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Bulletin 06: Oil slick sightings and deposition reported in Taytay, Palawan
Featured image: Bulletin 06: Oil slick sightings and deposition reported in Taytay, Palawan The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has reported oil slick sightings and onshore deposition on the coast of Barangay Casian,…
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Bulletin 05: Report sightings of the oil spill to Karagatan Patrol
Featured image: Bulletin 05: Report sightings of the oil spill to Karagatan Patrol Models are generated to inform the public on the potential direction of transport of the oil spill and help…
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Bulletin 04: Model forecasts that spill will reach Cuyo Islands and get closer to northern Palawan in about a weeks time
Featured image: Bulletin 04: Model forecasts that spill will reach Cuyo Islands and get closer to northern Palawan in about a weeks time The projected trajectory of the oil slick is shown…
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Bulletin 03: Over 36,000 ha of coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrass possibly affected by oil slick
Photo: Philippine Coast Guard We would like to update and correct the area of affected coral reefs that we published in MSI Bulletin #01. Using the modeled oil spill trajectories (Bulletin #02), and…
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Bulletin 02: Oil spill trajectory model and satellite imagery shows oil slick trajectory and affected areas
Photo: Philippine Coast Guard MSI’s scientists, with the concurrence of the DENR, are recommending to warn coastal communities—especially those on the eastern and southern sides of Oriental Mindoro, including Caluya Island (Northwestern…
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Bulletin 01: DENR, PCG, and MSI working together to address MT Princess Empress Oil Spill
Photo: Philippine Coast Guard Marine experts from the UP Diliman College of Science Marine Science Institute (UPD-CS MSI), UP Visayas (UPV), and Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) came…
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24th International Seaweed Symposium
Featured Photo: 24th International Seaweed Symposium UPMSI PhD student Ben Narvarte from the Algal Ecophysiology Laboratory (https://algalecolab.weebly.com/) won First Prize for the Dr. Maxwell S. Doty Memorial Award given during the 24th International Seaweed…
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Blue Beat Initiative
Featured Photo: Blue Beat Initiative Effective science communication opens up science to the people, providing solutions to problems and knowledge that’s beneficial to the public. UP MSI in partnership with the Association…
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Conotoxin research wins 2022 Golden Goose Award
Featured Photo: 2022 Golden Goose Award: UP MSI Scientist Dr. Lourdes J. Cruz UP MSI Scientist Dr. Lourdes J. Cruz and fellow conotoxin researchers have been awarded the 2022 Golden Goose Award,…
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Homes for the Holothurians: Optimizing sea cucumber management strategies through biophysical modeling
By. Mia N. Judicpa & Gabrielle A. Abrahan As the gastronomic demand for our marine resources grows, our natural stock can barely keep up. Luckily, ecology experts work with modellers to explore…
