The one, the only, the mother
Thank you for stopping by. What I am going to discuss next may shock and astound you. The faint of heart are advised to take their seats now. The ocean holds many mysteries, mysteries we have not even begun to unravel. One of those mysteries has captured everyone’s attention at LAMAVE: whale shark biology…
Read MoreShark Tagging Expedition to Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park a Success
The study, which is the first of its kind in the country, is a collaboration between Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) and the Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) as part of their on-going work to study the sharks and rays of Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park; a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest no-take marine protected area in the Philippines.
Read MoreShark tagging expedition to Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park hailed a success
Researchers from Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) and Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) have successfully tagged nine grey reef sharks and one tiger shark with acoustic tags in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, Philippines, a continuation of a study started in 2016. The tiger shark was also fitted with a satellite tag.
Read MoreHow the oceans, and I, struggle with plastic
Of all the places that I have lived the most, loved the most, the Philippines holds a special place in my heart. In a provincial seaside town in Southern Visayas, I spent 2 months as a volunteer studying whale sharks with LAMAVE.
Read MoreLAMAVE join Sustainable Seafood Week Philippines 2017
LAMAVE is proud to be one of the new partners of Sustainable Seafood Week Philippines – an open and dynamic platform for interested stakeholders to discuss the status, challenges and awareness for more sustainable seafood in the Philippines.
Read MoreLAMAVE attends ADEX China!
We are delighted to announce that Josie Yang, will be representing LAMAVE at this years ADEX China in Beijing. Josie, a local Beijinger and trained graphic designer currently works at the Western Academy of Beijing, however it is what she does in her free time that makes her such a passionate conservationist...
Read More1000th Whale Shark Identified in Philippine Waters
The 1000th whale shark has been identified in Philippine waters, making the Philippines the third largest known aggregation of whale sharks in the world and the biggest in South East Asia, according to the online library Wildbook for whale sharks.
Read MoreResearchers tag the first tiger shark in the coral triangle in ground breaking research in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
Researchers from the Tubbataha Management Office (TMO) and Philippine-based marine conservation NGO the Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) have deployed the first ever satellite tag on a tiger shark in the Philippines…
Read MoreWhen Blood Red Design Meets LAMAVE Conservation the Result equals Protection All Round
Blood Red Clothing and the Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) are excited to announce their latest collaboration. Working directly with LAMAVE’s field researchers the Blood Red team have designed and created an exclusive free-diving fin bag perfect for the needs of LAMAVEs ocean loving volunteers.
Read MoreDonsol whale shark guides call for no feeding of wildlife
Today sees the release of the fourth campaign film from Their Future Our Future - this one starring the Butanding Interaction Officers (BIOs) and tourism staff of Donsol, Sorsogon, the Philippines first whale shark tourism destination. Their message is clear “Do not feed wildlife”.
Read MoreResearch Unites: Taiwan Whale Shark Seen in the Philippines Becomes First International Photographic Match in Asia
P-545 known as “Pasipiko” is the first whale shark in Asia to have been identified in 2 different countries. This whale shark was caught in a fishing net in Taiwan in 2012 and successfully released. Less than one year later “Pasipiko” was photographed by the researchers of the Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE) in the waters of Southern Leyte. P545 made a 1600km+ journey between countries…
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