Malampaya Sound is situated south of Palawan’s El Nido and north of the municipalities of Roxas, San Vicente, and Dumaran. A prime fishing ground, Malampaya Sound hosts the critically-endangered Philippine subpopulation of the Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris). Current initiatives are focused on fishery research, with the aim of feeding into management of the sound to minimize dolphin bycatch while ensuring that the area remains a productive and sustainable fishing area.
