Marine Bio delegates awarded in BFAR-NFRDI national conference

Hyacinth Suarez, faculty member of Holy Name University in Tagbilaran City, and currently a PhD Biology: Marine Biology Track student, together with Dr. Filipina  Sotto, adviser and co-author, bagged the 1st Place Research Paper Award with a project entitled, “Black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) from three sites of Bohol, central Philippines”  under the Capture and …

Link: Tangalan Launches Coral Reef Restoration Pilot Project

[The hanger type coral nursery unit, shown above, is made of PVC material with series of nylon ropes. These ropes are fixed with plastic cables that are tied to maintain their position.] The coral reef restoration is a joint project of the DOST, DENR, BFAR, the Local Government Unit of Tangalan, the Provincial Government of Aklan, the University …

Philippine Scientist Grows Coral Reefs from Broken Coral Fragments

Guillermo Delos Reyes has been fishing all his life in the waters off Batangas. Three decades ago, he could earn several thousands of pesos from fish scooped up in his nets on an overnight trip. These days, he stays out at sea for hours and returns home with a small catch, mostly juvenile fish, barely …