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
Avengers of the Reef Sai and is eventually reunited with his father. The film was jointly financed by actor-producer Noel Ferrier and the Australian Film Development Corporation. Shooting began in Fiji in September 1972 mainly on the island of Taveuni. Filming was delayed by several weeks due to a major cyclone hitting. Anne Brooksbank won an Australian Writers Guild Award for her screenplay. Avengers of the Reef Avengers of the Reef is a 1973 Australian children's film. Scientists Bill Stewart goes to Fiji with his son Tim to investigate the appearance of the Crown of Thorns starfish in the reefs off the island. It