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Tales From The Sails
The second leg of UP Marine Science Institute’s (UP MSI) summer research expeditions has officially started. The UP MSI science team is set to conduct research at the Western Palawan Shelf in…
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Tales From The Sails
After spending days out in the sea and 5 days dedicated to Pag-asa island, the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) has now successfully conducted the 2023 Kalayaan Island…
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Tales From The Sails
The UP Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) begins the 2023 summer expeditions with a research cruise to Pag-asa Island led by Chief Scientist Dr. Deo Onda. The cruise will be conducting periodic…
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Bulletin 14: Possible oil slick sighting near Coron
Featured image: Bulletin 14: Possible oil slick sighting near Coron The latest US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report based on a satellite image taken yesterday, April 2, at 10:15 AM…
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Bulletin 13: Seepage continues, slick heading to nearby coastal areas of Naujan, Pola, and Calapan
Featured image: Bulletin 13: Seepage continues, slick heading to nearby coastal areas of Naujan, Pola, and Calapan Oil slicks from the location of the sunken tanker, MT Princess Empress, were seen towards…
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Bulletin 12: Large slicks northwest and southeast of sunken tanker — window of opportunity for oil collection
Featured image: Bulletin 12: Large slicks northwest and southeast of sunken tanker — window of opportunity for oil collection Weaker winds and calmer seas allow for larger oil slicks to form because…
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Bulletin 11: Calmer seas and larger slicks — window of opportunity for oil collection
Featured image: Bulletin 11: Calmer seas and larger slicks — window of opportunity for oil collection Weaker winds and calmer seas allow for larger oil slicks to form because of less disturbance…
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Bulletin 10: Oil spill trajectory model forecasts that spill will flow through the Verde Island Passage for the rest of the week
Featured image: Bulletin 10: Oil spill trajectory model forecasts that spill will flow through the Verde Island Passage for the rest of the week The oil spill threatens the global center of…
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Bulletin 09: Oil spill trajectories show northward shift with Calapan possibly receiving most of the oil from March 20-22
Featured image: Bulletin 09: Oil spill trajectories show northward shift with Calapan possibly receiving most of the oil from March 20-22 The latest satellite image on March 15 shows that the oil…
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Bulletin 08: Oil slicks now sighted at the coasts of Calapan, along the Verde Island Passage
Featured image: Bulletin 08: Oil slicks now sighted at the coasts of Calapan, along the Verde Island Passage UP MSI reported last March 12 of the possibility of the oil being transported…
