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
Montgomery Reef Montgomery Reef Montgomery Reef is a reef off the Kimberley coast of Western Australia. It is situated at the south western end of Camden Sound and surrounds the Yawajaba (Montgomery) Islands. It is approximately off shore, opposite Doubtful Bay to the east and Collier Bay to the south. The nearest populated place is Bardi, which is approximately to the south west. It has a total area of making it Australia's largest inshore reef; its length is about . Montgomery Reef has an unusual wide tidal range, up to . When the tide is out, vast lagoons, sandstone islets, and a