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Shipworm – Species Splash
Despite the name, shipworms aren’t actually worms—they’re mollusks! They earned their name from their notorious habit of boring into wooden ships.
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Bienson Ceasar De Vera Narvarte, PhD, Named Most Outstanding PhD Graduate and Dr. Edgardo D. Gomez Awardee
Featured photo: Ben on the Rise. Bienson Ceasar De Vera Narvarte addressing his fellow graduates in his speech at the College of Science Recognition Rites. Bienson Ceasar De Vera Narvarte, PhD, received…
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Phycocalidia – Species Splash
Harvested in the wild and sold as gamét or Philippine nori is Phycocalidia, a genus of tropical red seaweed. This genus was initially described and named as Calidia and later renamed by Filipino phycologist Dr. Wilfred John Santiañez and Dr. Michael Wynne, and has now been officially reinstated!
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West Philippine Sea and Benham Bank soft corals are among most diverse in the world
FEATURED PHOTO: The pulse coral Xenia sp. in Puerto Galera, Occidental Mindoro. Soft corals, which are members of the class Octocorallia, are major components of marine ecosystems, including coral reefs. They are…
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Benham Bank—one of PH’s richest deep coral ecosystems
Near the eastern coast of Luzon, Philippines, located 50 meters below the sea surface, is the Benham Bank, an underwater seamount taller than Mt. Apo. Benham Bank contains one of the richest…
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UP MSI participates in M/V DA-BFAR Demersal Stock Assessment and Oceanographic Survey in Visayan and Samar Sea
Researchers from the UP Marine Science Institute, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) research vessel, M/V DA-BFAR, participated in the recently concluded Visayan and Samar Sea Demersal Stock Assessment and Oceanographic Survey on board M/V DA-BFAR from May 2 to 12, 2025.
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Message of Gratitude for Outgoing DENR Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga
The UP Marine Science Institute expresses our gratitude to outgoing DENR Secretary Ma. Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga.
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UP, DENR-BMB, and NAVMETOC conduct research at the West Philippine Sea
A team of 15 researchers and staff from UP MSI, UP Cebu, DENR-BMB, and NAVMETOC conducted a research expedition aboard the UP MSI research vessel M/Y Panata at Rizal Reef (Commodore Reef) and Dalagang Bukid Shoal (Northeast Investigator Shoal).
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Biodiversity Research Continues in Pag-asa Island, West Philippine Sea
A team of 10 researchers from the UP Marine Science Institute and DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) recently returned from a field survey on Pag-asa Island in the Kalayaan Island Group, West Philippine Sea, conducted from April 25 to May 3, 2025.
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UP MSI showcases research in Arribada 2025
FEATURED PHOTO: THE FACES OF MARINE SCIENCE. The faculty, students, alumni, and staff of UP MSI at Arribada 2025. The UP Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) hosted a celebration of science and…
