• Community-base coastal resources management

• Environmental restoration and rehabilitation

• Resource stock assessment and mapping

• Aquatic ecosystem process and mapping

• Environment impact assessment

• Aquatic biotechnology

• Oceanographic/limnologic database establishment

• Aquaculture/mariculture

Research Activities

Community-Based Coastal Resources Management Program - The rapid deterioration of coastal marine resources spurred the implementation of the community-Based Coastal Resources Management (CB-CRM) program. Its major objective is to come up with a holistic coastal resources management plan to answer the needs and environmental-friendly development.

• Socio-Economic Survey

• Environment Education

• Community Organizing

• Capability Building

• Technical Support and Alternative Livelihood Establishment

• Networking

• Marine Sanctuary Establishment, Maintenance and Monitoring

Assessment of the Population, Reproductive and Fishery Biology of Commercially Important Invertebrate Resources of Leyte and Samar.

Extension Activities

Sustaining Local Management of Coastal Resources in Leyte

Pre-implementation diagnosis of sustaining CRM in Baybay, Leyte

• Initial conceptualization meetings

• Monitoring and evaluation of marine sanctuaries and artificial reefs and coastal clean-up

• Law enforcement and regulation

• Livelihood project

Strengthening the Cuatro Islas marine alternative livelihood projects

• Evaluation of the Cuatro Islas alternative livelihood project