Pawikan Conservation Center

The Pawikan Conservation Center is a community-managed sea turtle conservation facility located in Barangay Nagbalayong, Morong, Bataan. It protects nesting Olive Ridley turtles (pawikan) along the West Philippine Sea coastline. Established in 1999, the center operates a hatchery, conducts monitoring of nesting sites, and offers educational tours. It is notable as Bataan's primary turtle conservation site and a model for community-based coastal protection.

Visitors can expect a small coastal conservation facility set on a sandy beach in Nagbalayong. The site includes a fenced hatchery with marked nests, an open-air visitor area with information displays, and a shoreline where nesting occurs. Guided tours explain the turtle life cycle, conservation methods, and hatchery operations. During nesting and hatching season, visitors may see protected nests and, if timing aligns, a supervised hatchling release to the sea.