Dr Siringan: future directions need to include deep sea research because Philippine waters include the deep sea.
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Dr Siringan: All over the Philippines, sea surface temperature #SST has been rising ~1°C. What does this mean for marine life?
#PAMS18 #AtinAngWPS #MarineHeatwaves
Dr Siringan: We need to push our science forward because as Filipinos, we're dependent on our marine resources. We need to know and understand what's in our seas so that we can manage these resources well.
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Dr Siringan: Spend some time — longer time, and deeper — at your sampling sites and you might find more species.
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Dr Siringan on opportunistic sampling of shells washed on shore that led to more gastropod and bivalve species recorded in Pag-asa Island: Don't ignore the dead — they have stories to tell.
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Dr Siringan: We need to do more work in the West Philippine Sea because it's our way of asserting our sovereignty.
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