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XDEEP welcomes LAMAVE into their Exploration Support Program

Diving is a crucial part of LAMAVE’s research to conserve endangered species: from deploying remote underwater video systems (RUVS) and maintaining our nationwide acoustic telemetry network to monitor shark and ray populations, to visual surveys during research expeditions….XDEEP supports marine conservation in the Philippines by adding LAMAVE to their Exploration Support Program, gearing our team with their state-of-the-art BCD lines — the NX Series Harness and NX Series Ultralight Harness. 

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Collaborative research puts mantas on the map in the Philippines

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY— a new collaborative scientific study led by the Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) and in cooperation with partners and the public has compiled a national population database for manta rays and has identified four hotspots for the species in the Philippines.

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Calling all creatives and conservationists! LAMAVE launches a new fellowship program and a photography prize

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY— LAMAVE a marine conservation NGO, today announces the launch of a new initiative designed to support young Filipinos advocating for environmental conservation through impact media.

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URGENT: Typhoon Odette Relief Fundraiser

We need your support NOW. The #Philippines is in a state of calamity after Super #TyphoonOdette (Rai). Entire communities have lost homes and livelihoods. Infrastructure and transportation links are devastated. Some have lost family members and many are at risk of losing lives as the situation deteriorates.

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Gaining support and recognition for women leadership in marine conservation

We are excited to share new opportunities received by our team in 2021 from Conservation Leadership Programme, National Geographic Society and Save Our Seas Foundation, which will not only advance LAMAVE’s conservation actions but are also supporting and building our leaders.

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New study redefines provisioning in marine wildlife tourism

Philippines, 29 June 2021, A new study by researchers from the Southern Shark Ecology Group at Flinders University, James Cook University and Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines, amongst others, has reviewed the current use of provisioning-associated terminology within the marine wildlife tourism sector and has proposed to reclassify provisioning into Feeding, Attracting and Modifying habitat.

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Olive ridley turtle nests in the Philippines make it onto the global map! 🇵🇭

For the first time since ‘The State of the World’s Sea Turtles’ (SWOT) started their global mapping initiative, the Philippines was able to contribute olive ridley turtle nesting data, helping offer insights into nesting behaviors especially for places where arribadas do not occur.

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EMBARK ON A DESCENT MISSION WITH GARMIN AND LAMAVE

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) campaign launched to unite divers across Asia to support marine research for the conservation of marine megafauna and their habitats and Garmin expands the Descent Mk2 series lineup with the new Descent Mk2S…

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The Institute of Biology-University of the Philippines-Diliman in collaboration with LAMAVE are looking for MSc and Ph.D. candidates for the first marine turtle genetic program in the Philippines

Several project lines have been developed by the Institute of Biology-University of the Philippines-Diliman in collaboration with national and international partners. These studies will address critically important marine turtle conservation issues in the Asia-Pacific Region. The collaborative team is now looking for MSc and Ph.D. candidates to apply for these exciting opportunities.

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New study finds that working in wildlife tourism can act as an incentive for the conservation of marine species

Philippines. 22 March 2021, A new study by researchers from the University of Victoria (CA) and Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines has found that working in wildlife tourism can act as an incentive for the conservation of marine species. Community-based whale shark tourism workers had more protectionist views, recognising the inherent value of wildlife, and were more likely to report positive changes in their attitudes and behaviours to protect whale sharks.

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Long term study reveals no improvement in the impact of the whale shark tourism in Oslob, Philippines over 6 years

A new study by researchers from the Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) and published in the journal Royal Society Open Science show the continuous impacts of provisioning (hand feeding) on the behavior of whale sharks in Oslob, Philippines and how the tourism industry is failing to comply with regulations to protect this endangered species.

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Bagong-silang na butanding na natagpuan sa Donsol nagpapahiwatig ng kahalagahan ng Ticao-Burias Pass

Pilipinas, Nobyembre, 2020. Mayroong bagong pag-aaral ang Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) at ang Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region 5 (BFAR-Region 5) tungkol sa kahalagahan ng Donsol at Ticao-Burias Pass bilang isang nursery ground para sa mga bagong-silang na butanding, o whale shark, isang endangered species.

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Baby whale shark discovery indicates Donsol and the Ticao-Burias Pass are important reproductive habitats for the endangered whale shark

Philippines, November 2020, A new scientific publication from LAMAVE and BFAR Region 5 reports the importance of Donsol and the Ticao-Burias Pass as a likely pupping ground and nursery area for the endangered whale shark.

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Hand-feeding of endangered whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu changes diving behaviour and raises concerns over implications to their health

Philippines, 13 October 2020, A new study published in Scientific Reports finds that resident whale sharks have changed their diving behaviour in response to the hand-feeding activities (provisioning) used to attract the animals in the waters of barangay Tan-Awan, Oslob, Cebu, to allow tourism interaction. The study further investigates how these changes could have implications on the bioenergetics (flow and transformation of energy) of individual whale sharks frequently visiting the mass tourism site.

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Social media is helping scientists put the rare and endangered ornate eagle ray on the world map

The Philippines, 9 October 2020, A new study has expanded the known distribution of the elusive ornate eagle ray by sourcing photographs from popular social media platforms. This citizen science‐sourced data shared by the public and analysed by scientists are contributing to the understanding of the vulnerability of this species, while also creating opportunities for conservation.

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Malaya the Manta celebrates #WorldMantaDay in style!

This is not how Malaya the manta thought she’d be spending the first-ever World Manta Day. She thought she’d be out and about mixing with the people and celebrating her species with the amazing communities she knows in the Philippines. But, COVID-19 happened, and well, we all know what that brought – social distancing – home offices, but she gets it, and she is happy to play her part to help curb the global pandemic….

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Project Meraki - an art fundraiser for our oceans

Project Meraki is an art fundraiser by Stephanie Loy to support the conservation projects of the Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) to protect endangered marine species and their habitats in the Philippines. The online art auction will run between August 30 - September 5 2020, with 70% of each painting sold donated to LAMAVE.

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First record of whale sharks getting cleaned by cleaner wrasse in the Indo-West Pacific

Philippines. 20 August 2020, A new study by LAMAVE reports the first documentation of whale sharks being cleaned by two species of wrasse in the Indo-West Pacific: the blue-streak cleaner wrasse and the moon wrasse. Cleaner fish usually remove parasites, dead tissue and mucus from their ‘clients’ and play an essential role in maintaining healthy marine ecosystems.

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