On Thursday September 05, Dr. C. Mark Eakin, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), held a session at the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) on the latest products used to monitor coral reefs. Coral reefs are extremely valuable as they contribute trillions of dollars to our worldwide economy every year. Their management […]
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PICRC get two esteemed visitors
On Tuesday September 10, the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) was honored to welcome to the Palau Aquarium RDML Timothy Gallaudet, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Dr. Jim Reilly, Director of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Douglas Domenech, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas, and Tricia Hooper, NOS […]
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PICRC staff participate in Accounting training
The Palau International Coral Reef Center believes strongly in hiring highly competent staff and investing in their continued professional development. Jenna Mersai and Lbong Walter, both under the Administration Department at PICRC, had the opportunity to participate in a professional development course offered by the Graduate School USA entitled “Accounting for Government Entities.” This course […]
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PAN awards twelve PAN state employees
The Protected Areas Network (PAN)Fund awarded twelve PAN state employees in a Marine Ecological Monitoring Training Course through the Palau Community College( PCC) Continuing Education(CE) Program. Two Researchers, Ms. Ikelau Otto and Ms. Lincy Marino, from the Palau International Coral Reef Center(PICRC),conducted the training that spanned the course of two weeks (60hrs). Participants of the […]
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Jiaoji Waqainabete visits Palau Aquarium and PICRC Facilities
On Friday, August 16, 2019, the Palau International Coral Reef Center welcomed Mr. Jiaoji Waqainabete of Fiji for an aquarium and facility tour. Mr. Waqainabete, who works for the accounting firm Ernest & Young, based in Fiji, was visiting the Center for one week conducting a fiscal capacity assessment of PICRC’s administration. The assessment was […]
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PICRC welcomes a research team member
In May, Palau International Coral Reef Center welcomed Ms. Christina Muller-Karanassos onto the Research Team. Her parents are originally from Greece and Brazil, but she grew up in Oman. Muller-Karanassos earned her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Birmingham in the UK and her Master of Research in Marine Biology from […]