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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 researchers conduct field survey in Pag-asa Island through DENR-BMB funded project

    A team of 15 researchers and staff from UP Marine Science Institute, UP Los Baños School of Environmental Science and Management (UPLB SESAM), and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Biodiversity Management Bureau (DENR-BMB) conducted a field survey in Pag-asa Island, Kalayaan Island Group in the West Philippine Sea last February 17-27, 2025.

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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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