However, debates on new and big projects planned for the region
that threaten the Bay have been intensified lately (Legaspe,
2012; Utsunomiya, 2014). The main projects under discussion are:
a new proposal for expansion of the local port, which foresees the
occupation of more than a half of the current area of the Bay; the
expansion of the access roads to the region (which will facilitate the
outflow of products, especially if the expansion of the port occurs);