Comments on: Lobster and Coconut Crab in Batanes

By: guess_oh_guess

guess_oh_guess — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:20:23 +0000

THE COCONUT CRAB is CLOSE TO BECOMING AN ENDANGERED SPECIES!!!! the coconut crab (Birgus latro), also known as tatus in Batanes, is a threatened species. According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, “Buying, using, gathering, possessing and/or transporting [this] species are prohibited under Philippine laws (Republic Act No. 8550, Sec. 91, 92 and 97; Fisheries Administrative Order 202 and 208) and international treaty (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, CITES).”

By: batnes ivatan

batnes ivatan — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 22:34:11 +0000

ahm… for me coconut crab is very delicious ..some article in the internet says that coconut crabs are endangered species in Batanes. well my answer to that is the coconut crab is not easy to catch up . they hide themselves in the dark. and coconut crab are not allowed to be traveled outside the vicinity of batanes.. i tell you btanes is a beautiful place for you to visit ..

By: Batanes | MoreThan Philippines

Batanes | MoreThan Philippines — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:20:10 +0000

[...] to its location, there lots of food not commonly found in other parts of the Philippines. Tatus or coconut crab is common here but is considered a threatened specie. Then there is Dibang, also called “day [...]

By: nck

nck — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:03:38 +0000

Who gives a ratz azz if this ugly azz thing goes extinct or not? Extinction is part of nature and man is part of that same nature. Coconut crabs goes extinct……………….go ahead, give me “doomsday facts” on how it will effect the world. Its effect will be NADA, NOTHING, NIEDE, STUGATZ, MIERDA, get it?

By: MrsDocChuck

MrsDocChuck — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:23:00 +0000

I apologize for my husband’s disruptive behavior. He’s not a well man. Obviously.

By: Batanes Travel: Batan Island - Basco, Mahatao, Ivana | Nina Fuentes

Batanes Travel: Batan Island - Basco, Mahatao, Ivana | Nina Fuentes — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:42:44 +0000

[...] for our dinner. As Melo was preparing dinner, Tita Remy arrived, carrying three kilos of lobster. At only Php 300 per kilo, these lobster was a great bargain, not to mention the perfect way to cap [...]

By: Batanes Travel: Adventures in Sabtang | Nina Fuentes

Batanes Travel: Adventures in Sabtang | Nina Fuentes — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:41:47 +0000

[...] we had our lunch, right on the beautiful white sand beach of Sabtang. For only Php 250, we dined on Coconut crab locally known as Tatus, fried fish in sweet sauce, steamed sigarillas and rice, accompanied by [...]

By: luciano

luciano — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:37:55 +0000

Well said, Kaoko. I’ve always wanted to go to Batanes and have a taste of coconut crab and other seafood.

By: kaoko

kaoko — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:28:29 +0000

DocChuck
The reason why people are reacting negatively to your comment is not because of what you’re saying but how you’re saying it. Has it occurred to you how condescending and arrogant you sound? Instead of getting your point across and successfully managing to win people over to your side, you have instead alienated everyone who is not from your developed, enlightened country.

By: DocChuck

DocChuck — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:17:33 +0000

Does this “magnetic_rose” TROLL not know how to read?

Yes, even we Ph.D.s get annoyed when confronted by ignorance and name-calling, “magnetic_rose” .

YOU really need to brush up on keeping your mis-directed anger under control.

Kindly read the following, “magnetic_rose”, along with DOZENS of other similar evaluations:

“That’s why in many places, like the Solomon Islands, this species is endangered. There are laws limiting the number of egg carrying females and the size at which they can be collected and exported. In fact, human consumption exterminated long ago this giant crab from Borneo, Indonesia or New Guinea.”

http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Largest-Land-Invertebrate-Coconut-Crab-71268.shtml