The
Large Marine Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (“LAMAVE
Research Institute”) is a non-stock non-profit company registered
in the Philippines. The LAMAVE Research Institute was founded in 2014
by the Filipino members of the research team to develop social
responsibility and build local capacity. The LAMAVE Research
Institute collaborates with local and national authorities and works
in cooperation with communities to ensure our continued conservation
work in the Philippines.
Our
team, composed of local & international researchers and
volunteers, work throughout the country, collecting scientific data
while training the next generation of conservationists and raising
awareness about the marine environment.
Our
staff has varied backgrounds, from veterinary medicine, to marine
science, statistics, graphic arts, and law, but we all share a
passion for the ocean in any of its form.
The Philippines are considered as the center of the coral triangle, hosting one of the highest marine biodiversity in the world. The Bohol Sea has been the
center of a devil
rays fishery. The fishery represent an incredible opportunity to collect
information that are fundamental for the conservation of the species
at national and international level. Understanding the life-history and reproductive parameters of these species in the Philippines through fishery monitoring is the
main goal for this project, while its are still poorly
known, although these parameters are necessary to assess the sustainability of
the fishery for this species worldwide.