Apo Reef in 1980. This was followed with the local government of Sablayan declaring the reef a special "Tourism Zone and Marine Reserve" three years later. In 1996, the entire reef was declared a protected natural park by then-president Fidel Ramos. In 2006, the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau of the Philippine Department of Environment and Natural Resources submitted the reef to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre for consideration as a World Heritage Site. Following a survey by the local chapter of the World Wide Fund for Nature, fishing within the reef was banned by the Philippine government in September 2007. The
Kenn Reef 1851 and owned by C.Balguerie. "Rodney" 7 January 1858 Kenn Reef Barque. Wrecked on Kenn Reef within hours of the wreck of "Oliver van Noort" on the same reef under the command of Master Bissett. Crew rescued. the "Rodney" was a wooden carvel ship of 877 ton built in Sunderland, United Kingdom in 1850 registered in London and owned by Green & Co. The Rodney had previously been used in the transportation of convicts and was able to hold 312 convicts on board. Kenn Reef Kenn Reef is a submerged coral atoll off the Pacific coast of Queensland, Australia. It