In late 2016, Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) launched a long-term study meant to improve the productivity and efficiency of local fisheries within the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS). With Fisheries Biologist Dr. Alexander Filous at the lead of the project, PICRC is studying yellowfin tuna migration patterns to help manage their fishery. Given […]
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New study released by PICRC shows past over exploitation of reef fishes in Palau
In order to ensure sustainable fisheries, and healthy coral reefs for future generations, sustainable management practices based on accurate assessments of fish stocks are required. In 2017, Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) launched the first nation-wide study to investigate the status of commercially important reef fish stocks across Palau. PICRC researchers Christina Muller-Karanassos, Marine […]
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PICRC’s work continues with limit to programs involving the public
The Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) has taken proactive steps to ensure the safety of staff, visitors, students and community members during the current COVID-19 pandemic. All the Center’s activities that do not involve direct public contact will continue without any changes. As preventive measures, other aspects of the Center’s work that involve gatherings […]
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Arts and Tides Calendar deadline postponed until further notice
On March 20, 2020, Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) postponed, until further notice, the deadline of all artwork to be submitted for the 2021 “Saving Our Oceans from Plastic Pollution” Arts and Tides Calendar. Originally stipulated to be on March 27th, the Center deferred the aforementioned deadline in light of the suspension of all […]
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PICRC researcher co-authors fishery publication
Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) Researcher Lincy Lee Marino has co-authored a publication in the Marine Policy journal regarding Palau’s fishery value chain. The paper, entitled “Documenting baseline value chains of Palau’s nearshore and offshore fisheries prior to implementing a large-scale marine protected area,” is based on research completed in a collaboration between PICRC, […]
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New study by PICRC Adjunct Researcher shows the role of herbivorous fishes in the control of seaweed
On March 05, 2020 Professor Peter Mumby, adjunct researcher at the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) and head of the Marine Spatial Ecology Lab at the University of Queensland, published a paper in the scientific journal, Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS). Titled “Species-specific effect of herbivorous fishes on the establishment of the macroalga Lobophora […]