๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ | ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐: ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ค๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
๐๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ง, ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ โ The ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐: ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ, organized under the DOST PCAARRD-funded project โ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ, ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฌ (๐ข๐๐๐๐-๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ),โ commenced on January 21, 2025, at the Mindanao State University at Naawan, IFRD Conference Room.
The morning session included the opening remarks delivered by Ms. Sherley Ann Inocente, representing the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Global Engagement (OVCRIGE), followed by the programโs rationale presented by Asst. Prof. Adzel Adrian G. Baldevieso, MSc, iCUES-Mussel Project Leader.
The first lecture was delivered by Assoc. Prof. Kaent Immanuel N. Uba, MSc., entitled, โ๐๐ก๐ฒ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ค๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง.โ This lecture provided participants with a comprehensive understanding of the critical role that phytoplankton and water quality play in aquaculture systems, particularly in green mussel production. It emphasized the importance of accurate sampling and analysis methods to monitor environmental conditions, ensure optimal growth, and maintain sustainable aquaculture practices.
Participants engaged in hands-on activities, such as water sampling, plankton counting, and species identification, ensuring the practical application of training concepts. Attendees included project staff; collaborators from University of the Philippines & Capiz State University- Pontevedra; student collaborators; and members from the iCUES-Mussel, MSUN Perna PRO, and E-GeMSS projects.
Moreover, this initiative fulfills a key deliverable of the iCUES-Mussel Project by providing training on data collection and analysis to its constituents.