LIMAY, Philippines –
Efren Dominico has been a fisherman within the Bay of Manila within the Philippines for 43 years and survived numerous storms, however nothing ready him for the day when an oil tanker sank off the coast in July and reduce him off from his livelihood.
The motor tanker Terranova capsized and sank off the tow of Limay, on the western aspect of Manila Bay, carrying 1.4 million liters of oil, the most important oil spill within the nation since 2006.
Days later, two extra gasoline tankers sank off the coast of a neighboring city, additional polluting the bay, a serious fishing floor serving the capital and important spawning grounds for small fish like sardines, mackerel, slipmouth and anchovies.
