism on the island. In 2021 we scale-up with the "Sea Academy" project for a sustainable management of the marine resources of Shark Fin Bay. The project is in partnership with 3 local villages who create their Marine Protected Area this year. Together with Pangatalan MPA these MPA represent a network of MPAs interconnected. The project includes 1) the management of the three MPAs, 2) innovative tools and research to evaluate their effects on local biodiversity and people, 3) active restoration of the coral reefs damaged by blast-fishing using artificial reefs and active restoration of fish communities using repopulation techniques 4) educational program on marine ecosystems and job training.

Sulubaaï attended this workshop with other stakeholders of Taytay in order to harmonize plans for coastal resources mana...
14/08/2026

Sulubaaï attended this workshop with other stakeholders of Taytay in order to harmonize plans for coastal resources management.
Partners showed enthusiasm and ambition, willingness for collaboration and we made some good steps forward ! The first contribution of sulubaai will be to help mapping properly the marine protected areas of taytay bay.

August 1 is the World MPA Day, every year we celebrate this moment with our partner Mission Blue and Marine Conservation...
01/08/2026

August 1 is the World MPA Day, every year we celebrate this moment with our partner Mission Blue and Marine Conservation Institute. We are proud to present our new 600ha around Pabellon Island in Taytay Municipality-Palawan. This is our 8th marine protected area created in less than 10 years.
Blancpain Cressi

On July 20, all the representatives Taytay Municipality Palawan, Department Heads and Municipal Administrator were prese...
22/07/2026

On July 20, all the representatives Taytay Municipality Palawan, Department Heads and Municipal Administrator were present for an extraordinary session on Pabellon Island. Sulubaai presented it's action plan for the protection and management of this new marine protected area, construction of the new rangers and tourism information station, speed boat for zone control, installation of marking buoys and small dock for the protection of coral during landings. the Municipal Government of Taytay Palawan Is committed to protecting the most beautiful sites of its bay.
Cressi Ocean & Climate Platform RespectOcean SMILO - Small Islands Organisation Blancpain Mayor's Office Taytay Palawan Palawan Council for Sustainable Development Palawan News Mission Blue Marine Conservation Institute Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia AFD - Agence Française de Développement DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau

No more comment when the spillover is working around MPA, so proud for our community 🙏🐠🐟
13/07/2026

No more comment when the spillover is working around MPA, so proud for our community 🙏🐠🐟

07/07/2026

Voila plus de 8 années, que la maison Cressi soutient nos actions en mer de Sulu, un partenariat à l'Italienne ou les décisions se prennent autour d'un plat de pâtes sur les hauteurs de Gênes. Nous sommes fiers de vous dédier nos trophées de l'année 2025, pour les 80 ans de cette marque engagée. ''Grazie mille a tutti'' CIAO
SMILO - Small Islands Organisation Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia Mission Blue DUNE WORLD AFD - Agence Française de Développement Blancpain RespectOcean Ocean & Climate Platform Marine Conservation Institute

We were there to sign the pledge of commitment for the preservation of the coral reefs of Palawan !
03/06/2026

We were there to sign the pledge of commitment for the preservation of the coral reefs of Palawan !

25/05/2026

On May 21st, 2026, we were lucky enough to observe a pair of Tri-spine horseshoe crabs (Tachypleus tridentatus) mating on the beach of Pangatalan. A rare and precious sighting.

The smaller individual is the male: he attaches himself to the back of the female for several days during mating and egg-laying in the sand.

In Shark Fin Bay, horseshoe crabs are relatively common… but rarely seen. During the day, they stay buried in the mud at the bottom of the bay.

🌙 Nighttime is when you’re most likely to encounter them as they emerge to feed — except during mating season, when pairs come into shallow waters near the beach to spawn.

Despite its name, the horseshoe crab is not actually a crab, but a true “living fossil” with blue blood that helps save human lives every day.

This ancient arthropod — more closely related to spiders and scorpions than crustaceans — has roamed Earth’s oceans for over 450 million years, surviving dinosaurs and four mass extinctions with almost no change in appearance.

Its most fascinating secret flows through its veins: blue blood. Unlike humans, whose blood uses iron to transport oxygen, horseshoe crabs use copper. Even more incredible, their blood contains unique immune cells (amebocytes) that instantly react to bacterial toxins by forming a gel.

This extraordinary property is so valuable that an extract from their blood (the LAL test) is used worldwide to test the sterility of vaccines, implants and surgical equipment. If you’ve ever received an injection, you owe part of your safety to this incredible animal.

One last fun fact ✨
As they grow, horseshoe crabs must shed their shell. During their youth, they molt between 16 and 19 times before reaching adulthood. Once sexually mature (around 10 years old), they stop molting and can live up to 20 years.

A fascinating, discreet… and essential creature 💙

➡️ Follow us to continue exploring the incredible wildlife of Pangatalan together.
Blancpain
AFD - Agence Française de Développement

Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia
Shark Fin Bay MPA Network
Palawan Council for Sustainable Development
WWF
Mission Blue
SMILO - Small Islands Organisation
Marine Conservation Institute
The Blue Quest
Cressi
DUNE WORLD

22/05/2026

🤿 Here we go for the 5th diving training course co-organized by Sulubaaï and Plongeurs du Monde !

This training is dedicated to the future rangers, eco-guides, and other stakeholders of the 4 new marine protected areas that we proposed in 2025 and that are currently being institutionalized following the favorable vote of the local communities!

14 students for two intensive weeks of training with the 4 volunteer instructors from Plongeurs du Monde.
Wishing everyone a great training session!

Follow our stories and the Plongeurs du Monde page for daily updates on the training!

🤿 C’est parti pour la 5ème formation de plongée co-organisée par Sulubaaï et Plongeurs du Monde !

Cette formation est dédiée aux futurs gardiens, eco-guides et autres acteurs des 4 nouvelles aires marines protégées que nous avons proposées en 2025 et qui sont encours d’institutionnalisation après le vote favorable des communautés locales !
14 élèves pour deux semaines intensives de formations avec les 4 instructeurs bénévoles de Plongeurs du Monde.
Bonne formation à tous !

Suivez nos stories et la page de Plongeurs du Monde pour le quotient de la formation !

Programme

Thanks to our partners:
francais pour l’environnement mondial
AFD - Agence Française de Développement
Blancpain
Cressi
DUNE WORLD
Palawan Divers - El Nido

20/05/2026

💙 The mantas are back!

After several months of staying out of sight, the reef manta rays (Mobula alfredi) have finally returned to Sibaltan.

🧽🐟 Just 30 minutes by boat north of Pangatalan lies an incredible “cleaning station”, a place where mantas come to be cleaned by tiny fish. Only 3 of these sites are known in the Philippines.

Here, the mantas are well known by local divers. Around ten individuals live in the area year-round and are identified thanks to the unique patterns on their bellies, through the work of NGO Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines and the Sibaltan dive community.

✨ Divers even know them by name, and by personality too: the curious ones, the shy ones… and the real show stars.

A few weeks ago, during a day off, part of the team had the chance to encounter 3 mantas in the middle of a cleaning session.

Strong current… but a moment we won’t forget anytime soon.

🙏 Thank you to our partners who make these incredible moments possible and support us in protecting this precious ecosystem.

👋 Follow us to discover more of our work for the ocean!
💙 Les mantas sont de retours !

Après plusieurs mois de discrétion, les raies manta de récif (Mobula alfredi) ont enfin refait leur apparition à Sibaltan.

🧽 🐟 À seulement 30 minutes de bateau au nord de Pangatalan, se cache une incroyable “station de nettoyage” : un lieu où les mantas viennent se faire nettoyer par de petits poissons. Il n’en existe que 3 connues aux Philippines.

Ici, les mantas sont bien connues des plongeurs locaux. Une dizaine d’individus vivent dans la zone toute l’année et sont identifiés grâce aux motifs uniques de leur ventre, grâce au travail de l’ONG Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines et des clubs de plongée de Sibaltan.

✨ Les plongeurs les connaissent par leur petit nom et même par leur caractère : il y a les curieuses, les timides… et les vraies stars du show.

Il y a quelques semaines, pendant un day off, une partie de l’équipe a eu la chance d’en observer 3 en pleine session de nettoyage.
Beaucoup de courant… mais un moment qu’on n’est pas prêts d’oublier.

🙏 Merci à nos partenaires qui nous permettent de vivre ces instants merveilleux, et d’oeuvrer pour protéger ce précieux écosystème.

👋 Suivez-nous pour découvrir toutes nos actions pour l’océan !

Blancpain
AFD - Agence Française de Développement

Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia
Shark Fin Bay MPA Network
Palawan Council for Sustainable Development
WWF
Mission Blue
SMILO - Small Islands Organisation
Marine Conservation Institute
The Blue Quest
Cressi
DUNE WORLD

For this year’s month of the Ocean, Sulubaaï brought together 120 children from Taytay Bay and Shark Fin Bay for a day d...
19/05/2026

For this year’s month of the Ocean, Sulubaaï brought together 120 children from Taytay Bay and Shark Fin Bay for a day dedicated to the ocean, creativity and conservation 🌊💙

Children explored marine protection through painting, games, storytelling and art — proving that even the youngest voices can play a role in protecting our seas.

The children then explored our creative stations, including: 🎨 Painting and Drawing: Capturing the ocean through their own eyes. 🐚 Bracelet Making: Crafting wearable symbols of their commitment to the sea. 🐠 Face Painting: Embodying the vibrant marine life of Palawan.

Many thanks to our partners SOMACORE and BFAR for the support on this event.
A huge thank you to all the students, volunteers and partners who made this beautiful day possible. The future of the ocean is already in good hands ✨
À l’occasion du mois de l’Océan, Sulubaaï a réuni 120 enfants de Taytay Bay et Shark Fin Bay pour une journée placée sous le signe de l’océan, de la créativité et de la sensibilisation 🌊💙

Les enfants ont découvert la protection marine grâce à l’art, aux jeux et aux histoires — prouvant que même les plus jeunes peuvent jouer un rôle dans la préservation de l’océan.

Les enfants ont ensuite participé à plusieurs ateliers créatifs :
🎨 Peinture & dessin : représenter l’océan avec leurs propres regards.
🐚 Fabrication de bracelets : créer un symbole de leur engagement pour la mer.
🐠 Maquillage : célébrer la richesse de la vie marine de Palawan.

Un grand merci à nos partenaires SOMACORE et BFAR pour leur soutien à cet événement. Un immense merci aux élèves, bénévoles et partenaires qui ont rendu cette journée possible 💙
L’avenir de l’océan est déjà entre de bonnes mains ✨


Pictures from cadiou

SOMACORE in the Coral Triangle
BFAR Philippines
Blancpain
AFD - Agence Française de Développement

Embassy of France to the Philippines and Micronesia
Shark Fin Bay MPA Network
Palawan Council for Sustainable Development
Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines
WWF-France
Mission Blue
SMILO - Small Islands Organisation
Marine Conservation Institute
The Blue Quest
Cressi
DUNE WORLD

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