Dive for reef assessment in Nasugbu

by pusodAdmin | Sep 10, 2017 | Verde Island Passage

Check out dive for reef assessment in Nasugbu. Standardization and identification of substrate. Second Dive 2 will be individual practice of substrates using point intercept method for 100 meters transect. Concepts and theories of reef assessment was facilitated by Badi Samaniego last Oct. 7-8, while the field dive by the Malampaya Reef Watch Team composed of Joebranz D. Branzuela, Casimero E. Flores Jr. and Jose Edwin L. Caseda. This is funded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources thru the LGU of Nasugbu.

Day 4, is the individual practice for fish survey on 100m transect at 6m depth. Dive 2 for cryptic survey, same as 100 meters transect with 4 segments at 6 meters depth. Observed at Punta Fuego Point Sanctuary. Field dive facilitated by the Malampaya Reef Watch Team composed of Joebranz D. Branzuela, Casimero E. Flores Jr. and Jose Edwin L. Caseda. This is funded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources thru the LGU of Nasugbu.

Day 5, was the actual survey at Lorelei Island for benthic, invertebrates and fish using point intercept method on 100 meters transect with 4 segments (0-20m, 25-45m, 50-70m, and 75-95 meters) with a depth of 3 meters. Encoding of the gathered data was the final of the activity. Field dive facilitated by the Malampaya Reef Watch Team composed of Joebranz D. Branzuela, Casimero E. Flores Jr. and Jose Edwin L. Caseda. This is funded by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources thru the LGU of Nasugbu.

Training – Workshop on Marine Turtle Biology, Ecology and Conservation

by pusodAdmin | Aug 3, 2017 | Verde Island Passage

Training – Workshop on Marine Turtle Biology, Ecology and Conservation” for Lian fisherfolk. Demonstration on the tagging of accidentally caught marine turtle. It is BEST to tag the marine turtle on the armpit right before the first scale in the trailing edge of the frontflipper and not on the scale itself. For leatherback turtles (Family Dermochelyidae), the tags are applied between the tail and hindflippers.

Coastal and Marine Resource Enhancement Project

by pusodAdmin | Jul 26, 2017 | Verde Island Passage

Inception meeting with the Lian Local Government Unit Heads on “Coastal and Marine Resource Enhancement Project”. The DLSU Shields Ocean Research (SHORE) will implement the Coral Reef Enhancement component. Pusod will partner with Tanggol Kalikasan and the US DOI for the Fishery Law Enforcement Training, with DENR BMB for Pawikan Conservation, and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources for the Sea Cucumber Production Training. This is a DENR funded project.