The gulf is home to 480 fish species, and annual fishery production in 2004 amounted to some 20,000 MT, making Lagonoy Gulf a major fishing ground in the Philippines. Coral reefs, seaweed/seagrass beds, and mangroves form the critical habitats for gulf's ecology.[1]
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^ abVictor S. Soliman; Antonino B. Mendoza Jr.; Kosaku Yamaoka (2008). (PDF). Kuroshio Science. Kochi University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
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