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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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Why we’re losing land in the Kalayaan Islands
FEATURED IMAGE: BEACH PROFILING. Researchers from the Geological Oceanography Laboratory use the Emery method to measure beaches in the Kalayaan Island Group. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Munar. Flooding is not the only problem made worse by the rise of sea-level. Increasing rates of sea-level rise have been reported worldwide, and Manila has long joined the…
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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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Making waves in the Marine Biotechnology track
Written by Dorothy Andrada There is a wealth of resources found beneath the ocean’s waves, and new breakthroughs in science and technology make it easier for us to use them. Under the Marine Biotechnology track of UP Marine Science Institute’s (UP MSI) MSc and PhD programs, students are taught how to develop the natural products…
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Turning the tide through the Marine Physical Sciences track
Written by Dorothy Andrada The ocean is a force of nature that harbors both powerful currents and calm waves. Understanding its power and how it ebbs and flows is important. Under the Marine Physical Sciences track of UP Marine Science Institute’s (UP MSI) MSc and PhD programs, students are taught how our oceans move: the…
