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Biology. Gavino Trono Jr. (born November 11, 1931) is a Filipino marine biologist dubbed as the "Father of Kappaphycus farming". [1] He was conferred the rank of National Scientist of the Philippines for contributions to the study of tropical marine phycology, focusing on seaweed biodiversity. He is currently a professor emeritus of the ...
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (Filipino: Akademiya sa Bapor Pangkalakalan ng Pilipinas; [2] PMMA) is a maritime higher education institution operated by the Philippine government in San Narciso, Zambales. Students are called midshipmen but are often also referred to as cadets.
The institute engages in various avenues of research within the marine sciences from oceanography, marine biology and marine biotechnology. The largest phycological herbarium in the country – the G.T. Velasquez Herbarium was founded here by Professor Gavino Trono. [3] It has over 55, 000 dried specimens from 70 countries. 96% of these are ...
Marine biology studies species that live in marine habitats. Most of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, which is the home to marine life. Oceans average nearly four kilometers in-depth and are fringed with coastlines that run for about 360,000 kilometres. [4] [5] Marine biology can be contrasted with biological oceanography.
National Scientist of the Philippines. Edgardo Dizon Gomez, ONS (November 7, 1938 – December 1, 2019) [1] was a Filipino biologist who was conferred the rank of National Scientist of the Philippines in 2014. [2][3] He was a professor emeritus for marine biology at the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute.
Biochemist. Awards. National Scientist of the Philippines. Lourdes J. Cruz (born May 19, 1942) is a Filipino biochemist whose research has contributed to the understanding of the biochemistry of toxic peptides from the venom of fish-hunting Conus marine snails. [1] Throughout the Philippines, she is known as the Sea Snail Venom Specialist.[2]
The Asian Institute of Maritime Studies (AIMS) is a Maritime Higher Education Institution (MHEI) in Pasay, Philippines that provides highly technical learning in maritime education. [2] It is a specialized maritime learning and research institution and considered one of the top performing maritime schools in the Philippines consistently ...
The Apo Reef is a protected area of the Philippines classified as a Natural park encompassing 274.69 square kilometres (106.06 sq mi). [8] Of the total area, 157.92 square kilometres (60.97 sq mi) comprises the Apo Reef Natural Park while the remaining 116.77 square kilometres (45.09 sq mi) constitute a buffer zone surrounding the protected area.