USC-Marine Biology Section Leads In Transplanting Corals Off Balicasag Island

Last May 28-29, 2014, the USC-MBS, with the invitation of the Office of Governor Edgar Chatto and Panglao Municipality and in cooperation with Gawad Kalinga, spearheaded the coral transplantation off Balicasag Island, Panglao, Bohol, as one of the highlights in the celebration of the Month of the Ocean and as part of the Bayani Challenge …

POST SUPER TYPHOON YOLANDA (HAIYAN) CORAL REEF ASSESSMENT IN CONCEPCION, ILOILO, PHILIPPINES

As per request by Concern Worldwide, an NGO assisting the Local Government of Municipality of Concepcion, Iloilo with rebuilding the town after it was badly hit by super typhoon Yolanda, the USC-Marine Biology Section Coral Reef Restorer Team headed by Dominic Franco Belleza with members Ethel Wagas, John Michael Basaca, and Ma. Katrina Lanaria travelled to …

Project 6: Panglao Roll-Out on Coral Nursery Technique at Balicasag Island

In 2012, the DOST – Filipinnovation on Coral Reef Restoration Program sought to implement coral reef restoration technology in 10 project sites across the country that is relevant and feasible in the Philippine setting. Its main goal was to involve the public and privately owned businesses and institutions in the endeavor through its goal of …