The University of Guam has been awarded $20 million to expand its research capabilities on coral reef survival in rapidly changing environmental conditions. The five-year grant is from the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, more commonly referred to as EPSCoR, and will considerably expand upon work undertaken during the previous five-year, […]
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UN virus hunters continue search for animal link to human COVID-19 infections
NEW YORK, 11 MAY 2020 (UN NEWS CENTRE) — The key work of tracing the animal transmission source of the COVID-19 coronavirus infection in humans is ongoing and must be carried out to prevent future health emergencies, a top UN health agency scientist said on Friday, after the World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed more than […]
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PICRC researchers complete field work on grouper aggregation research
Last month in April, Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) researchers completed the field work for the grouper aggregation study in several sites around Koror and Ngarchelong. The purpose of the research, led by PICRC researcher Lincy Lee Marino, is to understand the relationship between fishing pressure and its impact on three different grouper species […]
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Aquarists at the Palau Aquarium participate in coral spawning research
Palau Aquarium aquarists, Harrison Umang, McGee Mereb, and Trinity Misech, joined Coral Assist researchers in conducting research during the April full moon coral spawning event in Palau. Coral spawning, the process by which corals reproduce, is a critical phenomenon for the persistence of reefs in Palau and all over the world’s oceans. Joint work between […]
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PICRC research helps provide recommendations for Fish Aggregating Device site selection while improving our understanding of yellowfin tuna biology.
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 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 […]