Subject Area
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Fisheries, Aquaculture
Activities
My research interests are within the scope of conservation biology with focus on marine invertebrates. I have been involved in research projects oriented towards development of management strategies for highly threatened species (i.e. sea cucumbers, sea urchins, and corals). My latest project generated DNA barcodes and genomic information for commercially-harvested populations of pectinid scallops to aid the development fisheries management schemes in the Visayan Sea region in central Philippines.
Skills
Molecular
techniques (DNA extraction, PCR, DNA sequencing and analyses, Microsatellite
genotyping and analyses, Genomic data analysis)
Hatchery
culture (culture of marine invertebrates and phytoplankton)
Field
surveys (population monitoring and sediment sampling)
