Pawikan on FB: Facebook as a Source of Information on the Current State of Sea Turtles in the Philippines with an Emphasis on Mortality

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2020-01-17Author
Superio, Daryl L.
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Luceno, Myrna T.
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Bendalian, Maria Venessa T.
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Yap-Zerudo, Anna May A.
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Ciriaco, Joel A.
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Estante-Superio, Erish G.
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/25186Abstract
Sea turtles or “pawikan” are threatened and protected species in the Philippines. In fact, since
1979, the Philippine government has enacted several laws and policies and implemented
programs for the conservation of the five of the seven species of sea turtles that could be found
in the Philippines. However, reports on poaching, egg collecting, stranding, by-catch, and even
slaughtering of sea turtles become more evident than ever, especially on social media (SM) despite
these efforts. SM has proven to be one of the most effective platforms for information sharing as
anyone who has an account, and an internet connection could easily share information. This
study will present data on the threats facing sea turtles in the Philippines by analyzing Facebook
(FB) posts of organizations, communities, and individuals about sea turtles from 2008-2019.
Only posts that contain visual evidence such as photos and/or videos will be considered.
Information on the species, location, and status of the sea turtles will be provided. Moreover, the
mortality causes for dead specimens will also be presented. Furthermore, to determine the
awareness of the public on the status of sea turtles as threatened and protected species,
sentiment analysis will be done to the reactions, comments, and opinions on every post that will
be considered in the study.
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Article: Superio, Daryl L., Luceno, Myrna T., Bendalian, Maria Venessa T., Yap-Zerudo, Anna May A., Ciriaco, Joel A., Estante-Superio, Erish G., "Pawikan on FB: Facebook as a Source of Information on the Current State of Sea Turtles in the Philippines with an Emphasis on Mortality", https://hdl.handle.net/1912/25186The following license files are associated with this item:
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