Dr Gonzalez: sea snake studies are biased toward venom research, but there's so many more research topics to explore
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Dr Gonzalez: >30 species of sea snakes and sea kraits in the Philippines. Most species are "Least Concern" in IUCN Red List.
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Dr Gonzalez: #seabirds are bioindicators — fishermen use seabirds to locate fish.
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Dr Gonzalez: there are potentials for further integrative research beyond #seabirds counts and studying breeding colonies.
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Dr Gonzalez: 20 sentinel sites for #seabirds were identified during the 1st Philippine Seabird Summit in 2023.
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Dr Gonzalez: despite the Philippines being an archipelago, there are limited number of nesting and rookery sites of #seabirds in the country
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Dr. Gonzalez: there are >35 seabird species. Historical records of #seabirds go back to when Philippines was under US colonisation.
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Dr Gonzalez: there is growing interest in #seabirds and sea snakes in the Philippines. For avian species, there are already identified areas where seabirds are monitored annually.
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