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{{Infobox body of water
| name = Sibuguey Bay
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| pushpin_map = Mindanao mainland#Philippines
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within the Philippines
| location = [[Zamboanga Peninsula (geographical region)|Zamboanga Peninsula]], [[Mindanao Island]], [[Philippines]]
| coordinates = {{coord|7|30|00|N|122|40|0.12|E|region:PH_type:waterbody|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[bay]]
| part_of = [[Moro Gulf]]
| cities = {{hlist | [[Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay|Alicia]] | [[Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay|Ipil]] | [[Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay|Kabasalan]] | [[Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay|Naga]] | [[Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay|Olutanga]] | [[Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay|Payao]] | [[Roseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay|Roseller Lim]] | [[Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay|Siay]] | [[Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay|Talusan]] | [[Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay|Tungawan]] | [[Zamboanga City]]}}
}}

'''Sibuguey Bay''' or '''Sibugay Bay''' is a large bay of the [[Moro Gulf]], situated off the southwestern coast of [[Mindanao]] Island in the [[Philippines]].<ref name=Xavier>{{cite web|title=Sustaining the Mangrove Rehabilitation Initiatives and Livelihood in Sibuguey Bay|url=http://www.xsfoundation.org/_/project/sustaining-the-mangrove-rehabilitation-initiatives-and-livelihood-enhancement-in-smile-sibuguey-bay/|publisher=Xavier Science Foundation, Inc.|accessdate=9 January 2013}}</ref>

The bay bounds the southern coast of the [[Zamboanga Peninsula (geographical region)|Zamboanga Peninsula]]. Along with the Moro Gulf, the bay forms part of the [[Celebes Sea]].

[[File:Zamboanga province map 1918.JPG|thumb|175px|none|An old map of the Zamboanga peninsula showing the location of Sibuguey Bay]]

==Fishing==

The bay supports one of Philippines' richest fish population. It is estimated to supply fish for the 330,000 Sibugaynons inhabiting the area. However, the introduction of new fishing gears, the use of dynamite and the rapid destruction of mangroves have all contributed to a drastic decline in the bay's fish population. The quantity of fish caught by an individual fisherman had dropped ten times below the former quantity.<ref name="Xavier"/>

==See also==
*[[Illana Bay]] — ''also of Moro Gulf''

==References==
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[[Category:Bays of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Bodies of water of the Celebes Sea]]
[[Category:Landforms of Zamboanga Sibugay]]
[[Category:Zamboanga Peninsula]]
[[Category:Geography of Mindanao]]

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