AN upcoming aquatic research project between Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University and Hokkaido University (HU), which are both based in Japan, and the Ilocos Norte-based Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) will examine how ocean currents influence fish larval movement and their ecological impact on biodiversity conservation. As a possible consequence of this study, high-value freshwater fish will become more available in the market for public consumption.
The project will study larval dispersal patterns and compare fish populations across the East and West coasts of Northern Luzon, Palawan, Taiwan and Japan. According to Jesslyn Keith Valite of the MMSU Strategic Communication Office, the project proposes that fish larvae from the Philippines are carried by ocean currents to Taiwan and eventually to Japan.
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