Research Projects EXTERNALLY FUNDED PROJECTS: ON-GOING PROJECT Field-testing of Laboratory-reared Kappaphycus and Eucheuma spp. in Potential Farming Sites in Batangas Province (FLaKE Project) Stock Assessment and Reproductive Biology of Siganids in Calatagan, Batangas: Inputs to Species Management Plan COMPLETED Biodiversity of seaweeds and associated flora in Verde Island, Batangas City, Batangas Philippines (Nagao Natural Environment Foundation, Japan) Backyard Tilapia Farming (Extension from LSPU) Marine Biodiversity Assessment in Selected Areas Along the Verde Island Passage (MBioAssess-VIP) (Department of Science and Technology) Understanding Physiological Vulnerability of Ulva spp.: Implication to Green Tide Blooms Biological and ecological studies on Asparagopsis taxiformis for culture technology development (BEAT) Backyard Tilapia Farming in Nasugbu, Batangas in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic INSTITUTIONALLY FUNDED PROJECTS: ON-GOING PROJECT Coral Reef Assessment and Biodiversity Database of Marine Protected Areas of Nasugbu Pilot-testing of Halymenia durvillei for sea-based farming in selected sites in Batangas Province (Halymenia Farming Project) COMPLETED Survey of vulnerable, threatened, endangered, and economically important marine organisms in Verde Island, Batangas City VIP CORALS Marine Repository Hub Seaweed beds as transition habitat for coral reef fishes (SeaBaTH) Biodiversity Mapping of Marine Protected Areas of Brgy. Papaya, Nasugbu Upscaling the Sea Cucumber Aquafarming Sustainability: Phase 1: Optimization of sea cucumber aquaculture and post-harvest processing methods
