
Floredel GalonPalawan State University · Bio-Physical Sciences, College of Science
Floredel Galon
MS in Marine Biology/ Candidate, Ph D in Marine Science
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Introduction
Floredel Galon currently works at the Bio-Physical Sciences, College of Science, Palawan State University. Floredel does research in Zoology, Marine Biology and Ecology. Their current project is 'Mechanizing the Production Systems in Philippine Seaweed Farms'.
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June 1998 - August 2016
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Many coastal dwellers engage in seaweed farming despite of various challenges because of its simple farming technology, low capital investment, and short cultivation period. This paper explored the attitudes of seaweed farmers (n = 187) from nine coastal communities of Aborlan, Puerto Princesa, Roxas, and Taytay, Palawan towards the difficulties an...
Seaweed farming in Palawan currently involves different local cultivars. At least 12 of these cultivars were successfully grown in an indoor facility employing the branch culture techniques and were sea-out planted in Puerto Princesa Bay since 2015. Six of these cultivars yielded relatively high daily growth rates and were selected for the year-rou...
Collectively known as eucheumatoids, Eucheuma denticulatum, Kappaphycus alvarezii, K. malesianus, and K. striatus are the main farmed seaweed species in the Philippines. The success of seaweed farming for over five decades in the country is due, in part, to the high diversity of cultivars maintained by the Filipino farmers. Notwithstanding the fact...
This study aims to quantify mangrove leaf litter's contribution to the Iwahig River estuary ecosystem's primary productivity in Puerto Princesa Bay, Palawan, Philippines. There are several studies of this nature in the Indo-west Pacific and Malesian regions, but none, so far, in the island province of Palawan. A sampling protocol using the net trap...
This study aims to quantify mangrove leaf litter’s contribution to the Iwahig River estuary ecosystem’s primary productivity in Puerto Princesa Bay, Palawan, Philippines. There are several studies of this nature in the Indo-west Pacific and Malesian regions, but none, so far, in the island province of Palawan. A sampling protocol using the net trap...
Seagrasses have the ability to contribute towards climate change mitigation, through large organic carbon (Corg) sinks within their ecosystems. Although the importance of blue carbon within these ecosystems has been addressed in some countries of Southeast Asia, the regional and national inventories with the application of nature-based solutions ar...
Seagrasses have the ability to contribute towards climate change mitigation, through large organic carbon (Corg) sinks within their ecosystems. Although the importance of blue carbon within these ecosystems has been ad dressed in some countries of Southeast Asia, the regional and national inventories with the application of nature-based solutions a...
This machine is driven by 6.5 horse power gasoline engine that allow the spooler to rotate. It is also equipped with 5x5 cm pulley and 5x20 cm belt to regulate the spooler's speed. The spooler pulls the seaweed tie-line, which passes through a circular blade that cut and separate the seaweeds from the line. With a linear velocity of 25 meters per m...
Seagrasses and algae of North East Cay, North Danger Reef, the Spratlys
A fish kill (fin fishes and crustaceans) event was documented on April 22–26, 2013 in Ilog River-Estuary, Negros Occidental, in central Philippines. This event was characterized by reduced dissolved oxygen (hypoxia) which ranged from 0.6–3.86 mg O2/L (mean 1.98 ± 0.49 s.e.) during the first day of the event. Several factors leading to the occurrenc...
This paper reports the catch-per-unit effort (CPUE) of the finfish and crustacean fishery in Ilog River Estuary in Negros Occidental. We monitored catch data of fishing gears, mainly trawl (small type), beach seine and mud crab pot from April, May, September, October, December 2013 and January 2014.We estimated at least 37.82 metric tonnes of annua...
This paper reports the catch-per-unit effort (CPUE) of the finfish and crustacean fishery in Ilog River Estuary in Negros Occidental. We monitored catch data of fishing gears, mainly trawl (small type), beach seine and mud crab pot from April, May, September, October, December 2013 and January 2014.We estimated at least 37.82 metric tonnes of annua...
The paper describes the diversity and structural complexity of mangrove forest along Puerto Princesa Bay, Palawan Island, Philippines. Occurrence of 28 mangrove species and 11 floral associates were found, which identifies the entire bay as one of the most diverse mangrove forests in the country. Of the six coastal barangays surveyed, San Pedro had...
Ninety-one mangrove-associated terrestrial vertebrate species, consisting of 20 herpeto-fauna, 63 birds and 8 mammals were documented along the coast of Puerto Princesa Bay in Palawan, Philippines. Sampling stations in barangays Iwahig and Sta. Lucia showed the higher species diversity and evenness distribution patterns than the more urbanized mang...
The mangrove clam Polymesoda erosa (Solander, 1786) is a principal mollusc resource collected by artisanal fishermen in the mangrove forest of Iwahig River, Palawan, Philippines. Between April 2013 and May 2014, measurements of shell lengths of P. erosa were undertaken to determine its population dynamics. The estimated L∞ and K of the von Bertalan...
Iwahig River-Estuary in Palawan, Philippines is one of the least disturbed river-estuary systems where biodiversity remains undocumented. In this study, the molluscan fauna of Iwahig River-Estuary is based on samples taken from three site groups: mangrove forest, lower reaches of the river, and intertidal flat near the river mouth. We have listed a...
The study was conducted to determine the Photosynthesis-Irradiance or P-I curves of marine macroalgae namely Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, Ganonema farinosum (J. V. Lamouroux) K.C. Fan and Yung C. Wang, Hydropuntia edulis (S.G. Gmelin) P.C. Silva from Bolinao, Pangasinan and Kappaphycus striatum (F. Schmitz) Doty ex P.C. Silva from Calatagan, Batangas. Re...
Abstract
Fish sanctuaries are so designed to act as reservoirs that provide opportunities for
regeneration and restoration of marine life in the protected areas with no or minimum
influence from human actions. As part of the initiatives to promote tourism and protect
the St. Paul Bay resources, a marine reserve is being proposed to expand the ex...