Coastal habitat mapping workshop in Palawan

Dr. David Lagomasino (Coastal Studies) traveled to the Philippines at the start of the semester to lead a hands-on workshop on Remote Sensing of Coastal Habitats. The workshop was hosted as part of the USAID Fish Right Philippines program through the University of Rhode Island. The goal of the Fish Right Program is to sustainably manage fisheries in the region, build resilience, and secure local livelihoods. Actively mapping and monitoring the coastal habitats like mangroves, seagrass meadows, and coral reefs are an integral part of the sustainable management plans. Dr. Lagomasino (ECU) and Dr. JP Walsh (URI) held a 3-day workshop where participants used open-source programming cloud computing to map the distribution of coastal habitats around Puerto Princesa.