The University of the Philippines - Marine Science Institute hosted a day-long seminar on Philippine Marine Biodiversity last March 30, 2016. The seminar discussed the current status of the on-going research on the Verde Island Passage (VIP) by a team of scientists from the California Academy of Sciences led by Terry Goslinger, Richard Mooi, Kent Carpenter, Meg Burke, and Gary Williams. Before anything else, Dr. Goslinger highlighted the goals and overview of the VIP project. It was followed by an informative report by Dr. Mooi regarding the newly discovered species in the Verde Island Passage, and an enticing lecture by Dr. Carpenter on the patterns of fish diversity.
In the afternoon, Dr. Burke addressed the importance of communicating biodiversity to the local communities, and how their research could benefit both local and international communities and scientists. She also discussed the different ways that awareness could be spread among the local communities to help preserve and protect the surrounding marine biodiversity. Dr. Mooi and Dr. Carpenter discussed different biodiversity tools that could be accessed online such as World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), and biodiversity softwares like EstimateS. They have also included educational or instructional websites such as Khan Academy. Overall, the interest and willingness to help preserve our astounding marine biodiversity are not enough. Action and self-awareness are also keys to maintain our marine biodiversity, not only for our generation and the next, but also for the other inhabitants of our forever home.
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