5. UP established a Marine Biological Station in Puerto Galera in the 1930s

6. PD 1801 declared some islands and coastal areas in the Philippines as Tourist Zones and Marine Reserves. Puerto Galera is one.

11. Verde Island Passage: Centre of Centre of Marine Biodiversity Verde Island Passage between Puerto Galera and Verde Island offers tourists and dive travelers more marine species abundance and diversity than Palau at less than a quarter of the cost. By Kent Carpenter of the World Conservation Union