THE OCEANBIO & MARINE BIO LABS

Conducting research on the vast, diverse, complex marine ecosystems of the Philippines

The OceanBio and Marine Bio laboratories are project-based research laboratories founded in 1999 by Dr. Wilfredo L. Campos and Dr. Annabelle del Norte-Campos. Through the years, the labs have grown into roles serving basic and applied research, beefing up academic offerings of the BS and MS Biology programs of the Division of the Biological Sciences, exposing and mentoring students in marine biology, and providing technical services, information and advice to LGUs and the national government.

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Oceana honors key allies as 2022 Ocean Heroes

UPV faculty join nat’l panel to address climate crisisThree faculty members of the University of the Philippines Visayas have joined the National Panel of Technical Experts (NPTE), a group coming from...

Scientists Urge Stronger Protection of SardinesStudies show that sardines are getting smaller and spawn earlier to adapt to heavy fishing pressure and environmental changes. Fisheries scientists are urging the government to craft a national management framework to address the overfishing of sardines. Dr. Wilfredo Campos, a scientist from the University of the Philippines in the Visayas said that existing data shows ... Read more

USEC Guevara gets an update on UPV’s R&D mollusk projectsDOST Undersecretary for Research and Development, Rowena Cristina L. Guevara, visited the Regional Research Center of UP Visayas today, May 6, 2022,...

Oceana study bares alarming decline of sardines in Bicol, Samar due to overfishingOceana on Friday urged the government to prioritize and hasten the implementation of the National Sardine Management Plan amid the release of the results of Oceana’s study, “Developing the Sardine Management Plan for Fisheries Management Area 7,” which showed the decline of sardines in Bicol and Samar. Approved by Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar on May 15, 2020, the National Sardine Management Plan aims to improve ... Read more

UPV has 7 new, re-appointed UP scientists The University of the Philippines Visayas has a total of seven new and re-appointed UP scientists.

CAS faculty and staff honored in the 2021 CAS Dean’s AwardsThe College of Arts and Sciences recently launched its 2021 CAS Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Performance and Achievement. The 2021 UPV-CAS Dean’s...

Expert Workshop on Adaptive Management of Fisheries in Response to Climate ChangeMs. Alexanra Bagarinao-Regalado, Research Associate at the OceanBio Lab of the CAS, presented the results of a study co-authored with Dr. Wilfredo...