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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. The stock assessment and…
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UP, DENR-BMB, and NAVMETOC conduct research at the West Philippine Sea
Reef wall at Rizal Reef. Photo by Eena Nuevas. 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). The expedition included oceanographic surveys—measuring temperature, salinity,…
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Biodiversity Research Continues in Pag-asa Island, West Philippine Sea
FEATURED PHOTO: The April 2025 Pag-asa Island Expedition Team. (Left to Right, Top to Bottom) Lorenz Cajilig, Hannah Grace Siena (DENR-BMB), Claude Michael G. Salva, Fernando Castrence, Jeffrey Munar, Aubrey Abadiano, Kametchi Anne Blancaflor, Gizelle A. Batomalaque, Fernando P. Siringan (Chief Scientist), and Dale Patrick Atup. A team of 10 researchers from the UP Marine…
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UP researchers conduct field survey in Pag-asa Island through DENR-BMB funded project
The Pag-asa Island Expedition Team. (Left to Right, Top to Bottom) Janell Sihay, Dr Gizelle Batomalaque, Maida Biguerras – Pedrosa (UPLB SESAM, Chloie Mae Libatog, Dr Maria Celia Malay, Dr Hildie Maria E. Nacorda (UPLB SESAM), Sophia Therese L. Pamati-an, Marjorie D. Del Mundo, Joan Catherine A. Chua, Raffi Asido (PIRS Caretaker) Fernando P. Siringan…