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Philippine patent for Fish-I granted
Featured image: IN ACTION. Fish-I being used during UP MSI’s 2024 expedition to Apo Reef, Occidental Mindoro. The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) recently granted the Philippine patent for Fish-I, a computerized system for performing semi-automated fish census. Fish-I is a collaborative project invented by Dr. Prospero Naval from the UPD Department of…
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Bulletin #04: PhilSA oil spill extent maps show smaller oil spill area on July 30 compared to July 28
Featured image: Bulletin #04: PhilSA oil spill extent maps show smaller oil spill area on July 30 compared to July 28 The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) uses satellite images to map the oil spill extent in Manila Bay. From the Sunday (June 28 6AM) satellite image, they mapped approximately 62 sq km oil spill area.…
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Bulletin #03: Oil spill trajectory model forecasts that spill will reach Bataan and Batangas
Featured image: Bulletin #03: Oil spill trajectory model forecasts that spill will reach Bataan and Batangas * Update as of 8:28PM, July 31, 2024: The projections of oil reaching Maragondon, Cavite and Lian and Calatagan, Batangas are low confidence only. This is based on information released by PhilSA at 7:42PM, July 31, that the oil…
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UP MSI Launches the West Philippine Sea State of the Coasts Report
FEATURED PHOTO: The contributing authors for the West Philippine Sea State of the Coasts Report, together with representatives from partner agencies, organizations, and LGUs. Photos courtesy of USAID Fish Right. Quezon City, Philippines – The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) today launched the landmark West Philippine Sea-State of the Coasts Report. …
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Bulletin #02: Oil spill trajectory model forecasts that spill will reach Metro Manila by July 30
Featured image: Bulletin #02: Oil spill trajectory model forecasts that spill will reach Metro Manila by July 30 An oil spill trajectory model was run to forecast the transport of the slick based on prevailing ocean currents and weather patterns. From the location of the oil slick based on the satellite image dated July 27,…
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Bulletin #01: Oil spill trajectory model forecasts that spill will reach Bulacan and Cavite
Featured image: Bulletin #01: Oil spill trajectory model forecasts that spill will reach Bulacan and Cavite Through the collaborative efforts of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, the Philippine Space Agency, UP MSI, and other national agencies, an oil spill trajectory model was run to forecast the transport of the slick based on prevailing…
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UP MSI awarded 2024 Gawad Tsanselor for NARFleet
UP Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) was honored with the 2024 Gawad Tsanselor sa Natatanging Programang Pang-ekstensiyon for the establishment of the National Academic Research Fleet (NARFleet). Director Dr. Laura David received the award together with Dr. Fernando Siringan, Dr. Cesar Villanoy, Captain Reyan Maalihan, and staff of the NARFleet Coordination and Management Office in…
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UP MSI celebrates 50th Anniversary with a bang
Featured Photo: The scientists of UP MSI, both past and present. Photo taken by Lourie Hinaloc. The UP Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) commemorated its 50th Anniversary with three special events on Thursday, April 4. With the theme “Beyond Borders”, UP MSI invited UP officials and long-time partners to celebrate 50 years of marine science…
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Dr. Aletta Yñiguez to lead CoastPredict’s GlobalCoast ocean forecasting program in the Philippines
Featured Photo: THE GLOBALCOAST LAUNCH. Dr. Aletta Yñiguez (right), joined by fellow faculty Dr. Charina Lyn Amedo-Repollo (center left) and Dr. Jimmy T. Masagca (left) from Catanduanes State University at the GlobalCoast launch in Barcelona, Spain. Together with CoastPredict, Dr. Aletta Yñiguez announced SUSTAIN: a program for the development of ocean observation and modeling for…
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UP MSI’s Dr. Lilibeth A. Salvador-Reyes as Sole Female Speaker from Southeast Asia at prestigious Marine Natural Products Conference
Dr. Lilibeth A. Salvador-Reyes, a professor at the UP Marine Science Institute (MSI), presented breakthrough research titled “Philippine Biodiversity as a Starting Point for Neuroactive Compound Discovery” at the Marine Natural Products Gordon Research Conference (GRC) in Ventura, California. Her presentation distinguished her as the sole female Plenary Speaker from Southeast Asia at the premier…
