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Jean Utzurrum

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work in progress / I should be writing #Philippines marine biology and #scicomm All things #sharks n' rays, #TeamFish, and marine mammals

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Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Apr 12

#NewPaperAlert 📣 — out now in Coral Reefs, a research paper on Benham Bank 🇵🇭 #MCEs that our Life Begins At 30 Deep team collaborated on using #BRUVS data we collected in 2019. We are happy to finally see this published!

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#MesophoticPH
#LifeBeginsAt30Deep

Screenshot of the article published online in Coral Reefs titled "Benthic structurinh of the mesophotic coral ecosystem on the Benham Bamk seamount in the Philippines".

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · 8d

Life updates:
- marked safe from typhoons Ragasa and Bualoi
- marked safe from last night's deadly 6.9M earthquake in Northern Cebu
- not marked safe from thesis

Diving into the last quarter of the year, and into typhoon season...

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Aug 19

This past week and a half, I subbed for a teacher. Today's sked:
💪🏽 9AM-12PM lab learning applied physics through a game of tug-o-war and Giant Jenga
🧠 1-3PM lab playing Pilaut, a behavioural research game I co-created with Wildlife Coexistence Quest last year.

Tired, but in a good way.

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 28

People who don't have airconditioning, how do you stay focused and working in this °C heat? 🥵

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 25

Cool new paper about terrestrial vertebrates endemic to the 🇵🇭 Philippines ⬇️

Kier Mitchel Pitogo @kmpitogo.bsky.social · Jul 24

New paper out in @envconsjournal.bsky.social! I reviewed availability of genetic data for all 769 endemic vertebrate species in the Philippines. Read: doi.org/10.1017/S037...

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 24

There are many Filipino experts in various fields of science and conservation. They already existed before I started, and some of them are still very active in their respective fields. The Philippines 🇵🇭 deserves to be more than a backdrop for foreign-led conservation activities. #ColonialScience 2/2

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 24

I've been working in conservation for 22 years. It's disheartening to see there are still foreigners conducting one-off trainings in the Philippines 🇵🇭 with little to no Filipino participants and *zero* Filipino experts as resource persons or facilitators. Seems very 🚩 #ColonialScience 1/2

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 20

Yesterday, I learned cake icing decoration. I probably failed at techniques, but I managed to make a whale shark. #SharksNearMe

A small cake decorated with a whale shark on top.

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 14

To celebrate #SharkAwarenessDay here is a snippet from my talk last Saturday at #PAMS18. As of 2023, the 🇵🇭 Philippines has 166 species of sharks and rays and 95 of these are IUCN Threatened Species. However, only 45 species are protected nationwide. Still lots of work to do to #ConservePHSharks

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Lopez: Neotrygon kuhlii prey items included vermiforms, arthropods, and molluscs. Arthropods were the dominant prey in both males and females.

#PAMS18 #TeamFish #FishAndFisheries

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Jules Lopez presents his UG thesis findings on diet of bluespotted maskray Neotrygon kuhlii from Hinigaran, Negros Occidental. This research is funded by @mwwphilippines.bsky.social #AtingPating grants

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Zalsos: sea cucumber post-harvest wastes are mostly gonads and internal organs, which can be processed for use in agriculture and aquaculture.

#PAMS18

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Josuah Zalsos of MSU-Naawan talks about innovative sea cucumber fisheries management. Sea cucumber us a top fishery commodity in the Philippines.

#PAMS18

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Noblezada-Payne: redtail scad ate mostly crustacians, while slender red scad fed mostly on fishes, probably larval fishes.

#PAMS18 #TeamFish #FishAndFisheries

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Mary Mar Noblezada-Payne presents findings on diet of sympatric scads – redtail scad and slender red scad.

#PAMS18 #TeamFish #FishAndFisheries

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Sue Ong: a common question local stakeholders ask is "why do we follow global conservation status, and not Philippine status?". This further highlights the urgent need to fill in data gaps so local assessments can be done.

#PAMS18 #ConserveSharksPH #MarineMegafauna

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Sue Ong: there are numerous studies of whale sharks and mobulid rays in the Bohol Sea, but what about other species. We looked at historical data and sightings from social media posts.

#PAMS18 #ConserveSharksPH #MarineMegafauna

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Sue Ong: There is an urgent need to fill in the knowledge gaps needed to support implementation of existing shark conservation policies.

#PAMS18 #ConserveSharksPH #MarineMegafauna

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Sue Ong of WCS Philippines presents collaborative work on Advancing Shark Conservation Efforts in the Bohol Sea.

#PAMS18 #ConserveSharksPH #MarineMegafauna

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Dr Gonzalez: sea snake studies are biased toward venom research, but there's so many more research topics to explore

#PAMS18 #MarineVertebrates

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Dr Gonzalez: >30 species of sea snakes and sea kraits in the Philippines. Most species are "Least Concern" in IUCN Red List.

#PAMS18 #MarineVertebrates

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Dr Gonzalez: #seabirds are bioindicators — fishermen use seabirds to locate fish.

#PAMS18 #MarineVertebrates

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Dr Gonzalez: there are potentials for further integrative research beyond #seabirds counts and studying breeding colonies.

#PAMS18 #MarineVertebrates

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Dr Gonzalez: 20 sentinel sites for #seabirds were identified during the 1st Philippine Seabird Summit in 2023.

#PAMS18 #MarineVertebrates

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Dr Gonzalez: despite the Philippines being an archipelago, there are limited number of nesting and rookery sites of #seabirds in the country

#PAMS18 #MarineVertebrates

Jean Utzurrum @jean8rum.bsky.social · Jul 12

Dr. Gonzalez: there are >35 seabird species. Historical records of #seabirds go back to when Philippines was under US colonisation.

#PAMS18 #MarineVertebrates