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Bindoy, Negros Oriental

9.8° N
123.1667° E

60.0 - 240.0 m

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traps

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local fishermen

William A. Newman

dry

dry

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Verbatim: "Bindoy Negros Island Philippines". Details inferred to be similar to Haven, 1972 (https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/93561): "At present, 4 fishermen from Negros Oriental set traps near Tinaogan Reef, north of Bindoy (Figure 1) (9 48' N, 123 10'E). Bobos -- traditional bamboo fish traps similar to those described by Dean (1901) -- are baited with fresh chicken, fish or pork and set on the bottom, from 60 to 240 m deep. The traps are pulled each morning...The bobos used by the nautilus fishermen are set near coral reef areas where the bottom drops from 40 m to approximately 240 m within a mile from shore. The Tanon Strait deepens to 400-600 m a short distance beyond....Fishermen in the area report the bottom environment on the north side of Tinaogan Reef to be rocks and coral heads to about 90 m, and mud to limits of their trapping there (approximately 150 m). The bottoms of traps brought up sometimes drip a grey mud. In experimental trapping at various depths, no Nautilus pompilius were ever captured shallower than 58 m."